Jackson El Sch

As a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Jackson El Sch works with 105 students from grades K through 2, operated by Central Cambria SD. Enrollment runs roughly 76% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Jackson El Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Central Cambria SD, a district that works with 1,503 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jackson El Sch reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cambria County (around 73%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jackson El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.8%; this one delivers 64.9%, a residual of +28.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Cambria County shows median household income runs about $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Jackson El Sch is one of 37 public schools in Cambria County (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students).

The closest other public school is Blacklick Valley JSHS, roughly 2.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jackson El Sch comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

Jackson El Sch operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 52%: 219 students in 2018 compared to 105 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Jackson El Sch community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.