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Jackson Junior High: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Jackson is a middle school in Jackson. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

The seven-year arc

Percentile among 2,238 middle schools statewide

Slipped from the 47th to the 26th percentile since 2019.

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ELAOrange(Declined Significantly)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 29% meet the standard today, versus 36% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 635%35%35%32%
Grade 732%32%30%40%32%
Grade 844%24%37%32%32%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 634%16%18%19%
Grade 725%20%22%25%24%
Grade 844%11%20%23%24%
Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Jackson Junior High in Jackson, 28.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 28.0% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Jackson Junior High outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (22.4% Math proficient); White students (36.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 20.7 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 114 students tested.

All students at this school: 28% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 28%, district —, state 39%28%
WhiteWhite: this school 32%, district 32%, state 56%32% · +3 vs school
MaleMale: this school 28%, district 27%, state 42%28% · −0 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 25%, district 23%, state 32%25% · −3 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 29%, district 32%, state 44%29% · +0 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 25%, district 24%, state 32%25% · −4 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 12%, district 13%, state 15%12% · −17 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 10%, district 26%, state 56%10% · −18 vs school

6 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 19:1, district 23:119:1
Teaching staff16 teachers
Avg. experience13.4 years
Fully credentialed71%
First-year teachers6%
Intern / emergency permit2.2%

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,245, CA average $14,815$20,245 · spent at this school
Federal share$115 per student

$115 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$15,715 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction51%
Instruction support14%
Student services11%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance13%
Other3%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,146 per pupil
2019$9,176 per pupil
2018$9,890 per pupil
2017$9,411 per pupil
2016$9,154 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White64.1%
District 62.4% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic20.7%
District 25.6% · CA 56.1%
Other14.4%
District 10.8% · CA 9.0%
Asian0.7%
District 0.6% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 47.8% (16pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$81K · CA $85K
Median home value$456K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+25% · CA 35%
ZIP population7,135
Median age51 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 270 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 31% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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