Jackson Elementary

Jackson Elementary, an average-sized elementary-level community in Jackson, California, one of the schools within Amador County Unified, instructs 479 students, covering grades K through 6.

Jackson Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Amador County Unified, a district that enrolls 4,027 students overall.

Demographically, Jackson Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Amador County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Amador County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Jackson Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.1%; Jackson Elementary posts 31.6%, -18.6 points below that line.

Around the school, Amador County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,044 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Jackson Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Amador County (combined enrollment of about 4,050 students).

Nearest neighbor: Amador County Special Education, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jackson Elementary has ticked up 21%, going from 397 students in 2018 to 479 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 65% to 53%.

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