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West Jackson Middle School

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West Jackson Middle School ranks 144 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

West Jackson Middle School in Jefferson, GA, serves 951 students in grades 6-8 within the Jackson County School District, a district ranked 38th out of 201 districts statewide. The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating for ten straight years, never dropping below the 71st percentile among Georgia middle schools, and currently ranks 144th of 578 schools (75th percentile).

The school's standout strength is its exceptional Algebra I End of Course performance, with 89.9% of students scoring proficient or better in 2025-2026—nearly double the district average (51.1%) and far above the state (48.1%). This continues a multi-year trend of 78-97% proficiency. West Jackson also outperforms state averages in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math by 14-19 percentage points. Notably, the school ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide for special education student outcomes (5 stars) and the 82nd percentile for English Language Learners (4 stars). Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 9.3%, compared to 13.1% for the district and 17.7% statewide—a nearly 30% improvement over three years. The school also spends efficiently at $11,296 per student, the lowest among comparable regional schools, while achieving stronger results than many that spend $1,000-$3,000 more.

Compared to nearby Legacy Knoll Middle School (1.23 miles away), West Jackson outperforms in 6th grade math (58.3% vs. 46.5%) and has lower chronic absenteeism, though Legacy Knoll edges ahead in 8th grade math and social studies. Jefferson Middle School (5.94 miles away, in the top-ranked Jefferson City district) posts higher math proficiency overall, but West Jackson's Algebra I results actually exceed Jefferson's reported math scores. One area of concern: only 45.4% of students scored proficient on the 8th Grade HS Physical Science End of Course exam, below the state average of 60.9%, suggesting a possible curriculum alignment gap as the state transitions to this more rigorous assessment. Overall, West Jackson offers families a stable, efficient, and academically strong option with exceptional support for special education and ELL students.

951

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,296

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Gum Springs Church Rd
Jefferson, GA 30549

(706) 654-2775

District: Jackson County

Students who attend West Jackson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jackson County High School

Feeder schools for West Jackson Middle School:

Elementary:	Gum Springs Elementary School
	North Jackson Elementary School
	West Jackson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

18.6%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (59% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Georgia middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!HS Physical Science scores 16 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Georgia avg45%

144^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Jackson County

39^th of 202Jackson County among Georgia 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	144 of 578	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	109 of 585	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	90 of 578	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	138 of 569	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	147 of 558	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	121 of 542	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	143 of 559	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	158 of 543	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	136 of 539	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	122 of 545	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	109 of 537	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	94 of 521	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	105 of 527	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.3	74 of 508	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	94 of 504	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.1	94 of 494	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.7	67 of 466	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	101 of 462	78.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.2	120 of 445	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	72 of 420	82.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	178 of 480	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	117 of 494	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	136 of 489	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	190 of 485	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	262 of 482	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	79 of 89	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.5	51 of 199	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	21 of 200	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	34 of 157	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	134 of 550	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	136 of 567	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	103 of 558	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	129 of 553	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	125 of 544	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	99 of 374	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	116 of 400	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	96 of 381	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	165 of 380	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	161 of 367	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	143 of 550	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	142 of 569	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	128 of 561	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	138 of 559	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	150 of 553	72.9%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	70.8	42 of 157	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	35.7	102 of 159	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	83 of 136	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	90 of 169	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	71 of 163	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	70 of 145	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	34 of 425	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	25 of 442	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	73 of 437	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	75 of 429	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	103 of 431	76.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	146 of 404	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	167 of 415	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	136 of 417	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	159 of 429	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	170 of 425	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)73rd percentile~ school

