 According to the school's web site, it was recognized as a West Virginia School of Excellence in 1998, a West Virginia Blue Ribbon School in 1999, a United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1999-2000, and a West Virginia Exemplary School in 2000, 2004, and 2006.Jackson is regarded as one of the best middle schools in the state of West Virginia.Its feeder schools are Greenmont, Vienna, and Neale Elementary Schools.