Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM)
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 28.4% |
| Met Standard | 28.6% |
| Below Standard | 43.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
28.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.8 points above the Morgan Hill Unified district average of 17.5%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 10.4 points higher (vs 17.9% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 2.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 31.6% | 21.1% | 52.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 28.3% | 23.3% | 51.7% |
| 5th | 63 | 33.3% | 28.6% | 61.9% |
| 6th | 100 | 29.0% | 34.0% | 63.0% |
| 7th | 106 | 32.1% | 34.0% | 66.0% |
| 8th | 103 | 27.2% | 42.7% | 69.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 24.6% | 35.1% | 59.6% |
| 4th | 60 | 23.3% | 31.7% | 55.0% |
| 5th | 63 | 31.8% | 23.8% | 55.6% |
| 6th | 101 | 24.8% | 20.8% | 45.5% |
| 7th | 107 | 28.0% | 25.2% | 53.3% |
| 8th | 101 | 26.7% | 21.8% | 48.5% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 44.4