JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL

JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in GLENS FALLS, New York, run under GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 260 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.

JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 1,972 students overall.

Looking at the student body, JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL records that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Warren County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Warren County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 46.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Warren County put the typical household earns roughly $78,442 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Warren County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,825 students), of which JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ABRAHAM WING SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.

JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 260). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.