JACKSON EL

Located at 16406 F M 2767, in TYLER, Texas, JACKSON EL is a compact primary school that serves 388 students (grades pre-K through 3), part of CHAPEL HILL ISD. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 8 schools in CHAPEL HILL ISD (4,000 students total), JACKSON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, JACKSON EL reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 20% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the resource side, JACKSON EL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JACKSON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JACKSON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.6%, the actual is 27.0%, a residual of -7.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Smith County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which JACKSON EL is one.

The closest other public school is CHAPEL HILL H S, roughly 5.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACKSON EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSON EL has declined 15%, going from 454 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window.

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