Jefferson Middle

Summary:

Jefferson Middle is a public middle school located in Jefferson, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the Jefferson School District, which is ranked 268 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Middle's performance is in the middle range compared to other Wisconsin middle schools, with a 3-star rating in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic achievement, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally on par with the district but below the state averages, particularly in 8th grade. However, the school's performance in 8th grade Social Studies is above the state average. One concerning trend is the significant increase in the school's chronic absenteeism rate, from 3.5% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson Middle's performance is generally in the middle range, with some schools, such as Fort Atkinson Middle and Lake Mills Middle, consistently outperforming it. The school also faces performance gaps between different student subgroups, with the rankings for female students being higher than for male students, and the performance of Hispanic and English Language Learner students being lower than their peers. The school's leadership and the Jefferson School District should focus on addressing these challenges to improve the overall educational outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 501 S Taft Ave
       Jefferson, WI  53549-1493


(920) 675-1300

District: Jefferson School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
320th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,828 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:    Jefferson High

Feeder schools for Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:    East Elementary
    Sullivan Elementary
    West Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  373

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.3%
Hispanic:
21.2%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Middle ranks better than 50.1% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.78. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Racial makeup is: White (74.3%), Hispanic (21.2%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.8% 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 11.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Middle is $12,828.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Middle 320th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Jefferson Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Jefferson School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson School District 268th of 428 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 50.74 212th 324 34.6%
2005 42.18 251st 332 24.4%
2006 44.95 286th 382 25.1%
2007 56.52 224th 366 38.8%
2008 52.13 337th 519 35.1%
2009 55.36 293rd 521 43.8%
2010 52.92 327th 539 39.3%
2011 58.87 272nd 549 50.5%
2012 64.18 214th 559 61.7%
2013 59.73 229th 569 59.8%
2014 57.42 277th 585 52.6%
2015 47.93 382nd 612 37.6%
2016 43.83 377th 609 38.1%
2017 55.92 261st 612 57.4%
2018 34.27 437th 579 24.5%
2019 51.58 316th 594 46.8%
2021 54.67 281st 613 54.2%
2022 53.76 289th 617 53.2%
2023 67.33 173rd 640 73.0%
2024 53.78 320th 641 50.1%
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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 34.07 104th 140 25.7%
2019 59.76 31st 153 79.7%
2021 53.31 36th 138 73.9%
2022 28.78 133rd 158 15.8%
2023 50.12 57th 170 66.5%
2024 51.47 61st 173 64.7%
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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 41.48 237th 417 43.2%
2019 54.94 143rd 414 65.5%
2021 51.81 171st 437 60.9%
2022 53.00 160th 421 62.0%
2023 49.35 186th 439 57.6%
2024 57.44 144th 425 66.1%
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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 33.90 361st 489 26.2%
2019 35.17 354th 487 27.3%
2021 57.67 166th 499 66.7%
2022 56.86 192nd 522 63.2%
2023 58.98 163rd 525 69.0%
2024 44.53 289th 520 44.4%
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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 41.07 381st 551 30.9%
2019 56.81 258th 557 53.7%
2021 55.06 263rd 574 54.2%
2022 59.53 222nd 576 61.5%
2023 66.35 162nd 579 72.0%
2024 53.79 294th 580 49.3%
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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 32.55 416th 551 24.5%
2019 47.34 317th 557 43.1%
2021 55.11 252nd 572 55.9%
2022 49.26 299th 577 48.2%
2023 62.72 195th 591 67.0%
2024 54.61 279th 585 52.3%
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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 33.34 154th 204 24.5%
2022 36.24 138th 221 37.6%
2023 54.45 93rd 229 59.4%
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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 22.27 314th 375 16.3%
2019 44.25 229th 382 40.1%
2021 50.09 190th 393 51.7%
2022 51.74 183rd 397 53.9%
2023 65.30 118th 412 71.4%
2024 47.25 227th 407 44.2%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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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
1989 216 1 n/a 5 3 n/a n/a 0 225
1990 216 1 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 226
1991 227 0 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 234
1992 236 0 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 245
1993 241 0 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 249
1994 251 1 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 260
1995 234 1 0 13 3 n/a n/a 0 251
1996 234 1 0 13 3 n/a n/a 0 251
1997 223 1 0 14 2 n/a n/a 0 240
1998 224 1 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 238
1999 228 2 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 249
2000 240 0 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 252
2001 351 0 1 22 5 n/a n/a 0 379
2002 343 1 1 24 5 n/a n/a 0 374
2003 343 1 1 24 5 n/a n/a 0 374
2004 357 2 4 24 4 n/a n/a 0 391
2005 327 2 0 34 4 n/a n/a 0 367
2006 325 6 0 35 7 n/a n/a 0 373
2007 310 4 2 34 6 n/a n/a 0 356
2008 337 5 1 48 5 n/a n/a 0 396
2009 312 7 1 45 4 n/a n/a 0 369
2010 340 4 0 41 4 n/a n/a 0 389
2011 334 6 1 38 3 0 0 0 382
2012 363 5 1 50 3 0 2 0 424
2013 342 7 2 56 2 0 5 0 414
2014 356 7 3 54 1 0 4 0 425
2015 323 11 3 63 2 0 2 0 404
2016 324 11 4 67 0 0 1 0 407
2017 290 6 2 79 1 0 3 0 381
2018 291 5 6 91 1 0 8 0 402
2019 295 6 4 87 1 0 8 0 401
2020 307 6 5 75 3 0 13 0 409
2021 300 1 3 84 3 0 9 0 400
2022 289 3 3 89 2 0 11 0 397
2023 291 4 2 79 2 0 9 2 389
2024 277 5 2 79 1 1 8 0 373

