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Jackson Middle

Q: Is Jackson Middle a good school?

Jackson Middle ranks in the bottom 6.8% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Jackson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Jackson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jackson Middle?

Students at Jackson Middle are 46% African American, 42% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Jackson Middle attend?

Students who attend Jackson Middle usually go on to attend Ben L. Smith High School

Public Grades 6-8

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Jackson Middle, in Greensboro, NC, is a public school serving 458 students in grades 6–8 as part of Guilford County Schools, a district ranked 150th out of 246 districts statewide.

Currently the school holds a 0-star rating, ranking 725th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools (7th percentile), with a decline from the 22nd percentile in 2022-23 to 7th today. It is the lowest-ranked middle school among its nearby Guilford County peers; even Allen Middle (10th) and Otis L Hairston Senior Middle (11th), the next-lowest schools in the group, rank above it, while Kernodle Middle (76th) and Lincoln Academy (75th) sit far ahead. Proficiency is also the lowest in the cluster: roughly 27% of students are proficient in math and 31% in reading across grades 6–8, and 8th grade math proficiency is just 11.7% versus 53% statewide. Chronic absenteeism affects 44.7% of students, compared with 29.2% for the district and 24.2% statewide. About 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, but nearby schools serve similarly high-poverty populations and achieve much stronger outcomes, so poverty alone does not explain the gap.

Attendance appears to be a key lever. The strongest nearby schools — Kernodle Middle and Lincoln Academy — have chronic absenteeism under 19%, while Jackson Middle's rate has stayed near 40% or above for four consecutive years. Jackson Middle also reports the highest per-student spending in its comparison group ($11,896), which does not prove waste but makes resource use and the focus of instructional time worth examining. There are hopeful signs: 8th grade science proficiency reached 67.6% in 2022-23, nearly matching the state average, before falling to 30.3%, and some student subgroups have posted stronger relative results in past years. The core challenge is making those successes consistent across every grade, subject, and student.

458

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Ontario Street
Greensboro, NC 27403-3640

(336) 294-7350

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Jackson Middle usually attend:

High:

Ben L. Smith High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.3%

Hispanic:

41.7%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg58%

725^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	725 of 778	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	713 of 773	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	707 of 793	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	612 of 784	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	672 of 786	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	658 of 741	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	634 of 737	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	610 of 691	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	583 of 694	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	597 of 692	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	637 of 705	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	600 of 627	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	576 of 673	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	564 of 662	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	570 of 648	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	564 of 640	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	559 of 630	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	531 of 620	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.6	561 of 606	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	533 of 598	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	499 of 553	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	459 of 546	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	463 of 560	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	264 of 559	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	423 of 550	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	441 of 533	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	415 of 519	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	398 of 494	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	120 of 121	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	109 of 111	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	352 of 504	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	256 of 475	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	270 of 363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	309 of 371	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	86 of 356	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	109 of 318	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	89 of 312	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	80 of 236	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	83 of 211	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	69 of 151	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	698 of 731	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	701 of 733	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	702 of 738	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	565 of 731	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	654 of 733	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	600 of 706	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	587 of 684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	603 of 656	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	349 of 465	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.6	122 of 452	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	27.0	383 of 416	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	121 of 127	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	502 of 566	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	506 of 562	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	464 of 564	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	374 of 553	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	383 of 541	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	373 of 522	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	350 of 493	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	378 of 472	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	83.5	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	674 of 725	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	637 of 729	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	605 of 743	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	428 of 735	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	548 of 689	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	505 of 633	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	504 of 639	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	484 of 604	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	682 of 736	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	662 of 733	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	616 of 751	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	601 of 747	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	622 of 748	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	653 of 711	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	626 of 697	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	610 of 665	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	468 of 500	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	268 of 478	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	226 of 473	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)98th percentile+76 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2021)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading31%-25 vs state

