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Jackson Junior High

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Jackson Junior High ranks 1700 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

Jackson Junior High is a public middle school serving about 270 students in grades 6-8 in Jackson, CA, as part of the Amador County Unified school district, and it shows promising signs of recovery with particular strengths in specialized student support.

Academically, the school performs below state averages but stands out in two key areas when compared to nearby schools. First, it consistently outperforms its closest district peer, Ione Junior High, in core subjects despite serving more students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Second, and most notably, the school has demonstrated exceptional effectiveness in its Special Education program, ranking significantly higher for that subgroup than its overall state ranking. While chronic student absenteeism is an ongoing challenge, the rate has improved dramatically since the pandemic and is now lower than at Ione Junior High and Toyon Middle.

The school's performance reveals a mix of strengths and areas for growth. While it is a stronger academic performer than some regional peers like Toyon Middle, it trails higher-performing schools such as Miller's Hill and Mountain Creek Middle. The analysis suggests the school's practices are effective for some student groups but not yet for all, with significant variation in outcomes across different student populations. Continued focus on improving attendance and applying successful support models more broadly could help the school build on its recent positive trajectory.

270

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,418

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

747 Sutter St.
Jackson, CA 95642-2020

(209) 257-5700

District: Amador County Unified

Students who attend Jackson Junior High usually attend:

High:

Amador High

Feeder schools for Jackson Junior High:

Elementary:	Jackson Elementary
	Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet
	Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

20.7%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,700^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Amador County Unified

1052^nd of 1,543Amador County Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1700 of 2761	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1554 of 2783	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1663 of 2781	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	2054 of 2740	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	649 of 894	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1375 of 2715	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1464 of 2480	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1475 of 2508	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	1369 of 2497	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.2	1212 of 2477	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	567 of 2379	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.7	385 of 2259	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	400 of 2236	82.1%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	540 of 2179	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	49.8	973 of 2063	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.5	776 of 2005	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	819 of 1999	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	662 of 1804	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.1	817 of 1777	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.3	765 of 1769	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	1515 of 1531	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	322 of 354	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	769 of 1491	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	283 of 1369	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1709 of 2533	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1467 of 2551	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1360 of 2531	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1829 of 2509	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	472 of 738	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	1219 of 2380	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1360 of 2262	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1393 of 2395	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1379 of 2388	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1714 of 2374	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2101 of 2359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1104 of 2213	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1086 of 2072	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1429 of 2542	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1596 of 2579	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1825 of 2531	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2243 of 2458	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	516 of 721	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1629 of 2369	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1697 of 2230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1504 of 2534	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1430 of 2552	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1667 of 2538	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1908 of 2527	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	604 of 763	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1345 of 2407	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1424 of 2273	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	714 of 726	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	561 of 677	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	545 of 1566	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	490 of 1552	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	1149 of 1531	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1263 of 1520	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1259 of 1537	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1281 of 1543	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1417 of 1555	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1252 of 1602	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1279 of 1496	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-37 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Junior High	Public	6-8	747 Sutter St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5700	270	14	19.0	47.8%	173 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (20.7%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	33.3	1700^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.4%		37.3	1554^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.2%	146		30.6	30.6				32.2	32.5	32.4				23.8	24.4	24.1	$16,418	$1,036	$15,382
Ione Junior High	Public	6-8	450 S Mills St.	Ione	95640	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5500	387	15	25.3	31.0%	242 (62.5%)	1 (0.3%)	107 (27.6%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.5%)	20.9	2190^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.7%		28.1	1899^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.8%	291		26.5	26.5			20.3	22.0	33.3	26.0			10.6	8.8	19.3	13.1	$13,327	$825	$12,502
Toyon Middle	Public	6-8	3412 Double Spring Rd.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2137	522	25	20.9	56.1%	324 (62.1%)	3 (0.6%)	139 (26.6%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	17.6	2330^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%		18.1	2338^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.0%	8		20.2	20.2			28.5	13.8	11.8	17.1			11.6	20.0	18.5	17.3	$22,762	$2,233	$20,529
Mountain Creek Middle	Public	6-8	6862 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-4393	99	6	16.4	42.4%	73 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	53.9	1079^th of 2761 public middle schools	60.9%		46.1	1275^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.2%	196		48.8	48.8			41.0	44.4	48.8	44.9			33.3	38.9	26.8	31.6	$31,053	$10,307	$20,746
Miller's Hill	Public	4-8	7900 South Shingle Rd.	Shingle Springs	95682	El Dorado County	Latrobe	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 677-0260	77	5	15.4	27.3%	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.0%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	97.1	81^st of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		88.4	311^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.8%	230	75.0	63.2	69.2	63.2	75.0	91.7		84.2	79.8	63.2	70.0	75.0		68.4	70.9	$18,377	$318	$18,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Junior High?

Students at Jackson Junior High are 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Jackson Junior High attend?

Students who attend Jackson Junior High usually go on to attend Amador High

What district is Jackson Junior High in?

Amador County Unified

Is Jackson Junior High a good school?

Jackson Junior High ranks 1700^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jackson Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Jackson Junior High.

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