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Jackson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Jackson Middle School is a public middle school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 484 students. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jackson Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Pennsylvania middle schools, with significantly below-average performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests in both math and English language arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.2% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 22.4% for the Lancaster School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. The school's performance is particularly low in 8th grade PSSA Math, with only 4.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 10.8% for the district and 30.5% for the state.

The school serves a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 91.53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $27,497 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4, its performance lags behind both the district and state averages, as well as nearby schools in other districts, such as Manheim Township School District and Lampeter-Strasburg School District, which consistently outperform Jackson Middle School on PSSA tests.

524

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,842

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 S Ann St
Lancaster, PA 17602-4542

(717) 291-6161

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually attend:

High:

McCaskey Campus

Feeder schools for Jackson Middle School:

Elementary:	Price Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

African American:

18.9%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (13% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Math scores 33 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

767^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Lancaster School District

491^st of 606Lancaster School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	767 of 873	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	764 of 891	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	785 of 893	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	817 of 883	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	762 of 797	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	825 of 891	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	771 of 861	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	763 of 877	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	737 of 870	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	698 of 835	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.4	606 of 728	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	667 of 758	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	769 of 834	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	805 of 825	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	774 of 805	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	737 of 770	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	674 of 753	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	657 of 749	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	651 of 736	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	652 of 687	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	621 of 663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.1	608 of 643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	261 of 393	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	303 of 408	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	265 of 421	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	499 of 643	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	553 of 672	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	631 of 660	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	113 of 145	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	96 of 150	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	121 of 143	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	725 of 835	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	743 of 860	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	273 of 348	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	272 of 362	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	302 of 362	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	727 of 843	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	735 of 877	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	748 of 874	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	754 of 839	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	757 of 870	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)34th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-31 vs state

Math9%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	524	51	10.2	84.5%	19 (3.6%)	99 (18.9%)	380 (72.5%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	11.6	767^th of 873 public middle schools	12.1%		12.6	764^th of 891 public middle schools	14.3%	3		14.5	8.6	4.1	9.2		20.4	17.1	13.6	17.1	$28,842	$4,032	$24,810
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	465	51	9.1	94.4%	49 (10.5%)	82 (17.6%)	291 (62.6%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	22.7	653^rd of 873 public middle schools	25.2%		23	667^th of 891 public middle schools	25.1%	14		23.9	11.1	12.5	16.1		33.8	25.2	26.4	28.6	$28,557	$3,874	$24,683
Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W Walnut St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6257	511	44	11.6	87.5%	88 (17.2%)	77 (15.1%)	295 (57.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	29.8	597^th of 873 public middle schools	31.6%		30.7	615^th of 891 public middle schools	31.0%	18		19.9	20.4	9.4	16.6		36.0	38.3	36.0	36.8	$25,565	$3,980	$21,585
Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	919 Hamilton Park Dr	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6285	453	47	9.6	85.2%	74 (16.3%)	76 (16.8%)	240 (53.0%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	18.3	691^st of 873 public middle schools	20.8%		22.1	674^th of 891 public middle schools	24.4%	17		13.2	15.1	15.4	14.6		21.3	25.3	22.2	22.9	$31,516	$4,255	$27,261
Gerald G Huesken Middle School	Public	6-8	2114 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-1294	851	73	11.7	55.3%	457 (53.7%)	74 (8.7%)	214 (25.1%)	58 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.4%)	64.9	277^th of 873 public middle schools	68.3%		62	338^th of 891 public middle schools	62.1%	61		38.6	34.8	43.1	38.8		46.2	50.0	57.6	51.2	$18,234	$709	$17,525
Martin Meylin Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Book Rd	Lampeter	17537	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 464-3311	686	44	15.4	29.0%	539 (78.6%)	20 (2.9%)	78 (11.4%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	79	145^th of 873 public middle schools	83.4%		82.6	120^th of 891 public middle schools	86.5%	25		48.2	40.9	48.6	45.8		56.0	67.4	61.8	61.8	$17,066	$447	$16,620
Landis Run Intermediate School	Public	5-6	25 Blue Streak Boulevard	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 581-9124	929	62	15.1	34.0%	539 (58.0%)	54 (5.8%)	172 (18.5%)	105 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)								(n/a)	62.9	57.2			60.0	69.2	69.2			69.2	$15,041	$123	$14,918
Manor Middle School	Public	7-8	2950 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9510	472	33	14.1	51.5%	273 (57.8%)	27 (5.7%)	121 (25.6%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	82	126^th of 873 public middle schools	85.6%		83.3	114^th of 891 public middle schools	87.2%	12			44.9	45.6	45.3			60.4	62.9	61.7	$15,155	$496	$14,659
Manheim Township Middle School	Public	7-8	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3111	914	73	12.5	33.6%	563 (61.6%)	38 (4.2%)	150 (16.4%)	87 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	87	96^th of 873 public middle schools	89.0%		87.2	84^th of 891 public middle schools	90.6%	12			50.0	46.4	48.2			71.3	62.9	67.1	$16,552	$406	$16,147
Centerville Middle School	Public	7-8	865 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5580	559	47	12.0	99.5%	365 (65.3%)	26 (4.7%)	119 (21.3%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	85	104^th of 873 public middle schools	88.1%		81.6	128^th of 891 public middle schools	85.6%	24			52.3	47.6	49.8			66.7	58.6	62.3	$17,639	$418	$17,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Middle School?

Students at Jackson Middle School are 73% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Jackson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Jackson Middle School.

Is Jackson Middle School a good school?

Jackson Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Jackson Middle School in?

Lancaster School District

What high school do graduates of Jackson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually go on to attend McCaskey Campus

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