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Jackson Schools
Jackson is a public school district in Florida, based in Jackson County (Marianna). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jackson on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jackson
11 of 14 schools in Jackson carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 6D: 1
Best schools in Jackson
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Sneads Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Hope School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Cottondale Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Malone School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Grand Ridge School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Marianna High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Cottondale High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Graceville School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- B- Marianna K 8 School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Sneads High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Jackson
All schools, A to Z (14)
- A- Cottondale Elementary School, Cottondale
- B Cottondale High School, Cottondale
- B Graceville School, Graceville
- B+ Grand Ridge School, Grand Ridge
- A Hope School, Marianna
- D+ Jackson Alternative School, Marianna
- Jackson County Early Childhood Center, Marianna
- Jackson Virtual Instruction Program, Marianna
- Jcsb Tapp Contract Site, Marianna
- A- Malone School, Malone
- B Marianna High School, Marianna
- B- Marianna K 8 School, Marianna
- A+ Sneads Elementary School, Sneads
- B- Sneads High School, Sneads
Where Jackson schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Marianna (7)
- Cottondale (2)
- Sneads (2)
- Graceville (1)
- Grand Ridge (1)
- Malone (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Jackson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,094 students with 413 full-time-equivalent teachers and 918 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200960
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Jackson
How many schools are in Jackson?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Jackson, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jackson serve?
The largest by graded schools: Marianna, Cottondale, Sneads, Graceville, Grand Ridge and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Jackson?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 48.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.2%. 91% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jackson?
6,094 students were enrolled in Jackson in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jackson?
Jackson is in Florida, based in Jackson County, with its district office in Marianna. Its boundary covers about 918 sq mi.