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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL ISD·NCES 481365006078
Jackson Elementary School
16406 F M 2767, TYLER, TX 75705 · (903) 566-3530 · Smith County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
349 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 88 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 20% |
Student demographics
51%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
Based on grade levels within CHAPEL HILL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 388 | 89.9% | 32.3% |
| Crockett Elementary School BRYAN | 442 | 89.8% | 46.8% |
| Wester Elementary School LUBBOCK | 359 | 90.3% | 52.0% |
| Park Village Blended Learning Academy SAN ANTONIO | 376 | 85.4% | 18.8% |
| Remynse Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 394 | 89.3% | 44.8% |
| Garden Villas Elementary School HOUSTON | 363 | 90.6% | 36.6% |
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 Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #3,453 of 4,401 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,824 of 4,466 ▲ 411 | #17 of 31 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,320 of 4,466 ▲ 155 | #22 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,850 of 3,998 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #3,579 of 4,938 | #27 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,016 of 4,622 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #2,349 of 4,628 | #24 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #1,085 of 4,789 | #13 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #1,641 of 2,838 | #7 of 15 |
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
388
-63 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 388 | 29.1 | 13.3:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 30.2 | 13.8:1 | 87% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 31.8 | 13.1:1 | 92% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 92% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 32.5 | 14.0:1 | 91% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 90% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 92% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 84% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (454 to 388); teachers down 10% (32.5 to 29.1).
About Jackson Elementary School
Among the schools in TYLER, Texas, is Jackson Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school counts 388 students across pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
CHAPEL HILL ISD is the local district for Jackson Elementary School. It runs 5 schools with 3,072 students.
At Jackson Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 67% of the student body. The next largest groups are 20% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 46 points above the 21% share among Smith County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1, with 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 90% of enrollment. Public schools in Smith County average 64%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Jackson Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jackson Elementary School would be expected to post about 35.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.3%.
Smith County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,192, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Smith County has 65 public schools and roughly 37,385 students.
The closest public school to Jackson Elementary School is Chapel Hill High School, about 5.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Jackson Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 63 students since 2020-21, to 388.
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Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHAPEL HILL ISD
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- W L Kissam Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Wise Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Chapel Hill Junior High SchoolMiddle · 426 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 548 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolROSENBERG, TX · 293 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Chapel Hill High School5.6 mi · 990
- W L Kissam Intermediate School5.7 mi · 675
- Chapel Hill Junior High School5.8 mi · 426
- Wise Elementary School6.7 mi · 593
- Ut Tyler University Academy at Tyler7.7 mi · 446
- Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus7.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-03.
Is Jackson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jackson Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 67% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jackson Elementary School public or private?
Jackson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHAPEL HILL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.