SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the GA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 74%Projected 63%

Jefferson Middle School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the GA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the GA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 77%GA 40%

English proficiency

School 70%GA 37%

Science proficiency

School N/AGA 38%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
4%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the GA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A

14.15 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A

1.67 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A

6.93 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$109,863

GA average $85,989

Median home value

$343,630

GA average $295,153

Median rent

$1,188 /mo

GA average $1,429

Unemployment rate

1.8%

GA average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.1%GA 88.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

15:1

GA average 13:1

Teachers

62

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$72,252

All teachers in Jefferson City.

Student to counselor ratio GA average 455:1507:1
Support staff3
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%GA 93%

Experienced teachers

School 75%GA 67%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days41
Out-of-school suspension days115
Total days missed to suspension165
Expulsions with services2
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based4
Sexual orientation4
Race-based28
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7075 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.94

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

77%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

9%

Latino

9%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged22%
Students with disabilities12%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected1%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Jefferson Middle School

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

West Jackson Middle School

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
East Jackson Middle School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 41%
  • Distance: 7.0 mi
Commerce Middle School

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 8.0 mi
Bear Creek Middle School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 10.4 mi
Burney-harris-lyons Middle School

  • Actual: 38%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 11.2 mi
Russell Middle School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 11.5 mi
Westside Middle School

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 13.9 mi
Banks County Middle School

  • Actual: 43%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 14.7 mi
East Hall Middle School

  • Actual: 20%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 15.6 mi
Clarke Middle School

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 16.1 mi