📍 3020 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, Fairfax County, 22042
Jackson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Falls Church, Fairfax County. The school has 1,053 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson Middle enrolls 1,053 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 18% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 534 | 51% |
| White | 238 | 23% |
| Asian | 188 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
554 of the school's 1,053 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Jackson Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 53.
Jackson Middle is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,053 students, Jackson Middle is larger than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large