Jefferson Middle School

Summary:

Jefferson Middle School is a public middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 586 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 63 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Middle School's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 172nd out of 594 Tennessee middle schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 422nd out of 574 in 2018-2019 (1-star rating). The school's racial makeup is notably different from the state average, with a much higher percentage of white students (80.89%) and a lower percentage of African American students (2.22%). While the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking 30th out of 316 Tennessee middle schools in 2022-2023 (5-star rating), its rankings for other subgroups, such as white students, are lower. Additionally, Jefferson Middle School's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science are consistently lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Maury Middle School, located within the same district, consistently outperforms Jefferson Middle School in academic metrics. Schools in neighboring districts, such as Meadowview Middle School (Hamblen County) and Sevierville Middle School (Sevier County), also tend to outperform Jefferson Middle School in various academic measures. However, some schools, like H. Maynard Middle School (Union County) and Northview Junior Academy (Sevier County), have lower overall performance compared to Jefferson Middle School, suggesting that the challenges faced by Jefferson Middle School may not be unique to the school itself but could be reflective of broader regional or district-level factors.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 361 West Broadway BLVD
       Jefferson City, TN  37760


(865) 475-6133

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
231st of 587 Tennessee Middle Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  586

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.9%
Hispanic:
13.8%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.6% Help


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Compare Details Jefferson Middle School ranks better than 60.6% of middle schools in Tennessee. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.71. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Middle School 231st of 587 Tennessee public middle schools. (See Jefferson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 62nd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jefferson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 34.85 316th 435 27.4%
2011 46.80 268th 462 42.0%
2012 66.67 159th 466 65.9%
2013 50.31 295th 475 37.9%
2014 36.95 356th 485 26.6%
2015 41.01 355th 492 27.8%
2017 27.69 305th 362 15.7%
2018 38.60 362nd 563 35.7%
2019 31.45 422nd 574 26.5%
2021 48.82 259th 576 55.0%
2022 55.60 223rd 569 60.8%
2023 65.68 172nd 594 71.0%
2024 55.71 231st 587 60.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.29 254th 279 9.0%
2021 46.77 88th 238 63.0%
2023 28.50 214th 288 25.7%
2024 17.39 289th 299 3.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.50 317th 481 34.1%
2019 27.12 388th 490 20.8%
2021 46.60 221st 483 54.2%
2022 54.47 179th 495 63.8%
2023 61.72 132nd 514 74.3%
2024 56.65 166th 510 67.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.81 399th 529 24.6%
2021 55.48 197th 538 63.4%
2022 58.19 188th 552 65.9%
2023 65.53 160th 560 71.4%
2024 57.43 209th 554 62.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.85 364th 523 30.4%
2021 40.67 283rd 529 46.5%
2022 51.18 242nd 540 55.2%
2023 62.87 167th 557 70.0%
2024 51.50 247th 560 55.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.12 133rd 284 53.2%
2019 34.29 181st 293 38.2%
2021 45.30 123rd 277 55.6%
2023 86.32 30th 316 90.5%
2024 52.98 121st 318 61.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.16 187th 219 14.6%
2019 23.67 191st 228 16.2%
2021 37.69 142nd 261 45.6%
2022 49.32 112th 275 59.3%
2023 54.56 111th 285 61.1%
2024 46.83 141st 285 50.5%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.89 347th 481 27.9%
2019 25.40 411th 484 15.1%
2021 43.77 260th 496 47.6%
2022 47.99 236th 500 52.8%
2023 57.72 189th 503 62.4%
2024 45.56 254th 504 49.6%
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Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 573 18 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 592
1989 531 19 2 n/a 2 n/a n/a 0 554
1990 510 12 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 525
1991 502 20 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1992 530 21 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1993 523 29 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1994 493 22 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 519
1995 547 19 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1996 547 19 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1997 558 17 1 4 0 n/a n/a 1 581
1998 561 17 1 3 1 n/a n/a -2 581
1999 565 22 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 593
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 582 582
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 663 663
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 701 701
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 701 701
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 688 688
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 698 698
2006 628 23 5 24 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2007 616 27 4 28 0 n/a n/a 0 675
2008 613 33 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 668
2009 587 29 6 28 0 n/a n/a 0 650
2010 561 30 9 20 0 n/a n/a 0 620
2011 563 24 7 32 0 0 2 0 628
2012 569 14 8 42 0 0 3 0 636
2013 579 20 8 50 0 0 2 0 659
2014 542 21 8 53 0 0 6 0 630
2015 508 20 12 53 0 0 11 0 604
2016 514 20 9 61 0 0 12 0 616
2017 549 27 6 82 1 0 11 0 676
2018 528 22 2 83 1 0 12 0 648
2019 546 16 2 76 3 0 17 0 660
2020 543 14 4 75 1 0 13 0 650
2021 532 17 3 69 1 1 11 0 634
2022 475 16 3 82 0 1 11 0 588
2023 474 13 3 81 0 1 14 0 586

