Jackson Elementary

Jackson Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community in Riverside, California, operated by Riverside Unified. The school teaches 657 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 465.

Jackson Elementary is one of 48 schools operated by Riverside Unified, a district that instructs 38,002 students overall.

Demographically, Jackson Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). The remainder reads as 7% White, 5% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Riverside County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jackson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.9%; this one delivers 25.4%.

In the surrounding community, Riverside County reports that median household income runs about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Riverside County's 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), Jackson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sunshine Special Education, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jackson Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 25.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jackson Elementary has fell 17%, going from 796 students in 2018 to 657 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 85% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Jackson Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.