📍 101 S Gammon Rd, Madison, Dane County, 53717
Jefferson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Middle enrolls 415 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 21% |
| Asian | 32 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 415 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 14 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, 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 WI-20, state senate district 26, state house district 78.
Jefferson Middle is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, Jefferson Middle is close to the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large