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Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School

Q: Is Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School a good school?

Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School ranks 58 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School?

Students at Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School are 64% African American, 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 9-12

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 86% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School is a small high school in Jackson, TN, serving 268 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jackson-Madison County Schools district.

Despite being part of a district that ranks near the bottom of Tennessee school districts, this school is a true standout. Jackson Central-Merry Early College currently ranks 58th out of 400 Tennessee high schools, placing it in the 86th percentile, and has earned a 4-star rating in every reported year since 2020–2021. The district overall ranks 134th out of 141 districts, making this school a remarkable outlier within its own community. Academic proficiency rates dramatically exceed district averages in nearly every subject. For example, 89.2% of students are proficient in English II compared to 46.5% district-wide, and Biology proficiency is 69.7% versus 34.1%. The school even rivals Madison Academic Magnet High School, the district's top-ranked school, with similar proficiency in Biology, English II, and Algebra II — all while spending less per student than any other high school in the district. Algebra I is the one soft spot, falling below state averages, though students who move on to Algebra II perform very well.

Attendance is another area of strength, with chronic absenteeism around 7%, far below the district rate of 28–30%. The most striking comparison is with Jackson Central Merry High School, located just 0.17 miles away: while JCM Early College ranks in the top 15% statewide, its neighbor ranks in the bottom 6%. This contrast shows that school programming and design can make a profound difference, even for students in the same neighborhood.

268

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,996

Per pupil spending ?

215 Allen Avenue
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 664-2575

District: Jackson-Madison County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.8%

White:

20.5%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (58% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Tennessee high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

58^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From top 34% (2019) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Jackson-Madison County Schools

134^th of 141Jackson-Madison County Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	58 of 400	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	41 of 389	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	94 of 392	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	89 of 384	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	93 of 358	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	46 of 347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	116 of 342	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	24 of 230	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	21 of 233	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	40 of 240	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	42 of 239	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	25 of 222	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	14 of 208	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	70.0	24 of 187	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	48 of 365	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	72 of 365	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	148 of 366	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	144 of 350	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	94 of 340	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	112 of 337	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	33 of 308	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	93.7	5 of 324	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	63.0	75 of 337	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	4 of 330	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	58.3	81 of 322	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.4	2 of 317	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	39.7	180 of 302	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.7	23 of 308	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	33 of 368	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	56.7	128 of 366	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	46 of 359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	27 of 349	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	72.6	34 of 332	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	43.3	166 of 329	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	47 of 330	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	95.1	3 of 323	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.6	51 of 326	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	96.9	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	58 of 312	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	31 of 306	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	62 of 307	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

African American (2026)90th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II89%+31 vs state

Biology I70%+20 vs state

US History63%+21 vs state

English I57%+20 vs state

Geometry51%+8 vs state

Algebra II51%+13 vs state

Algebra I25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)			TNReady English Language Arts (2026)			TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)			TNReady Social Studies (2026)			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 (2016)	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	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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 Central-Merry Early College High School	Public	9-12	215 Allen Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 664-2575	252	15	17.1		43 (17.1%)	173 (68.7%)	20 (7.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	76.9	58^th of 400 public high schools	85.5%		81.8	41^st of 389 public high schools	89.5%	17							24.6				24.6		93.3	40.6		50.6	69.3				69.7		65.2			63.0	56.8				56.8		89.2			89.2		44.1			50.7							$12,996	$866	$11,969
Jackson Central Merry High School	Public	9-12	332 Lane Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 506-2290	464	28	16.3		31 (6.7%)	365 (78.7%)	45 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	10	377^th of 400 public high schools	5.8%		11	367^th of 389 public high schools	5.7%	10							< 5%				< 5%		14.2	10.1		12.2		18.2			18.7		7.1	8.4		7.8	18.3				17.6		31.3	< 5%		26.9												$13,570	$1,522	$11,057
Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth Avenue	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	477	27	17.5	11.7%	257 (53.9%)	86 (18.0%)	74 (15.5%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	86	29^th of 400 public high schools	92.8%		90.9	18^th of 389 public high schools	95.4%	11							34.6				34.3		73.9	49.4		54.6	71.7				73.0			80.0		80.7	71.3				71.3		92.1			91.3	93.3	55.2			60.0							$13,461	$862	$11,611
South Side High School	Public	9-12	84 Harts Bridge Road	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-9923	773	67	11.5	60.7%	348 (45.0%)	308 (39.8%)	65 (8.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	20.9	333^rd of 400 public high schools	16.8%		17.9	336^th of 389 public high schools	13.6%	3							18.9	10.0			18.2		19.7	16.9	6.7	17.2		23.1			16.0	18.3	22.8	14.8	30.4	19.4	15.4				14.9		44.4			38.2					5.9							$15,225	$1,362	$12,981
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3470 Ridgecrest Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-9086	584	41	14.3	62.7%	62 (10.6%)	430 (73.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	11.2	370^th of 400 public high schools	7.5%		9.9	370^th of 389 public high schools	4.9%								7.8				7.5		< 5%	< 5%		< 5%		15.3			14.0		25.0	15.5		15.2	17.6				17.1		25.8			23.7		< 5%	10.0		< 5%							$14,311	$1,800	$11,870
North Side High School	Public	9-12	3066 North Highland	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Jackson-Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-3171	925	68	13.5	76.2%	180 (19.5%)	527 (57.0%)	152 (16.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.9%)	15.7	349^th of 400 public high schools	12.8%		18.4	333^rd of 389 public high schools	14.4%	16							12.6	20.0			12.9		6.1	5.7		6.3	54.2	16.5			20.6		12.5	24.4		22.7	16.1				15.9		40.3	< 5%		35.9		25.0	31.6		25.6							$15,005	$1,515	$12,728
South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion Road	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	788	47	16.8	9.5%	696 (88.3%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	89.1	20^th of 400 public high schools	95.0%		92.2	14^th of 389 public high schools	96.4%	6							52.9				52.1			60.7		62.6		62.3			61.2			52.2	38.5	50.6	56.3				55.4		73.7			73.3		51.3			51.8							$10,653	$317	$9,782
Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking Drive	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	407	36	11.2	99.5%	69 (17.0%)	289 (71.0%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	5.7	394^th of 400 public high schools	1.5%		8.9	375^th of 389 public high schools	3.6%	19	10.8	7.2	9.1	5.4	11.6	8.4	< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		13.1			12.5			9.7		9.7	6.2				6.1		24.6			24.2		6.6			6.2	20.3	27.9	23.9	31.1	26.1	28.7	$16,762	$1,540	$13,619
Chester County High School	Public	9-12	552 East Main Street	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8125	809	52	15.7	43.9%	629 (77.8%)	114 (14.1%)	37 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	72.2	80^th of 400 public high schools	80.0%		71.2	73^rd of 389 public high schools	81.2%	7							30.4				29.3		≥ 95%	44.0	< 5%	46.8	75.0	55.4			57.6			61.9		62.1	38.9				38.8		71.4			71.1		38.4	< 5%		35.3							$10,883	$546	$9,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School

What district is Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School in?

Jackson-Madison County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School?

Students at Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School are 64% African American, 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School.

Is Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School a good school?

Jackson Central-Merry Early College High School ranks 58^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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