Science30%-38 vs state

Mathematics27%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Ontario Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7350	458	28	16.0	99.3%	18 (3.9%)	212 (46.3%)	191 (41.7%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	9.3	725^th of 778 public middle schools	6.8%		11.1	713^th of 773 public middle schools	7.8%	12		31.0	38.5	11.7	26.1	41.7	24.3	30.3	$11,896	$2,348	$9,548
Allen Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Glendale Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7325	617	43	14.2	99.5%	15 (2.4%)	302 (48.9%)	209 (33.9%)	66 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	13.2	697^th of 778 public middle schools	10.4%		18.6	649^th of 773 public middle schools	16.0%	48		34.7	40.1	18.6	35.0	41.6	33.2	39.5	$9,180	$1,258	$7,922
Kiser Middle	Public	6-8	407 Campus Drive	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8240	1,074	62	17.2	99.7%	407 (37.9%)	451 (42.0%)	137 (12.8%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	50.7	391^st of 778 public middle schools	49.7%		56.1	314^th of 773 public middle schools	59.4%	77		55.7	54.9	45.9	56.3	59.1	54.5	66.3	$9,801	$930	$8,871
Lincoln Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	1016 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-3471	696	40	17.4	99.6%	125 (18.0%)	341 (49.0%)	54 (7.8%)	121 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.8%)	73.3	193^rd of 778 public middle schools	75.2%		70.2	201^st of 773 public middle schools	74.0%	8	100.0	73.0	71.0	54.5	69.8	69.7	65.1	70.3	$8,890	$583	$8,307
Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	205 Willoughby Boulevard	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2000	905	56	16.0	99.7%	162 (17.9%)	450 (49.7%)	160 (17.7%)	63 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.3%)	26.6	596^th of 778 public middle schools	23.4%		26.5	577^th of 773 public middle schools	25.4%	19		37.7	39.9	43.3	39.7	47.6	42.0	61.2	$8,857	$852	$8,004
Western Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	401 College Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5833	731	49	14.8	99.6%	81 (11.1%)	412 (56.4%)	173 (23.7%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	22	636^th of 778 public middle schools	18.3%		30.9	538^th of 773 public middle schools	30.4%	98		37.8	41.4	35.7	41.0	48.5	43.1	43.5	$9,488	$1,255	$8,234
Otis L Hairston Senior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 Naco Rd	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 378-8280	658	39	16.7	99.5%	14 (2.1%)	456 (69.3%)	145 (22.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	13.5	694^th of 778 public middle schools	10.8%		14.9	686^th of 773 public middle schools	11.3%	8		26.6	32.2	34.7	21.9	37.7	38.7	51.6	$11,158	$1,766	$9,392
Jamestown Middle	Public	6-8	301 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2100	949	56	16.8	99.7%	213 (22.4%)	386 (40.7%)	181 (19.1%)	99 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	50.3	396^th of 778 public middle schools	49.1%		44.9	431^st of 773 public middle schools	44.2%	35		63.3	51.8	47.1	54.5	55.3	59.5	62.3	$8,206	$601	$7,604
Kernodle Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Drawbridge Parkway	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3717	707	42	16.9	98.2%	316 (44.7%)	180 (25.5%)	83 (11.7%)	92 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	73.8	185^th of 778 public middle schools	76.2%		73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%	5		73.6	59.6	66.8	68.2	58.2	67.9	84.1	$9,002	$474	$8,529
Southern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5747 Drake Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4266	620	36	17.0	99.5%	89 (14.4%)	230 (37.1%)	210 (33.9%)	57 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	19.6	653^rd of 778 public middle schools	16.1%		22.2	617^th of 773 public middle schools	20.2%	36		40.6	45.0	26.9	35.3	38.0	44.0	50.9	$9,441	$1,343	$8,098

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Middle

What high school do graduates of Jackson Middle attend?

Students who attend Jackson Middle usually go on to attend Ben L. Smith High School

Is Jackson Middle a good school?

Jackson Middle ranks in the bottom 6.8% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Jackson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Jackson Middle.

What district is Jackson Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Middle?

Students at Jackson Middle are 46% African American, 42% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

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