Northeast Elementary School

Northeast Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in JACKSON, Michigan, operated by Jackson Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 396 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Jackson Public Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 4,310 students, Northeast Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northeast Elementary School records that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Black, 21% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Northeast Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Northeast Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northeast Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.9%, the actual is 17.9%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the broader community, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,073 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Jackson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,681 students), of which Northeast Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Youth Home Jackson ISD, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Elementary School has grew 26%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 33% across the same window.

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