Jefferson Middle

Public 6-8

 101 S Gammon Rd
       Madison, WI  53705-1498


(608) 663-6403

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
434th of 640 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,508 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:    Vel Phillips Memorial High

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:    Crestwood Elementary
    Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
    Muir Elementary
    Stephens Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  415

Racial breakdown:

White:
32.5%
Hispanic:
32.0%
African American:
21.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.3% Help


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Compare Details Jefferson Middle ranks worse than 67.8% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 6th among 12 ranked middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Jefferson Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.5%), Hispanic (32%), African American (21%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Middle is 11.4, which is the 5th best among 12 middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Middle is $15,508, which is the 4th highest among 12 middle schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Jefferson Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Middle 434th of 640 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Jefferson Middle in the ranking list.)

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Madison Metropolitan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison Metropolitan School District 295th of 424 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jefferson Middle

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 50.70 214th 324 34.0%
2005 52.50 219th 332 34.0%
2006 68.35 123rd 382 67.8%
2007 66.76 134th 366 63.4%
2008 59.47 249th 519 52.0%
2009 64.07 197th 521 62.2%
2010 50.72 346th 539 35.8%
2011 46.09 407th 549 25.9%
2012 31.69 473rd 559 15.4%
2013 59.10 242nd 569 57.5%
2014 62.78 213th 585 63.6%
2015 38.86 439th 612 28.3%
2016 49.42 326th 609 46.5%
2017 41.09 392nd 612 35.9%
2018 37.24 413th 579 28.7%
2019 38.49 409th 594 31.1%
2021 38.29 414th 613 32.5%
2022 40.08 403rd 617 34.7%
2023 37.14 434th 640 32.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.17 9th 96 90.6%
2019 70.79 21st 101 79.2%
2021 46.92 65th 129 49.6%
2022 43.47 71st 126 43.7%
2023 63.69 40th 132 69.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.99 96th 140 31.4%
2019 43.79 74th 153 51.6%
2022 61.41 30th 158 81.0%
2023 59.27 31st 170 81.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.40 314th 417 24.7%
2019 34.60 296th 414 28.5%
2021 34.63 306th 437 30.0%
2022 28.91 324th 421 23.0%
2023 41.54 248th 439 43.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.47 456th 489 6.7%
2019 12.42 459th 487 5.7%
2021 11.18 482nd 499 3.4%
2022 13.01 493rd 522 5.6%
2023 12.85 495th 525 5.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.15 417th 551 24.3%
2019 41.64 375th 557 32.7%
2021 41.64 376th 574 34.5%
2022 47.48 323rd 576 43.9%
2023 39.91 371st 579 35.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.22 338th 551 38.7%
2019 37.53 392nd 557 29.6%
2021 38.75 383rd 572 33.0%
2022 35.70 395th 577 31.5%
2023 31.84 422nd 591 28.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.84 50th 90 44.4%
2019 46.59 43rd 91 52.7%
2021 57.66 32nd 90 64.4%
2022 58.54 35th 95 63.2%
2023 46.91 39th 90 56.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.54 77th 123 37.4%
2019 28.88 91st 127 28.3%
2021 33.49 93rd 134 30.6%
2022 33.13 84th 125 32.8%
2023 23.34 117th 130 10.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.54 166th 204 18.6%
2019 30.46 156th 209 25.4%
2021 21.10 201st 225 10.7%
2022 21.46 194th 221 12.2%
2023 21.87 198th 229 13.5%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.30 156th 375 58.4%
2019 59.48 138th 382 63.9%
2021 80.27 46th 393 88.3%
2022 83.92 39th 397 90.2%
2023 75.08 76th 412 81.6%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Open Quote I have had 3 children go through Jefferson Middle School. I am generally impressed with the teachers and the opportunities offered to my kids. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Jefferson Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 435 26 16 11 2 n/a n/a 0 490
1989 411 26 27 15 2 n/a n/a 0 481
1990 418 25 30 11 1 n/a n/a 0 485
1991 403 31 35 13 1 n/a n/a 0 483
1992 421 41 35 18 2 n/a n/a 0 517
1993 458 69 42 15 1 n/a n/a 0 585
1994 526 91 53 25 4 n/a n/a 0 699
1995 594 103 55 29 1 n/a n/a 0 782
1996 594 103 55 29 1 n/a n/a 0 782
1997 518 78 68 25 2 n/a n/a 0 691
1998 479 73 71 27 1 n/a n/a 0 651
1999 446 82 68 30 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2000 430 93 73 42 1 n/a n/a 0 639
2001 416 91 73 39 4 n/a n/a 0 623
2002 340 80 93 40 5 n/a n/a 0 558
2003 340 80 93 40 5 n/a n/a 0 558
2004 339 64 98 43 3 n/a n/a 0 547
2005 323 74 92 39 1 n/a n/a 0 529
2006 295 75 82 31 1 n/a n/a 0 484
2007 258 69 93 29 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2008 237 67 78 32 1 n/a n/a 0 415
2009 275 67 88 48 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2010 275 119 87 48 5 n/a n/a 0 534
2011 269 119 77 62 3 0 30 0 560
2012 241 118 94 75 1 0 25 0 554
2013 234 110 99 63 0 0 29 0 535
2014 232 123 97 66 0 0 32 0 550
2015 223 119 86 77 1 0 35 0 541
2016 215 111 75 94 1 0 26 0 522
2017 199 95 77 104 1 0 29 0 505
2018 190 92 72 131 0 0 29 0 514
2019 201 95 74 144 0 0 42 0 556
2020 172 84 63 172 0 0 33 0 524
2021 159 82 61 149 0 0 36 0 487
2022 149 86 43 126 0 0 29 0 433
2023 135 87 32 133 1 0 25 2 415

