Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001741
Jackson Elementary
3750 East Platt Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 · (559) 457-2950 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of California 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.
- B-Three-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
19.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
289 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
30.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 23.3% | 20.6% | 48.7% |
| Math | 6.3% | 20.5% | 28.4% | 44.7% |
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 | 30.7% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 21.9% |
| 2021-22 | 30.8% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.7% | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 29.7% |
| 2016-17 | 38.8% | 28.8% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Elementary
Jackson Elementary's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary this school | 319 | 90.6% | 25.8% |
| Lemay Street Elementary Lake Balboa | 334 | 91.9% | 41.9% |
| Fullbright Avenue Elementary Canoga Park | 321 | 91.3% | 29.9% |
| Lydia Jackson College Preparatory Academy Whittier | 338 | 89.3% | 35.7% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Selma | 335 | 91.3% | 23.8% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Santa Rosa | 305 | 92.1% | 7.3% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #3,986 of 5,151 | #146 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #3,556 of 5,172 ▲ 194 | #122 of 185 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,918 of 5,172 ▲ 609 | #136 of 185 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,500 of 5,116 | #127 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #4,589 of 5,915 | #170 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #901 of 5,352 | #62 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #4,271 of 5,354 | #143 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,034 of 5,625 | #72 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #1,095 of 3,837 | #18 of 135 |
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
319
-76 (-19%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 43.9:1
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 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 91% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 17.3 | 19.2:1 | 93% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 18.3 | 19.5:1 | 96% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 9 | 43.9:1 | 94% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 17 | 24.4:1 | 96% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 17 | 25.4:1 | 94% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | N/A | N/A | 87% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 84% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 16 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (414 to 319); teachers down 6% (17 to 16).
About Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary is a public small elementary school in Fresno, California. It teaches 319 students in kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Jackson Elementary is one of the 100 schools that make up Fresno Unified (67,873 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. It is also 6% White and 2% Black. Fresno County's residents are about 55% Hispanic, 33 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Jackson Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fresno County averages 75%, lower than here.
Jackson Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Jackson Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.8% actual, 26.5% predicted).
The county, Fresno County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 368, with about 206,072 students.
Rowell Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Jackson Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jackson Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
Jackson Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 319, from 395 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 43.9 to 19.9 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Jackson Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary is the 29th largest of the 42.
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- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
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- Rowell Elementary0.4 mi · 555
- Farber School of Credit Attainment0.5 mi · 439
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Frequently asked questions
About Jackson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Jackson Elementary serve?
Jackson Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary is approximately 19.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jackson Elementary?
Student demographics at Jackson Elementary are roughly 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
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