Alexander Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Jackson, Tennessee, Alexander Elementary School caters to 427 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Madison County.

Within Madison County, which oversees 25 schools and 13,017 students, Alexander Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Alexander Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 5% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household income runs about $60,042, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Madison County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,050 students), Alexander Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Central-Merry Early College High, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alexander Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 18%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 84% to 74% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.