Jackson Elementary School

As a medium-sized elementary school in Davenport, Iowa, Jackson Elementary School hosts 322 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Davenport Comm School District.

Davenport Comm School District comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 12,812 students; Jackson Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Jackson Elementary School shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Jackson Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 63.5%; Jackson Elementary School posts 48.2%, -15.3 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household income runs about $78,277, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scott County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), of which Jackson Elementary School is one.

West High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jackson Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jackson Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 322). White enrollment moved from 61% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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