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 592 31.0 19.0 n/a
1989 554 31.0 17.8 n/a
1990 525 31.0 16.9 n/a
1991 524 30.0 17.4 n/a
1992 553 31.0 17.8 n/a
1993 554 31.0 17.9 n/a
1994 519 32.0 16.2 n/a
1995 570 29.0 19.7 n/a
1996 570 29.0 19.7 n/a
1997 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 593 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 582 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 663 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 701 n/a n/a n/a
2003 701 n/a n/a n/a
2004 688 n/a n/a n/a
2005 698 n/a n/a n/a
2006 680 38.9 17.5 n/a
2007 675 40.0 16.9 52.7
2008 668 38.8 17.2 55.2
2009 650 42.0 15.5 53.4
2010 620 44.0 14.0 54.4
2011 628 40.0 15.7 56.7
2012 636 40.0 15.9 64.8
2013 659 39.0 16.8 66.3
2014 630 38.9 16.1 66
2015 604 39.0 15.4 68.9
2016 616 39.0 15.7 62.7
2017 676 39.0 17.3 n/a
2018 648 39.0 16.6 n/a
2019 660 38.0 17.3 n/a
2020 650 39.0 16.6 64.6
2021 634 39.0 16.2 n/a
2022 588 37.0 15.8 n/a
2023 586 36.5 16.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 592 31.0 19.0 n/a
1989 554 31.0 17.8 n/a
1990 525 31.0 16.9 n/a
1991 524 30.0 17.4 n/a
1992 553 31.0 17.8 n/a
1993 554 31.0 17.9 n/a
1994 519 32.0 16.2 n/a
1995 570 29.0 19.7 n/a
1996 570 29.0 19.7 n/a
1997 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 581 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 593 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 582 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 663 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 701 n/a n/a n/a
2003 701 n/a n/a n/a
2004 688 n/a n/a n/a
2005 698 n/a n/a n/a
2006 680 38.9 17.5 n/a
2007 675 40.0 16.9 52.7
2008 668 38.8 17.2 55.2
2009 650 42.0 15.5 53.4
2010 620 44.0 14.0 54.4
2011 628 40.0 15.7 56.7
2012 636 40.0 15.9 64.8
2013 659 39.0 16.8 66.3
2014 630 38.9 16.1 66
2015 604 39.0 15.4 68.9
2016 616 39.0 15.7 62.7
2017 676 39.0 17.3 n/a
2018 648 39.0 16.6 n/a
2019 660 38.0 17.3 n/a
2020 650 39.0 16.6 64.6
2021 634 39.0 16.2 n/a
2022 588 37.0 15.8 n/a
2023 586 36.5 16.0 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $332 (4.3%) $6,896 (89.4%) $7,716
2020 $342 (4.5%) $6,721 (87.8%) $7,654
2021 $510 (6.0%) $7,440 (88.1%) $8,443
2022 $1,227 (13.5%) $6,991 (77.2%) $9,061
2023 $1,408 (14.6%) $7,528 (77.9%) $9,661

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 422nd of 574 Middle schoolsRanks 172nd of 594 Middle schools
 44.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle School)31.933.9
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)27.232.7
 5.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)3933.8
 5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle School)2339.2
 16.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)26.438.4
 12%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.435.9
 2.5%
6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Middle School)24.561.3
 36.8%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson County)31.253.1
 21.9%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)3843.4
 5.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle School)21.227.9
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)28.232.5
 4.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)33.635
 1.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle School)26.340.8
 14.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)32.742.4
 9.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.436.1
 0.7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Middle School)39.759.2
 19.5%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson County)38.557.5
 19%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)43.246.9
 3.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle School)12.639.9
 27.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)24.340.1
 15.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)35.134
 1.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle School)20.432
 11.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County)25.930.9
 5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)27.126.3
 0.8%
8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Middle School)29.155.2
 26.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson County)40.551.2
 10.7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tennessee)41.541.6
 0.1%
All Grades Mathematics (Jefferson Middle School)22.534.1
 11.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Jefferson County)30.839
 8.2%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle School)23.137.2
 14.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Jefferson County)28.339.5
 11.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%
All Grades Social Studies (Jefferson Middle School)30.658.5
 27.9%
   All Grades Social Studies (Jefferson County)36.654
 17.4%
   All Grades Social Studies (Tennessee)40.943.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students660586
 11.2%
African American1613
 18.8%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic7681
 6.6%
Pacific Islander01
White546474
 13.2%
Two or More Races1714
 17.6%


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Jefferson Middle School ranks 231st of 587 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Jefferson Middle School are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 586 students attended Jefferson Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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