Alexander Elementary School

Summary:

Alexander Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jackson, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 385. The school has a predominantly African American student body, with 78.44% of students identifying as African American in the 2022-2023 school year. Unfortunately, Alexander Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Madison County, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Academically, Alexander Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the state and county averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 6% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics and 6.2% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 39.7% and 37.6%, respectively. The school likely serves a high-poverty student population, as evidenced by the lack of available data on free and reduced-price lunch rates. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio at Alexander Elementary has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 11.3 in 2020-2021 to 20.8 in 2022-2023, which may indicate challenges in staffing and resource allocation.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Madison County district, such as Thelma Barker Elementary and Pope School, generally outperform Alexander Elementary School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the high percentage of African American students at Alexander Elementary, coupled with its poor academic performance, may be experiencing significant racial achievement gaps, which warrants further investigation and targeted interventions.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 900 N Highland AVE
       Jackson, TN  38301


(731) 422-1841

District: Madison County

SchoolDigger Rank:
1005th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,342 Help


Students who attend Alexander Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    North Parkway Middle School
High:    Madison Academic Magnet High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  373

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.0%
Two or more races:
11.5%
Hispanic:
5.9%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.9% Help


 See top rated Tennessee elementary schools

 Compare Alexander Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Alexander Elementary School ranks worse than 98.7% of elementary schools in Tennessee. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Madison County School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.39. (See more...)
Help
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
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (78%), two or more races (11.5%), Hispanic (5.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alexander Elementary School is 13.6, which is the 3rd best among 12 elementary schools in the Madison County School District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Alexander Elementary School employs 27.3 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alexander Elementary School is $12,342, which is the 6th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Madison County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alexander Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander Elementary School 1005th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Alexander Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
African American students:


Madison County:

SchoolDigger ranks Madison County 129th of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Alexander Elementary School?

Rank History for Alexander Elementary School

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Alexander Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 32.77 596th 809 26.3%
2011 22.26 705th 818 13.8%
2012 27.99 666th 820 18.8%
2013 20.89 792nd 846 6.4%
2014 15.73 766th 853 10.2%
2015 17.61 783rd 855 8.4%
2018 13.83 910th 997 8.7%
2019 10.61 934th 985 5.2%
2021 8.46 939th 983 4.5%
2022 9.44 956th 1000 4.4%
2023 6.16 998th 1020 2.2%
2024 5.39 1005th 1018 1.3%
See the entire list of Tennessee Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alexander Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.05 782nd 877 10.8%
2019 13.28 788th 821 4.0%
2021 16.74 753rd 823 8.5%
2022 12.04 837th 858 2.4%
2023 7.99 857th 865 0.9%
2024 9.89 846th 853 0.8%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Alexander Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.92 881st 926 4.9%
2021 11.44 860th 945 9.0%
2022 9.52 933rd 975 4.3%
2023 9.12 945th 989 4.4%
2024 6.64 972nd 990 1.8%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Alexander Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.70 872nd 916 4.8%
2021 7.85 925th 941 1.7%
2022 11.59 911th 980 7.0%
2023 7.14 965th 987 2.2%
2024 5.60 981st 991 1.0%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Alexander Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.33 346th 450 23.1%
2019 20.90 347th 404 14.1%
2021 20.23 365th 411 11.2%
2022 21.48 417th 483 13.7%
2023 16.16 470th 500 6.0%
2024 12.40 485th 498 2.6%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department 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.

Alexander Elementary School Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 






Data source: Tennessee Department of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 1)
0%

0%

0%

0%

100%

  

Reviews:
by a teacher
Friday, January 5, 2018

Open Quote Major discipline problems not dealt with and poor organization skills from the administration. Poor parental involvement. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Alexander Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 103 471 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 574
1992 102 469 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1993 230 260 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1994 217 275 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1995 224 308 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 532
1996 224 308 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 532
1997 197 342 0 0 0 n/a n/a -21 518
1998 269 262 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1999 137 388 2 0 0 n/a n/a 2 529
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 517 517
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 519 519
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 284 284
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 284 284
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 302 302
2006 29 299 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 335
2007 32 283 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 325
2008 34 218 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 259
2009 47 230 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2010 34 210 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 252
2011 46 311 3 7 0 0 3 0 370
2012 40 273 4 12 0 0 9 0 338
2013 41 305 5 12 0 0 9 0 372
2014 33 248 1 10 0 0 25 0 317
2015 47 273 0 5 0 0 20 0 345
2016 40 269 0 12 0 0 22 0 343
2017 30 358 1 20 0 0 14 0 423
2018 26 304 1 19 0 0 11 0 361
2019 29 313 2 22 0 0 12 0 378
2020 32 281 1 18 0 0 20 0 352
2021 27 247 0 21 0 1 26 0 322
2022 24 286 0 23 0 1 27 0 361
2023 19 302 0 22 1 1 40 0 385
2024 16 291 0 22 0 1 43 0 373

