📍 431 S Ann St, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 17602
Jackson MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson MS enrolls 506 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 371 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 88 | 17% |
| White | 16 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 506 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 481 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jackson MS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 96.
Jackson MS is one of 19 schools in Lancaster SD, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,959 students district-wide and employs 838 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, Jackson MS is close to the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small