Jackson Middle School

Grades: 7-8
Students: 1053
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 214:1
Certified Teachers: 97%
Community Reviews
18 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
4/10
Test Scores
1/10
Equity
3/10
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
NA
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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I am currently an 8th grader at Luther Jackson. I think this school gets a really bad rep, but there are a lot of great kids who go here. The teachers here are TERRIBLE. I have had very few good teachers in my core subjects. Not saying there aren't good teachers, but a lot of them suck and don't act
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Posted by a student on 4/28/2026
My child just finished the AAP at Jackson Middle. My child picked Jackson over Thoreau because we heard that Jackson AAP was more rigorous than Thoreau. We are not sure if our decision was right any more. The History teacher was great (One star because of him). The Math teacher was good. However, I
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Posted by a parent on 6/27/2022
Terrible. Needs better administrators and people who care. Bullying is normal for them.
Posted by a parent on 10/11/2018
I was in the AAP program at Luther Jackson for two years. All honors classes are terrific. The students in AAP are very successful and most teachers do a terrific job. I felt challenged, but not overwhelmed. However, whenever I would see a gen ed class in progress, I was always shocked. Kids would s
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Posted by a community member on 8/29/2017
Great school with very good teachers. My son is in AAP program the second year, and we never regret choosing Jackson MS over Thoreau MS.
Posted by a community member on 9/14/2016

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Falls Church schools - Jackson Middle School is located at 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church VA 22042. Jackson Middle School is in the Fairfax County Public Schools. Jackson Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7-8.

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