Summary:
Zip code 37757 in Jacksboro, Tennessee is served by one middle school, Jacksboro Middle School, which enrolls 524 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Campbell County Schools. This is a school that stands out because it consistently outperforms its district in every subject and has shown clear upward momentum, rising from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and moving from the 46th to the 52nd statewide percentile over the past year.
Jacksboro Middle’s biggest academic strength is 6th grade Social Studies, where 60.7% of students are proficient—exactly 10 points above both the state and district averages. The school’s overall Social Studies proficiency jumped from 36% to 47.5% in one year. Mathematics tells a more nuanced story: 6th grade math is well above the state average at 49.2%, and 8th grade math is slightly above (40.7% vs. 38.3%), but 7th grade math dips to 31.3%, below the state. English/Language Arts remains the weakest area, with overall proficiency at 33.9% versus the state’s 40.6%; no grade level reaches the state average. That said, Jacksboro Middle still beats its district in all grade-level subjects, making it a clear bright spot in a district ranked 131 out of 141 in Tennessee.
One concern is chronic absenteeism: 25.5% of students are chronically absent, higher than the state rate of 18.3%, though better than the district’s 28.6%. Per-student spending is $10,344, but free/reduced lunch data and student-to-teacher ratios were not available. Overall, Jacksboro Middle is a school on the rise. Its improvement in state ranking—from 314th to 285th—and its jump to a third star suggest meaningful progress. If the school can reduce absenteeism and replicate its 6th-grade success in math and social studies across other grades, it has strong potential to climb even higher.
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