Jackson Elementary

Jackson Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Jackson, Wisconsin, run under West Bend School District, instructing 306 students in grades K through 4.

Jackson Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by West Bend School District, a district that enrolls 5,365 students overall.

Demographically, Jackson Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Jackson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jackson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $96,359 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Washington County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,746 students), Jackson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rockfield Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Jackson Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jackson Elementary has contracted 18%, going from 371 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.