📍 125 S Old Glebe Rd, Arlington, Arlington County, 22204
Jefferson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arlington, Arlington County. The school has 1,053 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arlington County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle enrolls 1,053 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 82 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 404 | 38% |
| White | 324 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 166 | 16% |
| Asian | 86 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 6.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 1,053 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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, Midsize). 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 VA-80, state senate district 31, state house district 47.
Jefferson Middle is one of 42 schools in Arlington County Public Schools, based in Arlington, Virginia. The district serves 27,950 students district-wide and employs 2,382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,053 students, Jefferson Middle is larger than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize