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Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades 4-8

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary is a public middle school located in Jackson, Tennessee, serving grades 4-8 with an enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Madison County school district, which is ranked 126 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending between $11,421 and $12,899 per student, which is higher than the state average, Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 7.8% to 20.4% across different subjects and grades, compared to the state averages of 29.6% to 53% and the Madison County averages of 17.1% to 32.1%. The school has also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Madison County district, such as Northeast Middle School, West-Bemis Middle School, North Parkway Middle School, and Jackson Central Merry Middle School, also perform significantly below state averages on the TNReady assessments. However, these schools generally outperform Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary by a wide margin, suggesting that the issues at this school may be more severe.

336

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,968

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

668 Lexington AVE
Jackson, TN 38305

(731) 427-4581

District: Madison County

Students who attend Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary usually attend:

High:

Madison Academic Magnet High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.3%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2018 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (13% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

987^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

534^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 3% (2018) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Madison County

126^th of 139Madison County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	987 of 1009	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	973 of 1018	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1000 of 1020	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	989 of 1000	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	968 of 983	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	950 of 985	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	976 of 997	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	815 of 855	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	824 of 853	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	477 of 498	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	449 of 498	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	478 of 500	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	469 of 483	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	400 of 411	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	368 of 404	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	424 of 450	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	977 of 986	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	938 of 990	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	977 of 989	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	957 of 975	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	896 of 926	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	817 of 843	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	800 of 853	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	840 of 865	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	842 of 858	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	801 of 821	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	862 of 877	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	948 of 984	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	948 of 991	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	975 of 987	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	967 of 980	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	896 of 941	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	889 of 916	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	534 of 583	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	514 of 587	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	531 of 594	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	507 of 569	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	551 of 576	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	542 of 574	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	548 of 563	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	265 of 312	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	236 of 318	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	256 of 316	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	260 of 299	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	263 of 277	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	252 of 293	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	263 of 284	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	507 of 546	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	475 of 554	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	508 of 560	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	493 of 552	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	524 of 538	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	492 of 529	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	442 of 490	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	407 of 510	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	399 of 514	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	444 of 495	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	460 of 490	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	459 of 481	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	515 of 550	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	512 of 560	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	507 of 557	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	492 of 540	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	510 of 529	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	504 of 523	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies20%-29 vs state

Science14%-32 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	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	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	4-8	668 Lexington AVE	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 427-4581	411	30	13.7		20 (4.9%)	350 (85.2%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	10	534^th of 583 public middle schools	8.4%		12.9	514^th of 587 public middle schools	12.4%	20	7.6	13.3		7.8	8.5	7.7	15.7	10.3	7.8	10.6			6.3	14.6	16.2	20.3	14.0	10.8	18.8	34.4	20.4	$13,968	$2,054	$11,754
Jackson Central Merry Middle School	Public	6-8	332 Lane AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2588	391	25	15.7		19 (4.9%)	290 (74.2%)	59 (15.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	5.3	574^th of 583 public middle schools	1.5%		8.2	564^th of 587 public middle schools	3.9%	10		9.6	7.6	6.9	8.1		6.1	9.9	8.3	8.1					9.2	6.4	6.5	6.3	11.5	14.9	10.8	$11,055	$1,440	$9,454
North Parkway Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 North PKWY	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 427-3384	333	21	16.2		17 (5.1%)	265 (79.6%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	8.6	552^nd of 583 public middle schools	5.3%		10.9	535^th of 587 public middle schools	8.9%	17		9.3	12.6	10.5	10.8		14.8	11.7	11.4	12.6				14.7	12.6	18.4	15.3	12.8	24.3	13.2	16.8	$14,959	$1,830	$12,238
West-Bemis Middle School	Public	5-8	230 D St	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 988-9810	384	26	15.0		209 (54.4%)	111 (28.9%)	38 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	38.7	363^rd of 583 public middle schools	37.7%		35.7	377^th of 587 public middle schools	35.8%	14		33.0	41.7	13.8	29.1		33.0	42.6	20.3	31.7				25.7	38.3	37.4	34.0	26.6	47.0	34.1	36.0	$13,912	$1,527	$11,454
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	2665 Christmasville RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-6687	794	51	15.5		172 (21.7%)	432 (54.4%)	124 (15.6%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	38.9	361^st of 583 public middle schools	38.1%		37.7	360^th of 587 public middle schools	38.7%	1		42.9	31.4	28.7	34.1		34.8	32.7	19.8	29.3	87.5	87.5		43.0	40.9	18.6	35.7	31.3	35.5	33.6	33.7	$12,454	$1,178	$10,478
South Gibson County Middle School	Public	5-8	1300 Middle School ST	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-1962	772	40	19.4		662 (85.8%)	54 (7.0%)	24 (3.1%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	93.4	29^th of 583 public middle schools	95.0%		90.5	38^th of 587 public middle schools	93.5%	9	59.8	59.8	64.6	67.0	62.9	56.5	59.1	45.7	50.8	52.8			68.3	77.4	77.7	67.5	72.6	79.3	78.7	75.4	77.7	$9,834	$370	$8,828
Chester County Junior High School	Public	6-8	930 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8135	604	33	18.5		471 (78.0%)	77 (12.7%)	28 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	52.8	249^th of 583 public middle schools	57.3%		54.8	236^th of 587 public middle schools	59.8%	13		29.0	20.3	42.6	30.8		45.8	29.7	29.2	35.2				50.2	35.4	43.6	43.4	49.3	52.3	50.2	50.6	$8,997	$463	$8,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary

Is Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary a good school?

Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary in?

Madison County

What high school do graduates of Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend Madison Academic Magnet High School

How many students attend Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary?

Students at Jackson Career Technology Magnet Elementary are 81% African American, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

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