Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261962005632
Sharp Park Academy
766 PARK RD, JACKSON, MI 49203 · (517) 841-2860 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
203 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 56% · 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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 →
Schools most like Sharp Park Academy
Sharp Park Academy's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Park Academy this school | 337 | 60.2% | 50.3% |
| Clinton Valley Elementary School MOUNT CLEMENS | 322 | 57.5% | N/A |
| Minges Brook School BATTLE CREEK | 368 | 64.4% | 40.0% |
| WalkerWinter Elementary School CANTON | 377 | 67.4% | 19.6% |
| Edgemont Elementary School BELLEVILLE | 358 | 55.6% | 25.2% |
| Carpenter School ANN ARBOR | 363 | 54.5% | 33.4% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sharp Park Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #410 of 1,085 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #536 of 1,072 | #4 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #275 of 1,139 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #935 of 1,630 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,077 of 1,424 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #124 of 1,424 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #702 of 1,563 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #86 of 440 | #3 of 9 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
+55 (+20%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 337 | 19.2 | 17.5:1 | 60% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 19.2 | 16.6:1 | 64% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 17.8 | 15.5:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 57% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 14.3 | 19.3:1 | 68% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 47% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | 51% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 11 | 31.0:1 | 34% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharp Park Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (275 to 337); teachers up 35% (14.3 to 19.2).
About Sharp Park Academy
Sharp Park Academy is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in JACKSON, Michigan. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 337 students.
A total of 12 schools make up Jackson Public Schools, with 4,310 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Sharp Park Academy; the largest is White, at 47%. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Jackson County's residents are about 83% White, 36 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Teacher count: 19.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Sharp Park Academy.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.6%. Sharp Park Academy scores 50.3%.
In the wider Jackson County area, the median household earns about $66,073 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Jackson County, 68 public schools serve about 21,681 students.
Sharp Park Academy's closest public school neighbor is Fourth Street Learning Center, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Sharp Park Academy is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sharp Park Academy is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 55 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sharp Park Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,060
Census ACS
Median income
$66,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
21,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Middle School at ParksideMiddle · 750 students
- South Central Michigan VirtualCombined · 402 students
- Cascades Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
Other schools in JACKSON
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 958 students
- Northwest Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 848 students
- Northwest Kidder Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Middle School at ParksideMiddle · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Fourth Street Learning Center0.6 mi · 27
- Middle School at Parkside0.6 mi · 750
- John R Lewis Elementary1.1 mi · 140
- Jackson ISD Local Based Special Education Programs1.6 mi · 240
- Cascades Elementary School1.7 mi · 398
- Vandercook Lake High School1.7 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Sharp Park AcademyHow large is Sharp Park Academy?
Sharp Park Academy enrolls approximately 337 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sharp Park Academy serve?
Sharp Park Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Sharp Park Academy?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Sharp Park Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharp Park Academy?
At Sharp Park Academy, the student body is approximately 47% White, 7% Hispanic, 28% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Sharp Park Academy in?
Sharp Park Academy is part of Jackson Public Schools.
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