Jackson Day School

Summary:

Jackson Day School is a public charter school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 817 students in grades K-12. The school has a diverse student population, with 43.94% White, 30.72% African American, 10.65% Hispanic, 3.3% Asian, and 11.14% two or more races.

Jackson Day School consistently outperforms the state average in various standardized test scores across different grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics (ranging from 40.8% to 77.8%) compared to the state average (ranging from 46.9% to 62.7%). Similarly, in Reading, the school's proficiency rates (ranging from 57.1% to 73.5%) were higher than the state average (ranging from 48.4% to 52.8%). Additionally, Jackson Day School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 16.2 over the past three school years, which is lower than the state average and may contribute to the school's academic success.

When compared to nearby charter schools, such as Community Public Charter, Lake Norman Charter, and TMSA Charlotte, Jackson Day School generally outperforms them in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, Jackson Day School's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate was 75.7%, compared to the state average of 70.1% and the nearby schools' rates ranging from 69.4% to 88.8%. While the school's proficiency rates in certain subject areas, such as 7th-grade Mathematics (40.8%) and End-of-Course Math I (41%), are lower than the state average, Jackson Day School appears to be a high-performing public charter school that is effectively serving a diverse student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 1209 Little Rock Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28214


(704) 391-5516

District: Jackson Day School

SchoolDigger Rank:
206th of 1,505 North Carolina Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  817

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.9%
African American:
30.7%
Two or more races:
11.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.3% Help


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Compare Details Jackson Day School ranks better than 86.3% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details Jackson Day School ranks better than 71.5% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.64. (See more...)
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Compare Details Jackson Day School ranks better than 53.9% of high schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.56. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (43.9%), African American (30.7%), two or more races (11.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jackson Day School is 16.2. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Jackson Day School 206th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Jackson Day School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jackson Day School 226th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Jackson Day School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jackson Day School 295th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Jackson Day School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jackson Day School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.93 788th 1473 46.5%
2021 69.92 400th 1489 73.1%
2022 68.35 429th 1514 71.7%
2023 65.49 495th 1502 67.0%
2024 82.90 206th 1505 86.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.88 64th 154 58.4%
2024 55.82 75th 159 52.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 81.87 65th 801 91.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.12 886th 1329 33.3%
2022 61.02 429th 1366 68.6%
2023 46.91 768th 1437 46.6%
2024 77.06 204th 1450 85.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.46 690th 1424 51.5%
2021 68.54 381st 1440 73.5%
2022 69.17 389th 1458 73.3%
2023 66.05 453rd 1459 69.0%
2024 79.39 223rd 1455 84.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 41.46 328th 634 48.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.87 767th 1430 46.4%
2021 66.54 446th 1444 69.1%
2022 64.19 487th 1464 66.7%
2023 63.21 507th 1461 65.3%
2024 83.89 177th 1464 87.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.47 689th 949 27.4%
2021 86.29 72nd 896 92.0%
2022 86.99 63rd 927 93.2%
2023 80.00 113th 933 87.9%
2024 89.97 38th 924 95.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.07 675th 1183 42.9%
2021 58.59 461st 1172 60.7%
2022 53.17 570th 1194 52.3%
2023 55.70 533rd 1183 54.9%
2024 76.09 241st 1166 79.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Jackson Day School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.11 531st 737 28.0%
2021 57.12 286th 741 61.4%
2022 66.16 234th 786 70.2%
2023 73.91 173rd 784 77.9%
2024 67.64 226th 793 71.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 56.13 136th 473 71.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.54 349th 689 49.3%
2023 59.13 255th 735 65.3%
2024 77.65 96th 743 87.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.32 385th 684 43.7%
2021 60.28 247th 706 65.0%
2022 61.29 252nd 733 65.6%
2023 69.13 194th 731 73.5%
2024 65.07 234th 738 68.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.18 584th 697 16.2%
2021 54.03 299th 711 57.9%
2022 67.71 203rd 748 72.9%
2023 76.16 158th 747 78.8%
2024 66.33 223rd 751 70.3%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.56 372nd 519 28.3%
2021 69.37 85th 533 84.1%
2022 76.42 80th 550 85.5%
2023 86.05 51st 559 90.9%
2024 85.29 53rd 560 90.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.73 468th 624 25.0%
2021 54.91 260th 632 58.9%
2022 56.19 269th 658 59.1%
2023 74.57 154th 656 76.5%
2024 49.73 324th 652 50.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.55 356th 594 40.1%
2022 40.02 353rd 621 43.2%
2023 57.46 243rd 626 61.2%
2024 50.56 295th 640 53.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.80 155th 432 64.1%
2022 47.43 236th 544 56.6%
2023 44.79 276th 597 53.8%
2024 32.95 409th 613 33.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.85 442nd 475 6.9%
2021 36.71 263rd 475 44.6%
2022 43.23 333rd 594 43.9%
2023 51.58 276th 588 53.1%
2024 48.54 297th 602 50.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.75 347th 488 28.9%
2021 34.72 273rd 481 43.2%
2022 35.65 366th 585 37.4%
2023 62.21 210th 602 65.1%
2024 53.01 266th 607 56.2%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.15 358th 369 3.0%
2021 40.08 159th 364 56.3%
2022 56.07 137th 430 68.1%
2023 72.27 85th 434 80.4%
2024 66.60 101st 437 76.9%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.72 46th 370 87.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Jackson Day School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.08 155th 444 65.1%
2021 40.63 227th 439 48.3%
2022 34.95 356th 534 33.3%
2023 60.23 210th 537 60.9%
2024 62.20 216th 553 60.9%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, 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.

