Summary:
Jacksonville School District 117 has one middle school in this list: Jacksonville Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 680 students in Jacksonville. In 2025–2026, the school’s eighth-grade science result was above the state result, but its all-grades ELA and math results were below. The biggest academic gap is in math: 29% met the standard, compared with 40% statewide.
Because it is the only school listed, Jacksonville Middle School is the local list’s top and bottom school by default, rather than a true standout among peers. Compared with the state in 2025–2026, its ELA result was 49% versus 56% (7 percentage points lower), and its math result was 29% versus 40% (11 points lower). Eighth-grade science was a relative strength at 54%, compared with 52% statewide. Within the school, grade 7 had the largest ELA and math gaps: 13 points and 14 points below state results, respectively.
ELA and math improved year over year, and their gaps to the state narrowed: ELA rose from 41% to 49%, while its shortfall shrank from 12 points to 7; math rose from 23% to 29%, and its shortfall narrowed from 15 points to 11. By contrast, eighth-grade science fell from 58% to 54%; the school’s advantage over the state narrowed from 12 points to 2. SchoolDigger ranked the school 779th of 1,126 statewide, at the 31st percentile, and gave it 2 stars for 2025–2026. Other context includes a student–teacher ratio of 12.3 and 55% free/reduced-lunch eligible in school year 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 25%, 2 points above the district and 1 point above the state.
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