JACKSON ES

JACKSON ES is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Norman, Oklahoma, part of NORMAN, instructing 434 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within NORMAN, which oversees 25 schools and 16,048 students, JACKSON ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, JACKSON ES reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cleveland County's rate of about 52%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cleveland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,068 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Cleveland County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students), of which JACKSON ES is one.

The closest other public school is ALCOTT MS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 510 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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