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Jackson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
333rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 449 Alabama Middle Schools
Better than 26% of Alabama middle schools
Summary

Jackson Middle School in Jackson, AL, serves 278 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Clarke County district. The school has historically ranked in the bottom third of Alabama middle schools, but recent data reveals several bright spots and areas of concern that parents should know.

The most impressive finding is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.1% for the 2024-2025 school year—dramatically lower than the district average of 8.6% and the state average of 12.0%. This represents a major improvement from the previous year's 10.3% and suggests a strong, positive school culture around attendance. In fact, this is a stark contrast to nearby Wilson Hall Middle School, which has a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.0%. Academically, Jackson outperforms Wilson Hall in most subjects, including 8th-grade science (42.86% proficiency vs. 34.78%) and 8th-grade math (8.33% vs. 4.35%). The school has also shown remarkable growth in 8th-grade science, jumping from 18.52% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 42.86% in 2025-2026, bringing it much closer to the state average.

However, math remains a critical challenge. Proficiency rates across all grades range from just 8.33% to 12.16%—roughly a third of the state average—and no grade has ever exceeded 18.75% proficiency in the past four years. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with proficiency rates consistently higher than math across all grade levels. The school also shows a disparity in how it serves different student groups, with White students performing at the state average (51st percentile) while economically disadvantaged students rank significantly lower (22nd percentile). Special education performance has been volatile, dropping to the 12th percentile in 2024-2025 before recovering to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026. Despite these challenges, the school's overall ranking has improved from the 25th to 29th percentile, and the combination of excellent attendance and rising science scores suggests a positive trajectory worth watching.

278
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,934
Per pupil spending ?
73.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 235 College Ave
       Jackson, AL  36545

(251) 246-3597

District: Clarke County


Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Jackson High School

Feeder schools for Jackson Middle School:

Elementary:    Jackson Intermediate School
    Joe M Gillmore Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
69.1%
White:
25.9%
Hispanic:
2.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg30%
Alabama avg44%
333rd of 449
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Clarke County
107th of 140Clarke County among Alabama districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202627.0333 of 44925.8%★☆☆☆☆
202530.9310 of 43929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.2310 of 44229.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.3322 of 43726.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5323 of 43225.2%★☆☆☆☆
202129.1317 of 44028.0%★☆☆☆☆
201953.5198 of 43754.7%★★★☆☆
201839.5267 of 42336.9%★★☆☆☆
201732.2312 of 43227.8%★☆☆☆☆
201637.5282 of 43234.7%★★☆☆☆
201527.0314 of 43027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201435.1299 of 43831.7%★★☆☆☆
201332.5343 of 43621.3%★☆☆☆☆
201225.5350 of 43619.7%★☆☆☆☆
201126.8345 of 43520.7%★☆☆☆☆
201029.8337 of 43522.5%★☆☆☆☆
200931.4324 of 42523.8%★☆☆☆☆
200834.6301 of 41727.8%★☆☆☆☆
200723.1345 of 41216.3%★☆☆☆☆
200628.5322 of 40921.3%★☆☆☆☆
200520.3354 of 41514.7%★☆☆☆☆
200437.0282 of 40730.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202636.2160 of 26940.5%★★☆☆☆
202545.2122 of 25952.9%★★★☆☆
202447.2113 of 26958.0%★★★☆☆
202337.7152 of 26342.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.1168 of 27138.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.8149 of 26644.0%★★☆☆☆
201959.870 of 25272.2%★★★★☆
201848.3107 of 24756.7%★★★☆☆
201736.6132 of 20535.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202630.0309 of 42727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202538.2265 of 41536.1%★★☆☆☆
202440.9249 of 42641.5%★★☆☆☆
202333.6289 of 41730.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.5290 of 42331.4%★★☆☆☆
202133.0292 of 41529.6%★★☆☆☆
201953.0184 of 39953.9%★★★☆☆
201843.3233 of 39240.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.0254 of 38033.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202624.6343 of 43821.7%★☆☆☆☆
202531.7304 of 42829.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.5297 of 43732.0%★★☆☆☆
202330.3301 of 41026.6%★☆☆☆☆
202222.2350 of 42116.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9314 of 41524.3%★☆☆☆☆
201942.1249 of 39637.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.8272 of 39631.3%★★☆☆☆
201746.0187 of 34946.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202624.3323 of 42624.2%★☆☆☆☆
202524.7319 of 42224.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.0320 of 42825.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.5323 of 41922.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5345 of 42719.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.9313 of 41825.1%★☆☆☆☆
201952.6188 of 39952.9%★★★☆☆
201835.0277 of 39730.2%★★☆☆☆
201724.5297 of 38021.8%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202211.026 of 260.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202636.3169 of 26937.2%★★☆☆☆
202524.7239 of 27111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7196 of 28130.2%★★☆☆☆
202323.9246 of 28112.5%★☆☆☆☆
202243.9122 of 25652.3%★★★☆☆
202144.1135 of 27450.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202646.1176 of 35951.0%★★★☆☆
202546.5184 of 37751.2%★★★☆☆
202445.5190 of 37349.1%★★☆☆☆
202351.0157 of 37057.6%★★★☆☆
202239.7208 of 37644.7%★★☆☆☆
202144.2186 of 36949.6%★★☆☆☆
201977.754 of 34384.3%★★★★☆
201853.7132 of 33160.1%★★★☆☆
201741.1123 of 24750.2%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2026)51st percentile+25 vs school
African American (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2026)28th percentile~ school
Male (2026)24th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school
Military Connected (2022)<1st percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?
English45%-12 vs state
Science43%-11 vs state
Mathematics10%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Jackson Middle School.

Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually go on to attend Jackson High School

Students at Jackson Middle School are 69% African American, 26% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Jackson Middle School ranks 333rd of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025
2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025
2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024


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

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