Jackson Elementary

Summary:

Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school located in McAllen, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 535. The school is part of the McAllen Independent School District, which is ranked 323 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jackson Elementary has a predominantly Hispanic student population (95.14%) and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (86.54%), the school's academic performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in the areas of reading and science. In 2023-2024, the percentage of students at Jackson Elementary who were proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 46.67% (3rd grade) to 62.65% (4th grade), compared to the district averages of 58.1% to 61.26% and the state averages of 48.85% to 53.96%. Similarly, the school's performance on STAAR Mathematics and Science was also below the district and state levels. Interestingly, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learner (ELL) students performed better than the overall student population on these tests.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, such as Milam Elementary, which is located less than a mile from Jackson Elementary, the latter school generally performs worse on STAAR tests. For example, in 2023-2024, Milam Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in STAAR Reading (66.67% to 74.59%) and STAAR Mathematics (56.14% to 81.82%) across all grade levels. This disparity in performance may be attributed to the high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at Jackson Elementary, as well as other factors such as curriculum, instructional strategies, and school leadership that warrant further examination.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 501 Harvey
       McAllen, TX  78501


(956) 971-4277

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1863rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,974 Help


Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cathey Middle
High:    Memorial High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  566

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.5%
White:
5.1%
African American:
0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91% Help


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Compare Details Jackson Elementary ranks better than 60.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 10th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.5%), White (5.1%), African American (0.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary is 14.3. 13 elementary schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jackson Elementary is $10,974. 14 elementary schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jackson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jackson Elementary 1863rd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Jackson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hispanic students:


McAllen Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks McAllen Independent School District (Isd) 323rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jackson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 8.26 3391st 3465 2.1%
2005 17.02 3248th 3475 6.5%
2006 44.96 2287th 3476 34.2%
2007 43.77 2503rd 3724 32.8%
2008 48.53 2274th 3768 39.6%
2009 54.55 2006th 3884 48.4%
2010 52.81 2183rd 3937 44.6%
2011 69.12 1241st 4095 69.7%
2012 55.26 1976th 4206 53.0%
2013 56.59 1925th 4221 54.4%
2014 66.14 1414th 4260 66.8%
2015 58.74 1869th 4320 56.7%
2016 71.88 1160th 4286 72.9%
2017 58.92 1545th 4329 64.3%
2018 53.10 1845th 4359 57.7%
2019 65.51 1253rd 4479 72.0%
2021 34.47 2861st 4578 37.5%
2022 55.99 1812th 4581 60.4%
2023 60.94 1558th 4647 66.5%
2024 55.12 1863rd 4675 60.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.33 527th 3226 83.7%
2019 82.13 268th 3333 92.0%
2021 46.21 1685th 3446 51.1%
2022 55.10 1354th 3487 61.2%
2023 65.47 899th 3556 74.7%
2024 63.08 1016th 3638 72.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.04 1303rd 3558 63.4%
2019 45.43 1697th 3684 53.9%
2022 37.01 2497th 3952 36.8%
2023 47.30 1804th 4086 55.8%
2024 64.70 1024th 4261 76.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.43 1017th 4264 76.1%
2019 79.98 405th 4309 90.6%
2021 46.61 2275th 4451 48.9%
2022 63.76 1258th 4477 71.9%
2023 69.91 910th 4521 79.9%
2024 74.72 686th 4560 85.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.02 96th 112 14.3%
2019 74.77 9th 93 90.3%
2022 53.26 17th 49 65.3%
2023 54.00 17th 44 61.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.15 1419th 4306 67.0%
2019 72.58 907th 4348 79.1%
2021 37.53 2716th 4499 39.6%
2022 61.56 1491st 4561 67.3%
2023 63.48 1381st 4588 69.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.00 1856th 3184 41.7%
2022 52.26 1761st 2958 40.5%
2023 57.58 1595th 2980 46.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.67 491st 4240 88.4%
2019 88.52 190th 4295 95.6%
2021 51.19 1750th 4331 59.6%
2022 64.91 1122nd 4461 74.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.90 2321st 4319 46.3%
2019 56.30 1641st 4357 62.3%
2021 33.69 2924th 4498 35.0%
2022 46.85 2334th 4563 48.8%
2023 54.75 1870th 4585 59.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jackson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.25 1362nd 4168 67.3%
2019 71.92 779th 4188 81.4%
2021 40.33 2556th 4329 41.0%
2022 59.93 1464th 4376 66.5%
2023 66.99 1091st 4401 75.2%
2024 70.00 949th 4431 78.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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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Enrollment information for Jackson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 109 0 5 515 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1990 108 2 5 530 0 n/a n/a 0 645
1991 94 0 5 653 0 n/a n/a -65 687
1992 102 0 2 634 0 n/a n/a 0 738
1993 81 2 4 634 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1994 76 5 12 642 0 n/a n/a 0 735
1995 61 4 7 673 1 n/a n/a 0 746
1996 61 4 7 673 1 n/a n/a 0 746
1997 51 3 10 642 1 n/a n/a 0 707
1998 54 3 7 663 1 n/a n/a 0 728
1999 59 4 2 642 1 n/a n/a 0 708
2000 41 4 2 637 2 n/a n/a 0 686
2001 41 4 4 689 2 n/a n/a 0 740
2002 34 3 5 672 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2003 34 3 5 672 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2004 40 7 9 655 1 n/a n/a 0 712
2005 24 5 8 643 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2006 21 3 4 683 0 n/a n/a 0 711
2007 23 5 2 705 1 n/a n/a 0 736
2008 29 5 4 719 0 n/a n/a 0 757
2009 29 6 4 740 2 n/a n/a 0 781
2010 24 7 5 686 2 n/a n/a 0 724
2011 32 1 4 813 1 0 5 0 856
2012 35 1 2 826 2 0 2 0 868
2013 28 2 3 822 4 0 2 0 861
2014 23 1 4 797 2 0 3 0 830
2015 29 1 3 781 2 0 3 0 819
2016 21 0 3 769 1 0 3 0 797
2017 23 1 3 729 2 0 2 0 760
2018 22 1 4 700 1 0 3 0 731
2019 17 1 2 650 0 0 2 0 672
2020 16 0 1 643 0 0 2 0 662
2021 18 4 1 551 0 0 2 0 576
2022 19 3 1 497 0 0 1 0 521
2023 19 5 1 509 0 0 1 0 535
2024 29 2 0 535 0 0 0 0 566