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
1989 225 22.0 10.2 8.9
1990 226 21.0 10.7 8.4
1991 234 21.0 11.1 8.1
1992 245 21.0 11.6 12.7
1993 249 19.3 12.9 11.6
1994 260 18.1 14.4 11.5
1995 251 19.0 13.2 14.3
1996 251 19.0 13.2 14.3
1997 240 19.4 12.4 15
1998 238 19.5 12.2 13.9
1999 249 19.5 12.8 19.7
2000 252 19.1 13.2 20.2
2001 379 28.9 13.1 18.5
2002 374 29.2 12.8 28.9
2003 374 29.2 12.8 28.9
2004 391 29.9 13.1 29.4
2005 367 29.9 12.3 n/a
2006 373 30.5 12.2 n/a
2007 356 29.5 12.1 25.6
2008 396 34.5 11.5 29
2009 369 32.1 11.5 30.4
2010 389 32.9 11.8 31.6
2011 382 32.9 11.5 41.6
2012 424 30.9 13.6 42.9
2013 414 31.3 13.1 36.7
2014 425 29.1 14.5 44.7
2015 404 n/a n/a 46.3
2016 407 30.0 13.5 49.4
2017 381 31.3 12.1 43.8
2018 402 31.4 12.7 40.3
2019 401 31.9 12.5 40.4
2020 409 30.3 13.4 38.6
2021 400 30.0 13.2 34
2022 397 30.5 13.0 38.5
2023 389 31.4 12.3 41.9
2024 373 32.7 11.3 40.8

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
1989 225 22.0 10.2 8.9
1990 226 21.0 10.7 8.4
1991 234 21.0 11.1 8.1
1992 245 21.0 11.6 12.7
1993 249 19.3 12.9 11.6
1994 260 18.1 14.4 11.5
1995 251 19.0 13.2 14.3
1996 251 19.0 13.2 14.3
1997 240 19.4 12.4 15
1998 238 19.5 12.2 13.9
1999 249 19.5 12.8 19.7
2000 252 19.1 13.2 20.2
2001 379 28.9 13.1 18.5
2002 374 29.2 12.8 28.9
2003 374 29.2 12.8 28.9
2004 391 29.9 13.1 29.4
2005 367 29.9 12.3 n/a
2006 373 30.5 12.2 n/a
2007 356 29.5 12.1 25.6
2008 396 34.5 11.5 29
2009 369 32.1 11.5 30.4
2010 389 32.9 11.8 31.6
2011 382 32.9 11.5 41.6
2012 424 30.9 13.6 42.9
2013 414 31.3 13.1 36.7
2014 425 29.1 14.5 44.7
2015 404 n/a n/a 46.3
2016 407 30.0 13.5 49.4
2017 381 31.3 12.1 43.8
2018 402 31.4 12.7 40.3
2019 401 31.9 12.5 40.4
2020 409 30.3 13.4 38.6
2021 400 30.0 13.2 34
2022 397 30.5 13.0 38.5
2023 389 31.4 12.3 41.9
2024 373 32.7 11.3 40.8

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 $750 (6.0%) $11,723 (94.0%) $12,474
2020 $599 (4.7%) $12,187 (95.3%) $12,786
2021 $630 (4.9%) $12,198 (95.1%) $12,828

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 316th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 173rd of 640 Middle schools
 26.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle)52.645.3
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School District)52.645.3
 7.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle)41.452.1
 10.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School District)41.452.1
 10.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle)4344.3
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School District)4344.3
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle)27.538.2
 10.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School District)27.538.2
 10.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Middle)4149.6
 8.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson School District)41.549.6
 8.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Middle)3240.8
 8.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson School District)32.540.8
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Middle)54.966.4
 11.5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson School District)55.366.4
 11.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Jefferson Middle)58.259.2
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Jefferson School District)58.559.2
 0.7%
   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 Students401389
 3%
African American64
 33.3%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian42
 50%
Hispanic8779
 9.2%
Pacific Islander00
White295291
 1.4%
Two or More Races89
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.4%41.9%
 1.5%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 373 students attended Jefferson Middle.

Students at Jefferson Middle are 74% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Jefferson Middle ranks 320th of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Jefferson Middle usually go on to attend Jefferson High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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