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jefferson Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 490 37.8 12.9 15.5
1989 481 38.7 12.4 4.8
1990 485 31.0 15.6 5.6
1991 483 31.5 15.3 17.8
1992 517 30.5 16.9 15.9
1993 585 43.3 13.5 20.5
1994 699 46.6 15.0 20.5
1995 782 53.6 14.6 21.7
1996 782 53.6 14.6 21.7
1997 691 48.0 14.4 22.6
1998 651 48.4 13.5 22
1999 627 45.5 13.8 27.8
2000 639 45.7 14.0 28.3
2001 623 47.3 13.2 29.5
2002 558 43.2 12.9 23.7
2003 558 43.2 12.9 23.7
2004 547 41.2 13.3 23.8
2005 529 42.2 12.5 n/a
2006 484 36.0 13.4 n/a
2007 449 32.9 13.6 25.2
2008 415 30.7 13.5 25.8
2009 478 32.6 14.7 25.9
2010 534 36.8 14.4 35.8
2011 560 43.0 13.0 36.6
2012 554 43.6 12.7 39.5
2013 535 46.1 11.6 39.8
2014 550 43.5 12.6 42
2015 541 n/a n/a 40.3
2016 522 42.0 12.4 43.9
2017 505 40.0 12.6 40.6
2018 514 43.2 11.8 47.9
2019 556 43.5 12.7 49.1
2020 524 43.3 12.0 51
2021 487 42.1 11.5 54.8
2022 433 40.9 10.5 49
2023 415 36.3 11.4 52.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jefferson Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 490 37.8 12.9 15.5
1989 481 38.7 12.4 4.8
1990 485 31.0 15.6 5.6
1991 483 31.5 15.3 17.8
1992 517 30.5 16.9 15.9
1993 585 43.3 13.5 20.5
1994 699 46.6 15.0 20.5
1995 782 53.6 14.6 21.7
1996 782 53.6 14.6 21.7
1997 691 48.0 14.4 22.6
1998 651 48.4 13.5 22
1999 627 45.5 13.8 27.8
2000 639 45.7 14.0 28.3
2001 623 47.3 13.2 29.5
2002 558 43.2 12.9 23.7
2003 558 43.2 12.9 23.7
2004 547 41.2 13.3 23.8
2005 529 42.2 12.5 n/a
2006 484 36.0 13.4 n/a
2007 449 32.9 13.6 25.2
2008 415 30.7 13.5 25.8
2009 478 32.6 14.7 25.9
2010 534 36.8 14.4 35.8
2011 560 43.0 13.0 36.6
2012 554 43.6 12.7 39.5
2013 535 46.1 11.6 39.8
2014 550 43.5 12.6 42
2015 541 n/a n/a 40.3
2016 522 42.0 12.4 43.9
2017 505 40.0 12.6 40.6
2018 514 43.2 11.8 47.9
2019 556 43.5 12.7 49.1
2020 524 43.3 12.0 51
2021 487 42.1 11.5 54.8
2022 433 40.9 10.5 49
2023 415 36.3 11.4 52.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jefferson Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $607 (4.3%) $13,402 (95.7%) $14,009
2020 $631 (4.3%) $14,214 (95.7%) $14,847
2021 $605 (3.9%) $14,904 (96.1%) $15,508

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 409th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 434th of 640 Middle schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle)36.735.7
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)32.242
 9.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle)41.433.3
 8.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)35.437
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle)39.933.9
 6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)38.836.7
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle)32.927.6
 5.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)35.929.2
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle)22.930.1
 7.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Madison Metropolitan School District)32.638.3
 5.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle)34.325.8
 8.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Madison Metropolitan School District)31.131.6
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Middle)41.947.5
 5.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Madison Metropolitan School District)44.255.6
 11.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Jefferson Middle)45.736.4
 9.3%
   8th Grade Science (Madison Metropolitan School District)44.244
 0.3%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students556415
 25.4%
African American9587
 8.4%
American Indian01
Asian7432
 56.8%
Hispanic144133
 7.6%
Pacific Islander00
White201135
 32.8%
Two or More Races4225
 40.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.1%52.3%
 3.2%


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Students at Jefferson Middle are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 21% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Vel Phillips Memorial High

In the 2022-23 school year, 415 students attended Jefferson Middle.

Jefferson Middle ranks 434th of 640 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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