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 629 n/a n/a n/a
1990 645 35.0 18.4 n/a
1991 687 35.3 19.4 n/a
1992 738 40.2 18.3 57
1993 721 43.0 16.8 65.7
1994 735 39.0 18.8 58.5
1995 746 42.5 17.6 62.6
1996 746 42.5 17.6 62.6
1997 707 44.5 15.9 59.4
1998 728 44.5 16.4 66.1
1999 708 43.2 16.4 73.4
2000 686 43.2 15.9 76.4
2001 740 46.2 16.0 76.9
2002 714 44.3 16.1 60.9
2003 714 44.3 16.1 60.9
2004 712 45.8 15.5 39.9
2005 680 40.6 16.7 28.4
2006 711 44.6 15.9 19.3
2007 736 45.4 16.2 12.5
2008 757 43.7 17.3 6.1
2009 781 44.1 17.7 21.1
2010 724 42.1 17.1 0
2011 856 41.9 20.4 0
2012 868 46.5 18.6 0
2013 861 47.7 18.0 70.2
2014 830 49.1 16.8 87.2
2015 819 47.0 17.4 86.2
2016 797 46.0 17.3 89.8
2017 760 44.6 17.0 89.1
2018 731 44.2 16.5 86.2
2019 672 41.7 16.0 91.2
2020 662 40.5 16.3 91.7
2021 576 40.7 14.1 92.4
2022 521 36.7 14.1 90.4
2023 535 37.1 14.3 86.5
2024 566 39.5 14.3 91

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 629 n/a n/a n/a
1990 645 35.0 18.4 n/a
1991 687 35.3 19.4 n/a
1992 738 40.2 18.3 57
1993 721 43.0 16.8 65.7
1994 735 39.0 18.8 58.5
1995 746 42.5 17.6 62.6
1996 746 42.5 17.6 62.6
1997 707 44.5 15.9 59.4
1998 728 44.5 16.4 66.1
1999 708 43.2 16.4 73.4
2000 686 43.2 15.9 76.4
2001 740 46.2 16.0 76.9
2002 714 44.3 16.1 60.9
2003 714 44.3 16.1 60.9
2004 712 45.8 15.5 39.9
2005 680 40.6 16.7 28.4
2006 711 44.6 15.9 19.3
2007 736 45.4 16.2 12.5
2008 757 43.7 17.3 6.1
2009 781 44.1 17.7 21.1
2010 724 42.1 17.1 0
2011 856 41.9 20.4 0
2012 868 46.5 18.6 0
2013 861 47.7 18.0 70.2
2014 830 49.1 16.8 87.2
2015 819 47.0 17.4 86.2
2016 797 46.0 17.3 89.8
2017 760 44.6 17.0 89.1
2018 731 44.2 16.5 86.2
2019 672 41.7 16.0 91.2
2020 662 40.5 16.3 91.7
2021 576 40.7 14.1 92.4
2022 521 36.7 14.1 90.4
2023 535 37.1 14.3 86.5
2024 566 39.5 14.3 91

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jackson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $777 (9.0%) $7,903 (91.0%) $8,681
2020 $1,155 (12.0%) $8,487 (88.0%) $9,642
2021 $1,110 (10.1%) $9,864 (89.9%) $10,974

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jackson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1253rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1558th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Jackson Elementary)5663
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))4653
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jackson Elementary)5756
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5147
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Jackson Elementary)4435
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))3823
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Jackson Elementary)4355
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))4853
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Elementary)4953
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5055
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Jackson Elementary)4350
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))3644
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Jackson Elementary)5657
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5566
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Elementary)7449
 25%
   5th Grade Mathematics (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))6359
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Jackson Elementary)4921
 28%
   5th Grade Science (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))5336
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Jackson Elementary)7758
 19%
   5th Grade Reading (McAllen Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students672535
 20.4%
African American15
 400%
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic650509
 21.7%
Pacific Islander00
White1719
 11.8%
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.2%86.5%
 4.7%


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Jackson Elementary ranks 1863rd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Jackson Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 5% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 566 students attended Jackson Elementary.

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cathey Middle
High : Memorial High School


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