1
Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE ISD·NCES 482459002748
East Side Elementary School
711 FT WORTH ST, JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766 · (903) 586-5146 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
504 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (109).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
East Side Elementary School→Nichols Intermediate School→Jacksonville Middle School→Jacksonville High School
Based on grade levels within JACKSONVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 43.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Schools most like East Side Elementary School
East Side Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Elementary School this school | 623 | 80.9% | 41.3% |
| Wise Elementary School TYLER | 593 | 82.0% | 47.8% |
| Central Athens ATHENS | 568 | 78.5% | 40.0% |
| Madisonville Elementary School MADISONVILLE | 662 | 78.1% | N/A |
| Parkway Elementary School LONGVIEW | 674 | 75.8% | 57.3% |
| Kilgore Primary School KILGORE | 621 | 77.0% | N/A |
Matched among Texas 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 East Side Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,428 of 4,401 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,923 of 4,466 ▼ 249 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,929 of 4,466 ▼ 998 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #497 of 3,998 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #1,436 of 4,938 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,474 of 4,622 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #665 of 4,628 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #1,891 of 4,789 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #809 of 1,307 | 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. 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
623
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 623 | 38.3 | 16.3:1 | 81% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 38.8 | 15.7:1 | 77% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 39.9 | 15.4:1 | 77% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 74% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 65% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 68% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 80% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 59% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Side Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (573 to 623); teachers up 4% (37 to 38.3).
About East Side Elementary School
This page covers East Side Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in JACKSONVILLE, Texas. Its enrollment is 623 students, spread over pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 20% bigger than average.
The JACKSONVILLE ISD system has 8 schools and 4,700 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at East Side Elementary School is Hispanic, with 40% of students. Other groups make up 35% White, 18% Black, and 5% multiracial. Cherokee County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Side Elementary School scores 69%.
Teacher count: 38.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 81% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cherokee County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, East Side Elementary School is 2.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.3% actual, 39.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
For the population of Cherokee County, median household income comes to about $61,261, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Cherokee County, 24 public schools serve about 10,948 students.
Of the public schools around it, East Side Elementary School is closest to Jacksonville High School, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, East Side Elementary School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 574 (2020-21) to 623 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for East Side Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,886
Census ACS
Median income
$61,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE ISD
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Nichols Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Fred DouglassElementary · 577 students
- Joe Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Nichols Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Fred DouglassElementary · 577 students
- Joe Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- West Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other East Side Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named East Side Elementary. East Side Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 13.
- East Side Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 1,072 students
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAGNOLIA, AR · 570 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 553 students
- East Side ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 465 students
- East Side Elementary SchoolMc Leansboro, IL · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Jacksonville High School0.7 mi · 1,270
- West Side Elementary School1.1 mi · 381
- Fred Douglass1.2 mi · 577
- Jacksonville Middle School1.4 mi · 629
- Compass Center1.7 mi · 20
- Nichols Intermediate School1.8 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About East Side Elementary SchoolHow large is East Side Elementary School?
East Side Elementary School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does East Side Elementary School serve?
East Side Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Side Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Side Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Side Elementary School?
At East Side Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 40% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is East Side Elementary School in?
East Side Elementary School is part of JACKSONVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.