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Open Quote I have had several conversations with my Daughter about my grands education and at times I am shocked at what she is telling me I have included the following substance of her comments. ( I find that the staff is not attentive to any concerns of the parent. my children are at times talked to in demeaning ways. My child cannot ask questions without being verbally talked down too. I have asked questions and was lied to and when I address the issue the staff voice there concerns to my child). This is not Education. I would like to know if there is a government body other than the school board of this school which by the way is the owners. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Open Quote I have three children who attend and this school is a gem. We could not be more pleased. My kids are thriving here. There is a strong character education focus, focus on academics and growing their programming. My oldest graduates high school this year and will graduate with 55 credit hours of college dual enrollment credits. My oldest has been accepted into every college they applied for so far snd best of all due to foundation this school has provided will be prepared for the next phase of life. I highly recommend this school. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Open Quote Our children have been here since MID’s transition to a public charter school. The smaller size gives it a caring family feel. We love the diversity that is lacking at most other Charlotte schools. They have an amazing dance program, and a dual-enrollment program with Belmont Abbey College. This school has a ton of potential and will only keep getting better and better. I do wish they had more transportation options and a deeper sports program, but they’ve got a ton of heart to make up for it. Don’t overlook this school as a great option. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Open Quote The school is a poor environment for those who place a high value on academics. Administration is disorganized and gives the impression that they want to maintain the atmosphere that existed as a private Christian school. There is an obvious bias toward legacy students. Sports are not competitive at all. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Jackson Day School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 198 148 6 21 1 0 34 0 408
2020 242 180 5 34 1 0 42 0 504
2021 292 221 8 54 1 1 64 0 641
2022 328 246 21 66 3 0 75 0 739
2023 359 251 27 87 2 0 91 0 817

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 Day School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 408 28.9 14.0 9.3
2020 504 34.9 14.4 n/a
2021 641 44.5 14.3 n/a
2022 739 52.1 14.1 n/a
2023 817 50.2 16.2 n/a

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 Day School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 408 28.9 14.0 9.3
2020 504 34.9 14.4 n/a
2021 641 44.5 14.3 n/a
2022 739 52.1 14.1 n/a
2023 817 50.2 16.2 n/a

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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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 788th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 495th of 1502 Elementary schools
 20.5%
Ranks 531st of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 173rd of 784 Middle schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jackson Day School)97.275
 22.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Jackson Day School)77.851.5
 26.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Day School)85.779.1
 6.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Jackson Day School)71.480.6
 9.2%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Day School)35.753.1
 17.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Jackson Day School)40.546.9
 6.4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Jackson Day School)54.855.6
 0.8%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Day School)41.354.4
 13.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Jackson Day School)54.367.6
 13.3%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Day School)48.656.1
 7.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Jackson Day School)59.568.2
 8.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Day School)26.743.1
 16.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Jackson Day School)53.369.2
 15.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Jackson Day School)47.186.2
 39.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%
End of Course Biology (Jackson Day School)41.750
 8.3%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Jackson Day School)5078.3
 28.3%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Jackson Day School)1652.1
 36.1%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Jackson Day School)14.336.4
 22.1%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.853.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students408817
 100.2%
African American148251
 69.6%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian627
 350%
Hispanic2187
 314.3%
Pacific Islander00
White198359
 81.3%
Two or More Races3491
 167.6%


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Jackson Day School ranks 206th of 1505 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 817 students attended Jackson Day School.

Students at Jackson Day School are 44% White, 31% African American, 11% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian.


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