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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361581001368
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL
58 MAYTIME DR, JERICHO, NY 11753 · (516) 203-3640 · Nassau County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
87 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 58% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 92.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
87.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for New York 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 New York'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 GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL's state test result (87.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL this school | 432 | 20.1% | 87.2% |
| CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JERICHO | 436 | 18.1% | 81.2% |
| SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYOSSET | 433 | 19.6% | 85.2% |
| CENTER STREET SCHOOL WILLISTON PARK | 482 | 25.9% | 82.3% |
| SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL ALBERTSON | 549 | 24.6% | 82.2% |
| DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL NEW HYDE PARK | 599 | 21.0% | 85.3% |
Matched among New York 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 GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Nassau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #68 of 2,335 | #4 of 172 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #154 of 2,342 ▼ 64 | #24 of 172 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #126 of 2,343 ▼ 36 | #8 of 172 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #1,186 of 2,585 | #103 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,349 of 2,338 | #119 of 184 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #1,951 of 2,388 | #181 of 184 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #2,227 of 2,534 | #105 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #579 of 606 | #68 of 70 |
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
432
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 432 | 35.4 | 12.2:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 37.6 | 12.2:1 | 18% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 37.8 | 12.2:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 41 | 11.8:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 41 | 10.5:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 41 | 10.7:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 46 | 8.2:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL.
About GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL is an elementary school in JERICHO, New York, according to federal school records. Enrolled students number 432 students, in kindergarten through 5.
The 5 schools in JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 3,231 students altogether, GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL among them.
Asian students are the large majority at GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL, with 85% of enrollment. Next come 8% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 12% Asian among all Nassau County residents. By the diversity index, GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL comes in at 27%.
At GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL, 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.2:1. Elementary schools in New York average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. Roughly 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 31% average for public schools in Nassau County is 11 points higher.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL's results are 19.6 points above predicted: 87.2% against 67.6%.
Among Nassau County residents, median household income is about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 315 public schools in Nassau County, with a combined enrollment of about 200,775.
ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 11%, from 483 to 432.
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Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,260 students
- JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 825 students
- CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Other schools in JERICHO
- JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,260 students
- JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 825 students
- CANTIAGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- ROBBINS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 460
- JEFFREY RATNER-ROBERT SEAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 278
- JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 825
- JERICHO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,260
- WOODLAND AVENUE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 277
- SOUTH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOLHow many students attend GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL?
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL serve?
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL.
How diverse is GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL?
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL reports a student body of 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 85% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL public or private?
GEORGE A JACKSON SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.