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Luther Jackson Middle School (Cluster: 2; Grades: 7-8), located southwest of Falls Church and is one of 26 public middle schools in the county. It opened in 1954 as Luther Jackson High School, the first all-black high school in Fairfax County. This gave Virginia African-American students a closer option than schools in Washington DC.
In 1965, when the county was integrated, the school was designated as Luther Jackson Intermediate School, which eventually changed to Luther Jackson Middle School. The school is named after Dr. Luther P. Jackson, an established historian and educator. It's mascot is a tiger and their colors are red and black/white.
The school is in the process of transitioning into a GT Center school to reduce overcrowding at Joyce Kilmer Middle School and Robert Frost Middle School.
Read more about this topic: Robert Frost Middle School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
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