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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Jackson Primary Sch this year?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSPORT AREA SD·NCES 422646003058
Jackson Primary School
2500 Newberry St, Williamsport, PA 17701 · (570) 323-1992 · Lycoming County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
459 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 75%
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 | 132 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 49.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Jackson Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lycoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #778 of 1,396 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #764 of 1,511 | #10 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #569 of 1,511 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #375 of 1,638 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,140 of 1,528 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #131 of 1,531 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #694 of 1,600 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #112 of 450 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
555
+80 (+17%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 555 | 38.7 | 14.3:1 | 83% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 37.4 | 14.7:1 | 84% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 39.5 | 13.5:1 | 84% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 81% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 28.9 | 16.4:1 | 74% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 53% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 46 | 12.5:1 | 74% (426) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 63% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Primary School.
About Jackson Primary School
Jackson Primary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school serves 555 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
Williamsport Area SD is responsible for 7 schools, Jackson Primary School included, with 4,731 students in all.
At Jackson Primary School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The next largest groups are 24% multiracial, 17% Black, and 12% Hispanic. The school's White share is 42 points below the 89% share among Lycoming County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Jackson Primary School, with 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 83%. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Lycoming County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Jackson Primary School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 42.1%. Jackson Primary School scores 53.3%, 11.2 points above that line.
In Lycoming County (population about 113,489), the median household income is $63,917, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Jackson Primary School is one of 30 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Williamsport Area Middle School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Jackson Primary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jackson Primary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment rise, from 475 in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lycoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,489
Census ACS
Median income
$63,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,288 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsport Area SD
- Williamsport Area SHSHigh · 1,462 students
- Williamsport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 706 students
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Cochran Primary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Curtin Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Hepburn-Lycoming Primary SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other schools in Williamsport
- Williamsport Area SHSHigh · 1,462 students
- Williamsport Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 706 students
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Cochran Primary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Curtin Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Loyalsock Twp SHSHigh · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Williamsport Area Middle School0.3 mi · 706
- Williamsport Area SHS0.6 mi · 1,462
- Lycoming Valley Intrmd School2.6 mi · 543
- Cochran Primary School2.9 mi · 538
- Curtin Intrmd School3.2 mi · 525
- Rommelt Elementary School3.4 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Primary SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Primary School?
Jackson Primary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Jackson Primary School serve?
Jackson Primary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Primary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Jackson Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Primary School?
Student demographics at Jackson Primary School are roughly 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 24% Two or more.
Is Jackson Primary School public or private?
Jackson Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Williamsport Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.