Is Jackson Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Jackson Elementary School ranks in the top 8.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Jackson Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 449 students attended Jackson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary School?

Students at Jackson Elementary School are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bryan Middle School High : York Community High School

Jackson Elementary School

Summary:

Jackson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Elmhurst, Illinois, serving 449 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Elmhurst School District 205, which is ranked 63 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jackson Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 175-235 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is impressive, with 64.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 56% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. Jackson Elementary School's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also noteworthy, with 76.1% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. The school's performance is consistently strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, and Hispanic students, as well as for special education and disabled students.

While Jackson Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate is relatively low compared to the state average, it has seen an increase in recent years, from 2.2% in 2019-2020 to 11.3% in 2022-2023. This trend is worth monitoring and addressing to maintain the school's high academic performance. The nearby Hawthorne Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School within the Elmhurst School District 205 also perform exceptionally well, with higher academic proficiency than Jackson Elementary School. However, Jackson Elementary School still maintains a strong position within the district and the state, demonstrating its overall excellence in providing a high-quality education for its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public K-5

925 S Swain Ave
Elmhurst, IL 60126-4963

(630) 834-4544

District: Elmhurst School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
175^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,733

Students who attend Jackson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bryan Middle School
High:	York Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 449

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Asian:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 5.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jackson Elementary School ranks better than 91.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Elmhurst School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.58. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jackson Elementary School is $18,733, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Elmhurst School District 205.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jackson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jackson Elementary School 175^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Jackson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Elmhurst School District 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Elmhurst School District 205 63^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jackson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.66	157^th	2020	92.2%
2004	85.65	155^th	2030	92.4%
2005	86.12	97^th	2022	95.2%
2006	84.62	118^th	2086	94.3%
2007	82.32	197^th	2095	90.6%
2008	85.75	116^th	2092	94.5%
2009	78.78	404^th	2120	80.9%
2010	80.25	332^nd	2139	84.5%
2011	83.91	190^th	2147	91.2%
2012	83.53	207^th	2166	90.4%
2013	92.43	72^nd	2167	96.7%
2014	87.42	204^th	2093	90.3%
2015	89.00	215^th	2052	89.5%
2016	81.61	337^th	2046	83.5%
2017	83.16	299^th	2044	85.4%
2018	77.15	424^th	2037	79.2%
2019	82.90	315^th	2086	84.9%
2021	78.17	372^nd	1948	80.9%
2022	87.75	226^th	2082	89.1%
2023	87.05	235^th	2077	88.7%
2024	90.58	175^th	2067	91.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.73	194^th	763	74.6%
2019	71.06	212^th	1194	82.2%
2021	64.05	157^th	640	75.5%
2022	83.96	90^th	1113	91.9%
2023	67.44	265^th	1156	77.1%
2024	47.07	513^th	1195	57.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.53	463^rd	1964	76.4%
2019	83.36	264^th	2019	86.9%
2021	70.27	422^nd	1680	74.9%
2022	82.63	302^nd	1970	84.7%
2023	85.40	234^th	1957	88.0%
2024	90.92	148^th	1942	92.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.76	79^th	907	91.3%
2024	58.43	246^th	886	72.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.80	377^th	1972	80.9%
2019	79.77	331^st	2019	83.6%
2021	77.77	300^th	1707	82.4%
2022	90.37	143^rd	1977	92.8%
2023	86.02	226^th	1984	88.6%
2024	88.28	198^th	1959	89.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	60.24	277^th	955	71.0%
2022	71.85	169^th	954	82.3%
2024	82.13	89^th	959	90.7%

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Rank History for White students at Jackson Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.54	553^rd	1463	62.2%
2019	71.56	341^st	1462	76.7%
2021	60.69	462^nd	1308	64.7%
2022	76.30	255^th	1425	82.1%
2023	70.73	334^th	1419	76.5%
2024	78.18	231^st	1392	83.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

If your child has any special needs that requires services, at school, do NOT send your child to Jackson. They have very limited resources to support your child. The special Ed teacher is good but they have very limited resources after her. We came to find out that the 1st grade teacher felt that special ed students that went in/out of her classroom weren’t really her students. How can you say that as an educator? Someone who’s supposed to look after our children. Our child’s 1:1 also traumatized our child’s experience by his insensitive and aggressive nature towards a child who had challenges that required a softer approach and gentle hand. It took lye child a lot of time to recover from this horrible behavior.

