Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001261
Jackson Elementary
2121 W Hadley St, Milwaukee, WI 53206 · (414) 267-5500 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
202 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 23 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 61% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
8.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
4.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.3% | 4.0% |
| 2023-24 | 9.8% | 7.3% |
% 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 (8.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary this school | 206 | 98.1% | 8.4% |
| LaFollette Elementary Milwaukee | 216 | 94.9% | 9.5% |
| Holmes Elementary Milwaukee | 260 | 98.5% | 16.0% |
| Starms Discovery Milwaukee | 268 | 97.8% | 10.6% |
| Brown Street Academy Milwaukee | 245 | 95.9% | 10.3% |
| Siefert Elementary Milwaukee | 174 | 92.5% | 9.7% |
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 Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #974 of 982 | #163 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.0% | #990 of 992 ▼ 19 | #172 of 174 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #971 of 992 ▼ 6 | #157 of 174 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #885 of 1,157 | #157 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #185 of 901 | #10 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #814 of 901 | #144 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #3 of 1,064 | #3 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #87 of 664 | #27 of 133 |
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
206
-41 (-17%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 206 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 98% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 19.7 | 11.0:1 | 96% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 20.6 | 11.6:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 19 | 13.0:1 | 98% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 98% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 88% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 69% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 38 | 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 29% (292 to 206); teachers up 38% (13 to 18).
About Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53206). The school's 206 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 36% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
District-wide, Milwaukee School District has 155 schools and 65,835 students.
Black students are the large majority at Jackson Elementary, with 91% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. Among people living in Milwaukee County, the Black share is about 26%. Jackson Elementary has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Jackson Elementary is 18 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.5:1. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. The school counts 202 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. For comparison, public schools in Milwaukee County average 64%.
On BeatsExpectations, Jackson Elementary is 9.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Milwaukee County, median household income is about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County, which together enroll about 122,496 students.
Hopkins Lloyd Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jackson Elementary at 4th of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Jackson Elementary as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 206, 17% below the 247 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 13.0:1 to 11.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
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Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary is the 37th largest of the 42.
- Jackson ElementaryElkhorn, WI · 485 students
- Jackson ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 382 students
- Jackson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 339 students
- Jackson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 336 students
- Jackson ElementaryJackson, WI · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Hopkins Lloyd Community School0.4 mi · 143
- NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy0.5 mi · 104
- Clarke Street Elementary0.5 mi · 167
- Auer Avenue Elementary0.5 mi · 151
- Next Door Charter0.6 mi · 120
- North Division High0.7 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson ElementaryHow many students attend Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary enrolls approximately 206 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 11.5:1 students per teacher at Jackson Elementary.
How diverse is Jackson Elementary?
Jackson Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jackson Elementary public or private?
Jackson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.