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Jackson Public Schools Schools
Jackson Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Jackson County (Jackson). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jackson Public Schools 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 Public Schools
11 of 12 schools in Jackson Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 8F: 1
Best schools in Jackson Public Schools
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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.
- C- Sharp Park Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Jackson High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Jackson Pathways (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Jps Montessori Center (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ South Central Michigan Virtual (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D Dibble Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Fourth Street Learning Center (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Middle School At Parkside (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Hunt Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Northeast Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Jackson Public Schools
All schools, A to Z (12)
- F Cascades Elementary School, Jackson
- D Dibble Elementary School, Jackson
- D Fourth Street Learning Center, Jackson
- D- Hunt Elementary School, Jackson
- C- Jackson High School, Jackson
- D+ Jackson Pathways, Jackson
- John R Lewis Elementary, Jackson
- D+ Jps Montessori Center, Jackson
- D- Middle School At Parkside, Jackson
- D- Northeast Elementary School, Jackson
- C- Sharp Park Academy, Jackson
- D+ South Central Michigan Virtual, Jackson
Where Jackson Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Jackson (12)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Jackson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,465 students with 262 full-time-equivalent teachers and 628 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2619620
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Vandercook Lake Public Schools (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Michigan Center School District (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Western School District (6 schools, 8 mi)
- East Jackson Community Schools (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Hanover-Horton School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Napoleon Community Schools (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Northwest Community Schools (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Columbia School District (4 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Jackson Public Schools
How many schools are in Jackson Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Jackson Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jackson Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Jackson.
How good are the schools in Jackson Public Schools?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20.1%. 82% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jackson Public Schools?
4,465 students were enrolled in Jackson Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jackson Public Schools?
Jackson Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Jackson County, with its district office in Jackson. Its boundary covers about 38.4 sq mi.