JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in PLANT CITY, Florida, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH, with 451 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 25% Black, 16% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household earnings sit near $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

Nearest neighbor: LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 451). Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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