📍 501 S Taft Ave, Jefferson, Jefferson County, 53549
Jefferson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jefferson County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle enrolls 389 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 291 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 389 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 34 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 WI-50, state senate district 11, state house district 33.
Jefferson Middle is one of 5 schools in Jefferson School District, based in Jefferson, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,612 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Jefferson Middle is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant