Summary:
ZIP code 62052 has one listed middle school, Jersey Community Middle School, serving grades 5–7 and enrolling 489 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades ELA proficiency rate was 69%, compared with 56% statewide, while its math rate was 39%, close to the state’s 40%. Its clearest strength is ELA: the school was 12 percentage points above the state, while math was about even.
Jersey Community Middle School is the sole listed school, so there is no local school-to-school top or bottom to compare. Against the state, it stood out positively in ELA and grade 5 science: science proficiency was 53% at the school and 48% statewide, a 5-point advantage. Math was the relative weaker result overall, at 39% versus 40% statewide, though grade-level results show some variation: math was about even in grade 5, 1 point below the state in grade 6, and 5 points above it in grade 7. ELA exceeded the state in every tested grade, by 12 points in grade 5, 10 in grade 6 and 14 in grade 7. The school was 3 points above the district in all-grades ELA and 3 points below it in math.
Recent results show progress in math and grade 5 science, but a smaller ELA lead. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math proficiency rose 4 points at the school, compared with 1 point statewide, narrowing its gap from 4 points below the state to 1 point below. Grade 5 science rose 11 points, versus 7 statewide, widening the school’s advantage from 1 point to 5. ELA was essentially unchanged, while the state rose 3 points, reducing the school’s lead from 16 points to 12. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile fell from 75 in 2023–2024 to 63 in 2025–2026, and its rating went from 4 stars to 3 stars between the last two years; these rankings are a separate measure from test-score changes. Context figures include a 14.1 student-teacher ratio and 45% free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–2025.
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