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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN HILL UNIFIED·NCES 062583003876
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)
2700 Fountain Oaks Dr., Morgan Hill, CA 95037 · (408) 201-6400 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
179 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (105).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.4pp since 2014
Math
51.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.1% | 32.3% | 23.1% | 14.5% |
| Math | 26.6% | 25.4% | 26.4% | 21.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 49.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.2% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 45.5% |
| 2018-19 | 61.9% | 52.2% |
| 2017-18 | 59.8% | 48.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 49.5% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for California 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 California'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 Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)'s state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) this school | 690 | 25.9% | 56.8% |
| Floyd M. Stork Elementary Alta Loma | 642 | 21.8% | 74.3% |
| La Mariposa Camarillo | 601 | 28.1% | 78.3% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Burbank | 537 | 25.3% | 54.8% |
| Stone Creek Elementary Madera | 672 | 25.6% | 55.4% |
| Temecula Valley Charter Winchester | 596 | 28.0% | N/A |
Matched among California 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 Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,287 of 5,151 | #110 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,466 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #118 of 226 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #1,179 of 5,172 ▼ 126 | #100 of 226 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #2,004 of 5,116 | #45 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #815 of 5,915 | #14 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.3:1 | #5,163 of 5,352 | #235 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #809 of 5,354 | #55 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #4,930 of 5,625 | #152 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #431 of 1,139 | #10 of 36 |
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
690
+56 (+9%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
27.3:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 690 | 25.3 | 27.3:1 | 26% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 25.7 | 26.6:1 | 24% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 24.5 | 25.7:1 | 23% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 24 | 26.4:1 | 24% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 25 | 24.6:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 22 | 26.4:1 | 34% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | N/A | N/A | 45% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 29% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM).
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (614 to 690); teachers up 1% (25 to 25.3).
About Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)
Located in Morgan Hill, California, Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 690 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Federal data list 13 schools in Morgan Hill Unified, with 7,810 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM), about 41 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 34% White, 13% multiracial, and 9% Asian. For comparison, the population of Santa Clara County is roughly 25% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) has 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The school has 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 11 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) lands at B-, ahead of 54% of California public elementary schools.
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.8%) and its predicted rate (64.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Santa Clara County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Santa Clara County number 412, with about 230,059 students.
Nordstrom Elementary is about 1.2 miles from Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM), the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment figures show a increase of 56 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM). Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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- Live Oak HighHigh · 1,101 students
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- Lewis H. Britton MiddleMiddle · 637 students
- Martin Murphy MiddleMiddle · 466 students
Other schools in Morgan Hill
- Ann Sobrato HighHigh · 1,511 students
- Live Oak HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Charter School of Morgan HillElementary · 654 students
- Nordstrom ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Lewis H. Britton MiddleMiddle · 637 students
- El Toro Health Science AcademyElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Nordstrom Elementary1.2 mi · 645
- Barrett Elementary1.7 mi · 374
- Live Oak High1.8 mi · 1,101
- El Toro Health Science Academy2.4 mi · 456
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill2.6 mi · 338
- Lewis H. Britton Middle2.9 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)How many students attend Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)?
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) enrolls approximately 690 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) serve?
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) is approximately 27.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)?
At Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM), the student body is approximately 34% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)?
Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) is overseen by Morgan Hill Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.