White (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I90%+42 vs state

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

Social Studies58%+17 vs state

HS Physical Science45%-16 vs state

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

Left a nearby mega school system. We have found the quality of instruction to be equal to and many time greater than previous school system. Smaller class size enables teachers to teach and not spend class time on crowd control. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Gum Springs Church Rd	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 654-2775	951	61	15.5	34.1%	593 (62.4%)	93 (9.8%)	177 (18.6%)	40 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	72	144^th of 578 public middle schools	75.1%		78.8	109^th of 585 public middle schools	81.4%	35	89.9		58.3	60.8	60.0		57.6	45.4	$11,296	$277	$11,019
Legacy Knoll Middle School	Public	6-8	79 Legacy Knoll Lane	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 654-5590	707	51	13.7	51.1%	364 (51.5%)	83 (11.7%)	182 (25.7%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.1%)	75.7	126^th of 578 public middle schools	78.2%		74.4	130^th of 585 public middle schools	77.8%	4	94.0		46.5	61.6	70.4		68.3	58.4	$12,748	$387	$12,361
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Dragon Dr	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-2882	1,009	67	15.1	30.0%	778 (77.1%)	72 (7.1%)	84 (8.3%)	22 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	85.6	66^th of 578 public middle schools	88.6%		96.1	22^nd of 585 public middle schools	96.2%	44			72.7	78.5	76.9		62.6	65.8	$11,192	$165	$11,028
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	364 W Candler St	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-8181	973	66	14.8	54.3%	453 (46.6%)	121 (12.4%)	258 (26.5%)	67 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.3%)	53.2	249^th of 578 public middle schools	56.9%		51	257^th of 585 public middle schools	56.1%	8	77.3		34.6	34.3	37.2	32.2	47.5	89.7	$11,863	$735	$11,128
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Matthews School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-2972	793	58	13.6	70.6%	282 (35.6%)	128 (16.1%)	303 (38.2%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.8%)	35.6	359^th of 578 public middle schools	37.9%		29.7	412^th of 585 public middle schools	29.6%	53	71.4		31.9	31.6	29.7	22.8	25.3	70.2	$13,129	$839	$12,289
Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	228 Jefferson St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2116	752	59	12.8	57.7%	344 (45.7%)	115 (15.3%)	217 (28.9%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	36.9	347^th of 578 public middle schools	40.0%		41.8	325^th of 585 public middle schools	44.4%	22	77.3		34.0	42.7	30.2	15.0	24.9	61.1	$13,768	$822	$12,945
Osborne Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 904-5400	1,816	112	16.2	36.6%	637 (35.1%)	451 (24.8%)	313 (17.2%)	325 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (4.8%)	84.5	72^nd of 578 public middle schools	87.5%		95.1	33^rd of 585 public middle schools	94.4%	39	99.7	85.4	65.0	75.1	74.5		68.4	64.2	$12,468	$439	$12,030
Cherokee Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	5458 Union Circle	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-0071	828	54	15.3	36.7%	522 (63.0%)	54 (6.5%)	192 (23.2%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	76.6	120^th of 578 public middle schools	79.2%		77.8	114^th of 585 public middle schools	80.5%	6	98.7		63.4	64.2	72.9	15.9	47.2	71.8	$12,761	$327	$12,433
Haymon-Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	1008 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 963-0602	973	67	14.6	61.6%	420 (43.2%)	192 (19.7%)	275 (28.3%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	62.3	189^th of 578 public middle schools	67.3%		56.5	229^th of 585 public middle schools	60.9%	40	93.4		40.8	46.3	49.1	25.9	48.2	94.1	$12,416	$601	$11,815
East Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	1880 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-2083	536	38	13.9	68.8%	355 (66.2%)	34 (6.3%)	114 (21.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	56.9	225^th of 578 public middle schools	61.1%		59	212^th of 585 public middle schools	63.8%	13	100.0		45.7	51.0	48.3		37.2	53.6	$14,564	$668	$13,897

Frequently Asked Questions about West Jackson Middle School

What high school do graduates of West Jackson Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend West Jackson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 951 students attended West Jackson Middle School.

Is West Jackson Middle School a good school?

West Jackson Middle School ranks 144^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is West Jackson Middle School in?

Jackson County

What is the racial makeup of West Jackson Middle School?

Students at West Jackson Middle School are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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