West Jackson Middle School
400 Gum Springs Church Rd
Jefferson GA, 30549, Jackson County
Phone: 706-654-2775
Ranking: 
(334 out of 1,747, top 19%)*
(334 out of 1,747, top 19%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Jackson County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 61 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 922 | 890 | 839 | 817 | 812 | 774 | 761 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 312 | 33.8% | 296 | 33.3% | 288 | 34.3% | 273 | 33.4% | 284 | 35.0% | 261 | 33.7% | 266 | 35.0% |
| Grade 7: | 303 | 32.9% | 302 | 33.9% | 276 | 32.9% | 287 | 35.1% | 269 | 33.1% | 262 | 33.9% | 254 | 33.4% |
| Grade 8: | 307 | 33.3% | 292 | 32.8% | 275 | 32.8% | 257 | 31.5% | 259 | 31.9% | 251 | 32.4% | 241 | 31.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 483 | 52.4% | 469 | 52.7% | 450 | 53.6% | 430 | 52.6% | 423 | 52.1% | 387 | 50.0% | 381 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 439 | 47.6% | 421 | 47.3% | 389 | 46.4% | 387 | 47.4% | 389 | 47.9% | 360 | 46.5% | 374 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 23 | 2.5% | 30 | 3.4% | 37 | 4.4% | 37 | 4.5% | 29 | 3.6% | 34 | 4.4% | 38 | 5.0% |
| Hispanic: | 101 | 11.0% | 102 | 11.5% | 92 | 11.0% | 90 | 11.0% | 86 | 10.6% | 65 | 8.4% | 59 | 7.8% |
| Black: | 31 | 3.4% | 31 | 3.5% | 24 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.3% | 27 | 3.3% | 21 | 2.7% | 14 | 1.8% |
| White: | 737 | 79.9% | 702 | 78.9% | 665 | 79.3% | 650 | 79.6% | 641 | 78.9% | 634 | 81.9% | 642 | 84.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 2.9% | 22 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.0% | 24 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 304 | 33.0% | 300 | 33.7% | 293 | 34.9% | 265 | 32.4% | 247 | 30.4% | 219 | 28.3% | 215 | 28.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 6.7% | 82 | 9.2% | 69 | 8.2% | 72 | 8.8% | 69 | 8.5% | 87 | 11.2% | 78 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.11 | 14.83 | 14.47 | 15.42 | 13.47 | 12.70 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.2% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.6% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.3% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 94.9% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 93.3% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.6% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.7% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.2% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.4% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 70.1% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.3% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.5% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.5% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.8% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.5% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.7% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.8% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.6% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.5% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.4% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.9% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 98.2% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 70.9% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.3% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.2% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 81.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.5% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.7% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 87.1% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88.2% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 89.2% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 85.4% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.6% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.9% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.9% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.1% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 85.5% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.9% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 92.5% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.7% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.5% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.8% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86.1% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.8% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.6% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.9% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 95% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.9% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 86.3% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.2% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.1% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.7% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.6% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.8% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.2% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.2% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.3% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 81.1% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.2% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 85.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 86.1% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.1% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.2% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.1% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.7% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 81.6% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90.8% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.9% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 87.7% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.5% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.6% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.1% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.5% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.4% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68.7% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 85.7% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 88.6% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.1% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.6% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.1% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.2% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.6% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 97.2% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.6% | 99.2% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.0% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.4% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.8% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70.1% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 74.6% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 76% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.6% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88.4% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 87.7% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 62.6% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 66% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74.5% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.5% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.8% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86.8% | 65% |
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* West Jackson Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.