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 Alexander Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 574 31.0 18.5 n/a
1992 571 31.0 18.4 n/a
1993 491 31.0 15.8 n/a
1994 492 28.0 17.6 n/a
1995 532 30.0 17.7 n/a
1996 532 30.0 17.7 n/a
1997 518 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 535 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 529 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 517 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 519 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 284 n/a n/a n/a
2003 284 n/a n/a n/a
2005 302 n/a n/a n/a
2006 335 26.0 12.9 n/a
2007 325 27.0 12.0 86.8
2008 259 25.0 10.4 98.8
2009 290 25.0 11.6 90.3
2010 252 26.0 9.6 91.3
2011 370 22.6 16.3 79.2
2012 338 21.0 16.0 93.2
2013 372 20.0 18.6 92.2
2014 317 19.8 16.0 91.5
2015 345 20.0 17.2 85.5
2016 343 19.0 18.0 95.9
2017 423 21.9 19.3 n/a
2018 361 25.4 14.2 n/a
2019 378 20.2 18.7 n/a
2020 352 18.1 19.4 n/a
2021 322 28.3 11.3 n/a
2022 361 23.6 15.2 n/a
2023 385 18.5 20.8 n/a
2024 373 27.3 13.6 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 Alexander Elementary School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 574 31.0 18.5 n/a
1992 571 31.0 18.4 n/a
1993 491 31.0 15.8 n/a
1994 492 28.0 17.6 n/a
1995 532 30.0 17.7 n/a
1996 532 30.0 17.7 n/a
1997 518 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 535 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 529 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 517 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 519 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 284 n/a n/a n/a
2003 284 n/a n/a n/a
2005 302 n/a n/a n/a
2006 335 26.0 12.9 n/a
2007 325 27.0 12.0 86.8
2008 259 25.0 10.4 98.8
2009 290 25.0 11.6 90.3
2010 252 26.0 9.6 91.3
2011 370 22.6 16.3 79.2
2012 338 21.0 16.0 93.2
2013 372 20.0 18.6 92.2
2014 317 19.8 16.0 91.5
2015 345 20.0 17.2 85.5
2016 343 19.0 18.0 95.9
2017 423 21.9 19.3 n/a
2018 361 25.4 14.2 n/a
2019 378 20.2 18.7 n/a
2020 352 18.1 19.4 n/a
2021 322 28.3 11.3 n/a
2022 361 23.6 15.2 n/a
2023 385 18.5 20.8 n/a
2024 373 27.3 13.6 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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Alexander Elementary School

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,068 (10.7%) $7,803 (78.5%) $9,945
2020 $985 (9.4%) $8,494 (80.9%) $10,498
2021 $1,840 (15.8%) $8,981 (77.2%) $11,635
2022 $1,841 (16.2%) $8,634 (75.8%) $11,397
2023 $2,580 (20.9%) $8,923 (72.3%) $12,342

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alexander Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 934th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 998th of 1020 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alexander Elementary School)205.7
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Madison County)25.623
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Alexander Elementary School)2210.9
 11.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Madison County)26.520.1
 6.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4638.1
 7.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Alexander Elementary School)1016.4
 6.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Madison County)17.728.6
 10.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Alexander Elementary School)19.68.7
 10.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Madison County)23.724.9
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Alexander Elementary School)10.910.9
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Madison County)18.923.9
 5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Alexander Elementary School)20.55.6
 14.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Madison County)21.521.5
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Alexander Elementary School)11.310
 1.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Madison County)18.622.8
 4.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students378385
 1.9%
African American313302
 3.5%
American Indian01
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic2222
Pacific Islander01
White2919
 34.5%
Two or More Races1240
 233.3%


Schools Near Alexander Elementary School









Frequently Asked Questions about Alexander Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 373 students attended Alexander Elementary School.

Students at Alexander Elementary School are 78% African American, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% White.

Students who attend Alexander Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Parkway Middle School
High : Madison Academic Magnet High School

Alexander Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.


Rate Alexander Elementary School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Alexander Elementary School!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 25 milliseconds.