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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000962
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
502 E GILCHRIST ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563 · (813) 757-9341 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
330 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 20% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.8pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 26.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
Where JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #2,064 of 2,136 | #154 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,895 of 2,149 | #135 of 176 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,940 of 2,149 | #137 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #1,608 of 2,267 | #129 of 182 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,068 of 2,077 | #90 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #775 of 2,108 | #81 of 169 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #339 of 2,188 | #34 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #834 of 1,374 | #76 of 124 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 451 | 28.4 | 15.9:1 | 73% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 23.5 | 19.1:1 | 81% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 32.5 | 15.0:1 | 83% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 95% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 46 | 11.2:1 | 94% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 92% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 91% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 62% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in PLANT CITY, Florida, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 451 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
HILLSBOROUGH has a total of 300 schools and 221,318 students, JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. The school is also 25% Black, 16% White, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 15.9:1 comes from the school's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 73% in 2024-25. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hillsborough County, the school's rate is higher.
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.7% and a predicted 44.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hillsborough County, median household income is about $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 320 public schools operate in Hillsborough County, serving about 223,193 students.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 451, 6% below the 482 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 13.4:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in PLANT CITY
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- DURANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,504 students
- TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,340 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 1,066 students
- TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,000 students
- WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL0.7 mi · 510
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 329
- MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,066
- BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 357
- ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH1.3 mi · 457
- SIMMONS CAREER CENTER1.4 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 16% White, 54% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.