We had many meetings with our child’s support team but everything was met with a stone wall, which included the principal Christine Trendel. She controlled the conversation when we tried to learn how to best setup support through out child’s IEP and always countered what we suggested. When it came to brass tacks, no one else felt empowered to discuss the opportunities for our child because of the principal controlling the narrative. We tried getting additional help and it was opposed every step of the way. Do not recommend going here whether your child has special needs or not. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Jackson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	274	2	26	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	306
1990	294	1	24	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	324
1991	306	0	20	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
1992	311	4	17	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	335
1993	337	2	20	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1994	343	2	18	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1995	402	3	17	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1996	402	3	17	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1997	376	1	23	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1998	372	1	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1999	359	3	15	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2000	384	3	10	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2001	369	13	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
2002	356	11	18	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
2003	356	11	18	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
2004	353	3	15	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	384
2005	352	7	11	19	0	n/a	n/a	6	395
2006	341	8	18	15	0	n/a	n/a	5	387
2007	335	12	13	25	0	n/a	n/a	9	394
2008	330	11	16	22	0	n/a	n/a	18	397
2009	346	13	14	19	0	n/a	n/a	16	408
2010	333	11	17	22	0	n/a	n/a	20	403
2011	301	10	11	27	1	0	20	0	370
2012	311	15	14	24	0	0	22	0	386
2013	316	14	17	17	0	0	22	0	386
2014	308	14	22	24	0	0	22	0	390
2015	323	14	22	27	0	0	27	0	413
2016	331	11	22	33	0	0	24	0	421
2017	349	11	19	44	0	0	21	0	444
2018	342	8	20	45	0	0	19	0	434
2019	343	12	31	51	0	0	21	0	458
2020	336	21	30	48	0	0	22	0	457
2021	321	13	36	63	0	0	19	0	452
2022	323	11	37	61	0	0	23	0	455
2023	315	6	40	65	0	0	23	0	449

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jackson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	306	17.0	18.0	n/a
1990	324	17.0	19.0	n/a
1991	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
1992	335	18.5	18.1	n/a
1993	365	17.0	21.5	n/a
1994	369	20.3	18.2	n/a
1995	426	23.3	18.3	n/a
1996	426	23.3	18.3	n/a
1997	408	23.3	17.5	n/a
1998	401	24.3	16.5	n/a
1999	391	23.8	16.4	n/a
2000	408	23.8	17.1	n/a
2001	398	24.8	16.0	n/a
2002	395	23.6	16.7	0
2003	395	23.6	16.7	0
2004	384	22.3	17.2	0
2005	395	22.3	17.7	0
2006	387	21.3	18.2	0
2007	394	24.0	16.4	0
2008	397	22.0	18.0	3.7
2009	408	25.4	16.1	3.8
2010	403	24.5	16.4	6.5
2011	370	21.8	16.9	7.6
2012	386	22.6	17.0	5.7
2013	386	22.1	17.4	7.3
2014	390	22.0	17.7	12.6
2015	413	28.0	14.7	15.3
2016	421	30.0	14.0	10.5
2017	444	30.5	14.5	10.8
2018	434	31.6	13.7	9.4
2019	458	31.5	14.5	8.5
2020	457	31.9	14.3	8.3
2021	452	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	455	32.1	14.1	7.3
2023	449	34.3	13.0	5.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jackson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	306	17.0	18.0	n/a
1990	324	17.0	19.0	n/a
1991	330	17.0	19.4	n/a
1992	335	18.5	18.1	n/a
1993	365	17.0	21.5	n/a
1994	369	20.3	18.2	n/a
1995	426	23.3	18.3	n/a
1996	426	23.3	18.3	n/a
1997	408	23.3	17.5	n/a
1998	401	24.3	16.5	n/a
1999	391	23.8	16.4	n/a
2000	408	23.8	17.1	n/a
2001	398	24.8	16.0	n/a
2002	395	23.6	16.7	0
2003	395	23.6	16.7	0
2004	384	22.3	17.2	0
2005	395	22.3	17.7	0
2006	387	21.3	18.2	0
2007	394	24.0	16.4	0
2008	397	22.0	18.0	3.7
2009	408	25.4	16.1	3.8
2010	403	24.5	16.4	6.5
2011	370	21.8	16.9	7.6
2012	386	22.6	17.0	5.7
2013	386	22.1	17.4	7.3
2014	390	22.0	17.7	12.6
2015	413	28.0	14.7	15.3
2016	421	30.0	14.0	10.5
2017	444	30.5	14.5	10.8
2018	434	31.6	13.7	9.4
2019	458	31.5	14.5	8.5
2020	457	31.9	14.3	8.3
2021	452	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	455	32.1	14.1	7.3
2023	449	34.3	13.0	5.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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