Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582000625
Jackson Elementary
1306 S Ridge Rd, Green Bay, WI 54304 · (920) 492-2620 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
220 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 41.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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
Jackson Elementary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary this school | 382 | 57.6% | 36.2% |
| Heyer Elementary Waukesha | 328 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Whitewater | 358 | 55.9% | 42.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary West Allis | 393 | 64.6% | 32.8% |
| Sandburg Elementary Madison | 410 | 57.3% | 25.3% |
| Burdick Elementary Milwaukee | 527 | 58.1% | 41.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #800 of 982 | #34 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #725 of 992 ▲ 5 | #29 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #834 of 992 ▲ 7 | #38 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #391 of 1,157 | #24 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #365 of 901 | #23 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #170 of 901 | #13 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #303 of 1,064 | #18 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #454 of 664 | #22 of 29 |
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
382
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 382 | 30.2 | 12.7:1 | 58% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 27.4 | 13.6:1 | 66% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 27.4 | 14.1:1 | 64% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 70% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 27.6 | 15.4:1 | 56% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 57% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 54% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 34% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (424 to 382); teachers up 9% (27.6 to 30.2).
About Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary is an elementary school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Brown County. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 382 students.
Green Bay Area Public School District serves 18,722 students across 44 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Jackson Elementary, at 47%. Other reported shares: 36% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Brown County's residents are about 10% Hispanic, 37 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Brown County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jackson Elementary would be expected to post about 42.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brown County, the median household income is $79,649, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Jackson Elementary is one of 86 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Beaumont Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Jackson Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 36.2% versus a 38.9% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Jackson Elementary enrolled 391; in 2024-25, 382.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Green Bay Area Public School District
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Red Smith K-8Elementary · 924 students
- West HighHigh · 777 students
Other schools in Green Bay
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Bay Port HighHigh · 1,966 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Ashwaubenon HighHigh · 1,024 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary is the 18th largest of the 42.
- Jackson ElementaryElkhorn, WI · 485 students
- Jackson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 339 students
- Jackson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 336 students
- Jackson ElementaryJackson, WI · 306 students
- Jackson ElementarySheboygan, WI · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Beaumont Elementary0.5 mi · 220
- Franklin Middle0.7 mi · 560
- Kennedy Elementary1.0 mi · 402
- Lincoln Elementary1.2 mi · 260
- Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual Learning1.2 mi · 66
- Tank Elementary1.3 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson ElementaryHow large is Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jackson Elementary serve?
Jackson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Jackson Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Elementary?
At Jackson Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 47% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jackson Elementary public or private?
Jackson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.