Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000245
Jackson Elementary School
4340 EDWINSTOWE AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907 · (719) 328-5800 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
242 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
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 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
20.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 22.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 School
Jackson Elementary School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 312 | 77.6% | 26.4% |
| Fremont Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 308 | 76.3% | 28.8% |
| Aragon Elementary School FOUNTAIN | 358 | 74.9% | 24.9% |
| Madison Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 265 | 73.2% | 29.2% |
| Welchester Elementary School GOLDEN | 293 | 72.4% | 31.3% |
| Audubon Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 222 | 71.6% | 32.8% |
Matched among Colorado 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #645 of 931 | #105 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #704 of 940 ▼ 57 | #107 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #699 of 946 ▼ 160 | #99 of 127 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #675 of 1,056 | #82 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #299 of 896 | #55 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #84 of 896 | #25 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #178 of 983 | #13 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #210 of 664 | #43 of 100 |
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
312
-48 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 312 | 21.4 | 14.6:1 | 78% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 20.9 | 16.6:1 | 79% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 82% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 76% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 81% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 80% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 71% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | 29% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 18 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (411 to 312); teachers down 21% (27 to 21.4).
About Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It teaches 312 students in pre-K through 5.
In Colorado Springs School District 11, 60 schools enroll a combined 22,293 students.
White students account for 42% of enrollment at Jackson Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 38% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, 70% of El Paso County residents are White. The diversity index for Jackson Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Jackson Elementary School totals 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Jackson Elementary School is about 78%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Jackson Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Colorado public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jackson Elementary School is 6.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 26.4%. Predicted: 19.7%.
The school is in El Paso County, where the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across El Paso County, 245 public schools serve about 114,356 students.
The closest school to Jackson Elementary School is Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Jackson Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.4% against a local average of 46.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 312, compared with 360 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 31st largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 508 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
- Jackson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 657 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs0.4 mi · 677
- CIVA Charter Academy0.9 mi · 174
- Colorado International Language Academy1.4 mi · 321
- Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning1.7 mi · 298
- Coronado High School1.7 mi · 1,279
- Holmes Middle School1.9 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jackson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School is overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.