Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CAMBRIA SD·NCES 420534001205
Jackson Elementary School
3704 William Penn Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15909 · (814) 749-8421 · Cambria County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
100 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 40% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2023-24 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
PA avg 55.1%
Math
61.5%
PA avg 41.4%
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 55 and 41.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 School
Jackson Elementary School's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 105 | 95.2% | 64.9% |
| Smedley Street School Oil City | 103 | 95.1% | N/A |
| Lurgan Elementary School Lurgan | 121 | 98.3% | 46.6% |
| Northside Elementary School Brookville | 101 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Franklin School Vanderbilt | 127 | 97.6% | 46.2% |
| Harmony Area Elementary School Westover | 141 | 91.5% | 58.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cambria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #447 of 1,396 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #499 of 1,511 | #5 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #417 of 1,511 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #1,614 of 1,638 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #562 of 1,600 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.1% | #4 of 1,045 | #1 of 11 |
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
105
-83 (-44%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 105 | 14.6 | 7.2:1 | 95% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 15.9 | 13.1:1 | 48% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 15.9 | 13.1:1 | 42% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 33% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 20.3 | 10.8:1 | 37% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 35% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 42% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 38% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (219 to 105); teachers down 28% (20.3 to 14.6).
About Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Students in kindergarten through 2 make up the school's enrollment of 105 students. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Within Central Cambria SD, Jackson Elementary School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,503 students.
By race and ethnicity, Jackson Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Cambria County overall, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Jackson Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 7.2:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. Of all students at Jackson Elementary School, 95% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cambria County is 73%.
Among Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Jackson Elementary School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 36.8%. Jackson Elementary School posts 64.9%, 28.1 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Cambria County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $58,418, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cambria County's 37 public schools enroll about 15,789 students and include Jackson Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Jackson Elementary School is closest to Blacklick Valley JSHS, about 2.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.4%; Jackson Elementary School's is 64.9%, ranking 1st of 6.
Jackson Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Federal records list enrollment at Jackson Elementary School as 188 in 2020-21 and 105 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.1:1 to 7.2:1.
The allk12 page for Jackson Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cambria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,538
Census ACS
Median income
$58,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Cambria SD
- Cambria Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Central Cambria High SchoolHigh · 509 students
- Central Cambria Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
Other schools in Johnstown
- Greater Johnstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,133 students
- Greater Johnstown SHSHigh · 917 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolElementary · 831 students
- Westmont Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Westmont Hilltop JSHSHigh · 689 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 42nd largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolMyerstown, PA · 203 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
- Jackson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 657 students
Nearby schools
- Blacklick Valley JSHS2.5 mi · 268
- Blacklick Valley El Center2.9 mi · 316
- Conemaugh Valley JSHS6.1 mi · 308
- Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School6.2 mi · 24
- Conemaugh Valley Elementary School6.2 mi · 374
- Central Cambria High School6.3 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 105 students in grades KG-02.
Is Jackson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-02.
How many teachers does Jackson Elementary School have?
Jackson Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jackson Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Elementary School in?
Jackson Elementary School is part of Central Cambria SD.
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