Jackson Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.1% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 71.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Jackson Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.4 points below the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 14.8% | 18.2% | 33.0% |
| 4th | 90 | 10.0% | 15.6% | 25.6% |
| 5th | 96 | 11.5% | 21.9% | 33.3% |
| 6th | 87 | 11.5% | 25.3% | 36.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 88 | 11.4% | 23.9% | 35.2% |
| 4th | 88 | 5.7% | 13.6% | 19.3% |
| 5th | 96 | 10.4% | 11.5% | 21.9% |
| 6th | 87 | 5.8% | 13.8% | 19.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 38.0