📍 2200 Jefferson Dr, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, 77642
Jefferson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Port Arthur, Jefferson County. The school has 837 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristi Lewis. It is part of the Port Arthur Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Middle enrolls 837 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 2.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 510 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 268 | 32% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 1.9% |
| White | 14 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
764 of the school's 837 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 748 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 21.
Jefferson Middle is one of 15 schools in PORT ARTHUR ISD, based in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. The district serves 8,041 students district-wide and employs 614 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 837 students, Jefferson Middle is larger than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small