Jackson Elementary School

As a small elementary-level community in Jackson, Louisiana, Jackson Elementary School caters to 244 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by East Feliciana Parish. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Jackson Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by East Feliciana Parish, a district that enrolls 1,647 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jackson Elementary School reports that nearly all students (81%) are Black. Other groups include 11% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 86% of students at Jackson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against East Feliciana Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jackson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.6%, the actual is 12.3%, a residual of -10.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for East Feliciana Parish shows median household income runs about $73,085, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in East Feliciana Parish (combined enrollment of about 1,649 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Feliciana High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 242 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.