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How has Jackson Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKOPEE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273300004391
Jackson Elementary
1601 LUSTIANO STREET, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 · (952) 496-5802 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
234 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary this school | 683 | 34.3% | 51.4% |
| DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES APPLE VALLEY | 686 | 30.5% | 56.0% |
| Bishop Elementary School ROCHESTER | 545 | 37.2% | 48.4% |
| PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL ROSEVILLE | 718 | 34.4% | 52.8% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE | 557 | 30.5% | 57.3% |
| Bel Air Elementary NEW BRIGHTON | 729 | 36.8% | 53.0% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Jackson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #308 of 844 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #317 of 844 | #10 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #313 of 844 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #94 of 1,130 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #489 of 769 | #9 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #149 of 796 | #7 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #618 of 942 | #10 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #142 of 499 | #6 of 16 |
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
683
-67 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 683 | 46.9 | 14.6:1 | 34% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 50.5 | 13.9:1 | 36% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 52.2 | 14.3:1 | 36% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 27% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 53.7 | 16.2:1 | 29% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 59 | 14.5:1 | 30% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (868 to 683); teachers down 13% (53.7 to 46.9).
About Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary is a large elementary school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, under Shakopee Public School District. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 683 students. The school's enrollment is 99% above the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Shakopee Public School District runs Jackson Elementary along with 11 other schools, enrolling 7,717 students in total.
Jackson Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 50%. Smaller groups are 13% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Scott County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Jackson Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Staffing totals 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 34%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Jackson Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.4%; the prediction is 46.6%.
Jackson Elementary is located in Scott County, where median household income is about $119,314, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 66 public schools in Scott County, with a combined enrollment of about 26,041.
The shortest distance from Jackson Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Shakopee High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Jackson Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 683, 9% below the 750 of 2020-21.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jackson Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shakopee Public School District
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sun Path ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Other schools in SHAKOPEE
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Sun Path ElementaryElementary · 521 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 657 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 548 students
- Jackson ElementaryEl Dorado Hills, CA · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Shakopee High School0.5 mi · 2,823
- Sweeney Elementary1.0 mi · 602
- Aspire Academy Elementary1.1 mi · 163
- Aspire Academy Middle School1.1 mi · 42
- Special Services1.1 mi · 152
- Tokata Learning Center1.2 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 683 students in grades KG-05.
Is Jackson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary is overseen by Shakopee Public School District in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.