Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 010072001450
Jackson Intermediate School
2950 Highway 43, Jackson, AL 36545 · (251) 246-1599 · Clarke County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
214 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 39% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 27% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Jackson Intermediate School→Jackson Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clarke County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jackson Intermediate School
Jackson Intermediate School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Intermediate School this school | 282 | 75.9% | 42.6% |
| Lafayette Eastside Elementary School Lafayette | 311 | 76.8% | 31.0% |
| Chickasaw City Elementary School Chickasaw | 331 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Grove Hill Elementary School Grove Hill | 348 | 75.0% | 47.0% |
| Joe M Gillmore Elementary School Jackson | 389 | 73.8% | N/A |
| Valley Grande Elementary School Valley Grande | 353 | 77.1% | 34.5% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jackson Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #399 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #327 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #426 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #589 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #592 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #360 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #149 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #93 of 364 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 282 | 14.2 | 19.9:1 | 76% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 72% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 19.4 | 13.9:1 | 72% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 71% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 72% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 73% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 59% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (353 to 282); teachers down 29% (20 to 14.2).
About Jackson Intermediate School
Jackson Intermediate School is a small elementary school in Jackson, Alabama. A total of 282 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 41% lower.
Within Clarke County, Jackson Intermediate School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 2,130 students.
At Jackson Intermediate School, Black students make up 71% of the student body. It is also 23% White, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Clarke County is roughly 45% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 19.9:1 comes from the school's 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school's lunch program data list 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Jackson Intermediate School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Jackson Intermediate School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.6% and a predicted 28.9%.
Clarke County has about 22,543 residents, and the median household income is $49,249, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. In all, Clarke County has 10 public schools and roughly 3,143 students.
The next-closest public school is Joe M Gillmore Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Jackson Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jackson Intermediate School at 2nd of 8.
The NCES locale for Jackson Intermediate School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 22 students since 2020-21, to 282. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.9 to 19.9 over 4 years.
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Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$49,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 376 students
- Grove Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- Clarke County High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Wilson Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 201 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 376 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other Jackson Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jackson Intermediate. Jackson Intermediate School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Jackson Intermediate SchoolPASADENA, TX · 527 students
- Jackson IntermediateHebron, OH · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Joe M Gillmore Elementary School0.1 mi · 389
- Jackson Middle School1.2 mi · 278
- Jackson High School1.4 mi · 376
- Leroy High School4.8 mi · 463
- Grove Hill Elementary School13.8 mi · 348
- Clarke County High School14.1 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Intermediate SchoolHow large is Jackson Intermediate School?
Jackson Intermediate School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Jackson Intermediate School serve?
Jackson Intermediate School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Jackson Intermediate School have?
Jackson Intermediate School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Jackson Intermediate School are roughly 23% White, 4% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Intermediate School in?
Jackson Intermediate School is part of Clarke County.
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