Isabelle Jackson Elementary

Isabelle Jackson Elementary is a roomy primary school in Sacramento, California, operated by Elk Grove Unified. The school serves 725 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 56% above typical.

Elk Grove Unified comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 63,232 students; Isabelle Jackson Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Isabelle Jackson Elementary logs that 40% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 18% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Isabelle Jackson Elementary records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Isabelle Jackson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Isabelle Jackson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 31.3%.

Around the school, Sacramento County reports that the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sacramento County runs 387 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students), of which Isabelle Jackson Elementary is one.

Florin High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Isabelle Jackson Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Isabelle Jackson Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Isabelle Jackson Elementary has edged down 19%, going from 898 students in 2018 to 725 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked up from 32% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 today.

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