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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMADOR COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 060245008789
Jackson Elementary
220 Church St., Jackson, CA 95642 · (209) 257-5600 · Amador County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
236 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 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 35.8% |
| Math | 10.2% | 19.9% | 30.1% | 39.8% |
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 | 36.6% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 35.5% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 36.9% |
| 2020-21 | 35.5% | 39.2% |
| 2018-19 | 54.5% | 48.7% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 46.7% | 35.2% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary this school | 479 | 49.3% | 32.5% |
| Crestmont Elementary Roseville | 451 | 51.2% | 46.8% |
| Almond Acres Charter Academy Paso Robles | 478 | 47.1% | N/A |
| Las Flores Elementary Ridgecrest | 526 | 47.3% | 45.7% |
| Jenny Lind Elementary Valley Springs | 475 | 47.2% | 23.4% |
| George Sargeant Elementary Roseville | 406 | 50.5% | 41.8% |
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 Amador County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #3,221 of 5,151 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #3,210 of 5,172 ▼ 657 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,263 of 5,172 ▲ 735 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #630 of 5,116 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,689 of 5,915 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,809 of 5,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #1,642 of 5,354 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #3,938 of 5,625 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #237 of 1,139 | N/A |
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
479
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 479 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 49% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 20.5 | 20.9:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 22.5 | 22.2:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 20 | 22.0:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 55% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 19 | 22.5:1 | 58% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | N/A | N/A | 47% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 37% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 15 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (397 to 479); teachers up 24% (17 to 21).
About Jackson Elementary
Federal records list Jackson Elementary as an elementary school in Jackson, California. It reported 479 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Amador County Unified is responsible for 12 schools, Jackson Elementary included, with 4,027 students in all.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Jackson Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Native American. In Amador County overall, about 76% of residents are White. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Jackson Elementary are from different groups.
Jackson Elementary reports a ratio of 22.8 students per teacher, from 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Jackson Elementary, 49% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Amador County.
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 15% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 50.7% for Jackson Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 32.5%. The 18.2-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools.
In the surrounding county, Amador County, median household income comes to about $88,044, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 4,050 students.
Amador County Special Education is the nearest public school to Jackson Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Jackson Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Jackson Elementary is behind the 37.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
Under the NCES locale system, Jackson Elementary is Town: Distant.
The school grew from 440 students in 2020-21 to 479 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Jackson Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Amador County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,428
Census ACS
Median income
$88,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,050 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amador County Unified
- Amador HighHigh · 615 students
- Argonaut HighHigh · 593 students
- Ione ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Ione Junior HighMiddle · 387 students
- Sutter Creek ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Jackson Junior HighMiddle · 270 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Argonaut HighHigh · 593 students
- Jackson Junior HighMiddle · 270 students
- Pine Grove Elementary STEM MagnetElementary · 259 students
- Amador County Special EducationCombined · 13 students
- Amador County ROPHigh
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary is the 13th largest of the 42.
- Jackson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 657 students
- Jackson ElementaryEl Dorado Hills, CA · 521 students
- Jackson ElementarySanger, CA · 374 students
- Jackson ElementaryFresno, CA · 319 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
Nearby schools
- Amador County Special Education0.3 mi · 13
- Jackson Junior High0.3 mi · 270
- Argonaut High1.1 mi · 593
- County Community2.7 mi · 10
- Independence High (Continuation)2.7 mi · 49
- North Star Academy2.7 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson ElementaryHow many students attend Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 479 students in grades KG-06.
Is Jackson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Jackson Elementary have?
Jackson Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
How diverse is Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary is overseen by Amador County Unified in Amador County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.