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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967003336
Jackson Elementary School
501 HARVEY, MCALLEN, TX 78501 · (956) 971-4277 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
504 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 52 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 14 points, placing it in Texas'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 (48.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 548 | 92.0% | 48.8% |
| IDEA Sports Park Academy BROWNSVILLE | 571 | 92.3% | 42.0% |
| Red Sands Elementary School EL PASO | 572 | 92.1% | 39.1% |
| Vestal Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 536 | 92.0% | 21.6% |
| L F Smith Elementary School PASADENA | 572 | 91.1% | 48.3% |
| Freedom Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 536 | 91.2% | 41.6% |
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 Jackson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,545 of 4,401 | #60 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,334 of 4,466 ▲ 134 | #55 of 183 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,964 of 4,466 ▼ 432 | #76 of 183 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,707 of 3,998 | #123 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #2,059 of 4,938 | #75 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,433 of 4,622 | #25 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #4,087 of 4,628 | #22 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #842 of 4,789 | #76 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #775 of 2,838 | #39 of 128 |
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
548
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 548 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | 92% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 39.6 | 14.3:1 | 91% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 37.2 | 14.4:1 | 87% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 92% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 44.3 | 16.5:1 | 86% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 90% (716) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 41 | 20.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 77% (569) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (731 to 548); teachers down 11% (44.3 to 39.5).
About Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in MCALLEN, Texas. Its 548 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
The district, MCALLEN ISD, operates 31 schools serving 19,890 students.
Most students at Jackson Elementary School are Hispanic: 95% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% White. For comparison, Hidalgo County is about 92% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Jackson Elementary School comes in at 10%.
Jackson Elementary School operates with 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 92% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Jackson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.8%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 34.4%, so the school is 14.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Jackson Elementary School is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
The shortest distance from Jackson Elementary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Cathey Middle School. The five-mile area around Jackson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 48.1% proficiency; Jackson Elementary School posts 48.8%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 548 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 576.
The Jackson Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCALLEN ISD
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Rowe High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other schools in MCALLEN
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 388 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolROSENBERG, TX · 293 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Cathey Middle School0.7 mi · 827
- Milam Elementary School0.9 mi · 811
- Lamar Academy1.1 mi · 47
- McAllen High School1.1 mi · 2,134
- Memorial High School1.1 mi · 2,021
- Wilson Elementary School1.2 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolHow large is Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jackson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Jackson Elementary School public or private?
Jackson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.