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Jackson Central Merry High School

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Jackson Central Merry High School is a public high school in Madison County, Tennessee, serving 464 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on state assessments and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Academically, Jackson Central Merry High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Tennessee high schools, with proficiency rates well below the state and county averages across all subject areas. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.1% to 14.9%, compared to the state averages of 27.1% to 34.6%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 86.3% and 92.2%, slightly below the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 6.4% to 9.2%, higher than the state average of around 5%.

Interestingly, the nearby high schools, such as North Side High School, South Side High School, and Liberty Technology Magnet High School, generally perform better than Jackson Central Merry High School on academic measures. However, these nearby schools also struggle with similar challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and lower-than-average graduation rates. The nearby Jackson Central-Merry Early College High, located adjacent to Jackson Central Merry High School, is a separate school that performs significantly better academically, ranking in the top 100 high schools in Tennessee, suggesting that specialized programs and targeted interventions can have a positive impact on student outcomes.

507

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,570

Per pupil spending ?

332 Lane AVE
Jackson, TN 38301

(731) 506-2290

District: Madison County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg40%

367^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 2% (2023) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	367 of 389	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	365 of 392	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	376 of 384	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	202 of 233	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	205 of 240	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	232 of 239	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	353 of 365	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	334 of 365	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	358 of 366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	192 of 213	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	296 of 324	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	298 of 337	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	325 of 330	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	335 of 368	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	346 of 366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	355 of 359	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	4.4	324 of 326	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II26%-28 vs state

Biology I16%-29 vs state

Algebra II14%-21 vs state

US History13%-25 vs state

English I9%-30 vs state

Algebra I5%-24 vs state

Geometry5%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Jackson Central Merry High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)			TNReady English Language Arts (2025)			TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (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 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 All Grades	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th 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 High School	Public	9-12	332 Lane AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	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%)	11	367^th of 389 public high schools	5.7%		10.3	365^th of 392 public high schools	6.9%	2							5.3		5.1		14.9		13.5	28.1	14.9	5.6	16.4		14.9		13.3	9.0	8.9		30.2	26.1		5.1									$13,570	$1,522	$11,057
Jackson Central-Merry Early College High	Public	9-12	215 Allen AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	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%)	81.8	41^st of 389 public high schools	89.5%		65.5	94^th of 392 public high schools	76.0%	53							39.0		39.0		35.1		39.3	76.7			76.9	37.5			33.3	84.9	84.9		83.1	83.1	93.3	35.8		46.3							$12,996	$866	$11,969
Madison Academic Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	575 Lambuth AVE	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	No	(731) 427-3501	477	27	17.5		257 (53.9%)	86 (18.0%)	74 (15.5%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	90.9	18^th of 389 public high schools	95.4%		88.5	18^th of 392 public high schools	95.4%								44.5		44.1		33.3		46.7	82.8			81.6		75.4		74.3	69.8	69.8		91.7	91.7	85.0	74.7		75.9							$13,461	$862	$11,611
South Side High School	Public	9-12	84 Harts Bridge RD	Jackson	38301	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 422-9923	773	67	11.5		348 (45.0%)	308 (39.8%)	65 (8.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	17.9	336^th of 389 public high schools	13.6%		22.1	318^th of 392 public high schools	18.9%	18							18.8		17.1		15.2		12.9	21.4	13.0		19.0	10.5	19.5	25.0	18.7	21.6	20.9		21.3	19.7		12.0	9.5	11.4							$15,225	$1,362	$12,981
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3470 Ridgecrest Road	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(731) 423-9086	584	41	14.3		62 (10.6%)	430 (73.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.0%)	9.9	370^th of 389 public high schools	4.9%		7	383^rd of 392 public high schools	2.3%	13															15.6		14.4	9.1	17.5		15.9	12.2	11.3		23.9	21.6		6.1		5.3							$14,311	$1,800	$11,870
North Side High School	Public	9-12	3066 North Highland	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-3171	925	68	13.5		180 (19.5%)	527 (57.0%)	152 (16.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.9%)	18.4	333^rd of 389 public high schools	14.4%		13.3	354^th of 392 public high schools	9.7%	21										22.2	8.0	10.5	11.9	63.0	9.1		15.6		21.7		19.5	24.9	23.8	36.4	31.7	29.1	20.0	5.3	48.1	11.5							$15,005	$1,515	$12,728
South Gibson County High School	Public	9-12	100 Mount Zion RD	Medina	38355	Gibson County	Gibson County Sp District	No	No	No	No	(731) 783-0999	788	47	16.8		696 (88.3%)	45 (5.7%)	18 (2.3%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	92.2	14^th of 389 public high schools	96.4%		89.5	16^th of 392 public high schools	95.9%	2							48.5		47.5		62.3		62.6		58.8		58.5		69.2		67.8	58.5	57.6		71.6	71.6		52.1		51.2							$10,653	$317	$9,782
Humboldt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2600 Viking DR	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2781	407	36	11.2		69 (17.0%)	289 (71.0%)	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	8.9	375^th of 389 public high schools	3.6%		13.6	351^st of 392 public high schools	10.5%	24	10.8	10.3	10.5	15.2	5.8	10.4									20.0		20.0		10.4		10.4	6.6	6.3		22.2	22.2					16.9	14.7	15.8	26.2	14.7	20.3	$16,762	$1,540	$13,619
Chester County High School	Public	9-12	552 East Main ST	Henderson	38340	Chester County	Chester County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 989-8125	809	52	15.7		629 (77.8%)	114 (14.1%)	37 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	71.2	73^rd of 389 public high schools	81.2%		78.3	47^th of 392 public high schools	88.0%	26							20.4	7.1	19.6	94.4	44.3		48.4	57.7	50.6	30.0	50.5		63.3		62.3	44.8	44.9		62.4	62.4		45.5	5.0	41.0							$10,883	$546	$9,837

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Is Jackson Central Merry High School a good school?

Jackson Central Merry High School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Jackson Central Merry High School in?

Madison County

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

Students at Jackson Central Merry High School are 74% African American, 15% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jackson Central Merry High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Jackson Central Merry High School.

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