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George A Jackson School

Public Grades K-5

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New York elementary schools

Summary

George A Jackson School is an exceptional elementary school located in Jericho, New York, serving 457 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jericho Union Free School District, which is ranked 42nd out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George A Jackson School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 38th and 97th out of over 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional performance, and its proficiency rates on New York State Assessments are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 80% and even reaching 90-100% in some cases. Within the Jericho Union Free School District, George A Jackson School performs on par or slightly better than the other elementary schools, Cantiague Elementary and Jeffrey Ratner-Robert Seaman Elementary, in terms of academic proficiency and statewide rankings.

George A Jackson School's diverse student body, with notable representation of Asian, White, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, is another key differentiator. The school's rankings for these subgroups are also impressive, with ELL students ranking among the top 40 schools in the state and Asian students ranking in the top 100. Additionally, the school's performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student populations is exceptional, often ranking in the top 100-200 schools in the state, indicating the school's ability to effectively support and meet the needs of these student groups.

432

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,512

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

58 Maytime Dr
Jericho, NY 11753-1202

(516) 203-3640

District: Jericho Union Free School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

84.7%

White:

8.1%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (88% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg89%

New York avg55%

97^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Jericho Union Free School District

42^nd of 874Jericho Union Free School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	97 of 2445	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	50 of 2445	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	61 of 2439	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	41 of 2434	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	47 of 2201	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	76 of 2413	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	77 of 2395	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	51 of 2386	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	41 of 2366	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.7	38 of 2352	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	96.4	11 of 2345	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	35 of 2325	98.5%	★★★★★
2012	93.0	20 of 2320	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	18 of 2286	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	91.6	22 of 2263	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	20 of 2257	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	10 of 2227	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	12 of 2219	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	89.2	17 of 2206	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	83 of 696	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	73 of 662	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	95 of 605	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	62 of 671	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	46 of 430	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	63 of 548	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	62 of 601	89.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	40 of 1117	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	10 of 1027	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	5 of 454	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	53 of 860	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	9 of 938	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	68 of 2409	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	56 of 2413	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	80 of 2403	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	34 of 2401	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	42 of 1955	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	75 of 2357	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	76 of 2338	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	113 of 2098	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	89 of 2078	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	58 of 2041	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	33 of 2099	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	62 of 1678	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	245 of 2032	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	180 of 2045	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	131 of 2407	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	51 of 2411	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	56 of 2400	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	49 of 2400	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	47 of 1961	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	74 of 2358	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	76 of 2340	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	438 of 2134	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	108 of 2110	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	172 of 2016	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	48.0	843 of 2031	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	337 of 1044	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	268 of 1859	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	117 of 1941	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	974 of 1402	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.6	246 of 1224	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	76 of 1408	94.6%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math89%+32 vs state

English Language Arts87%+32 vs state

Science85%+40 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

My son is in kindergarten this year.The teachers and the school are Excellent.He loves his school and teachers and lookes forward to go to school everyday. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George A Jackson School	Public	K-5	58 Maytime Dr	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 203-3640	432	35	12.2	20.1%	35 (8.1%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (3.0%)	366 (84.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	94.2	97^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.6	50^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%	47	84.8	89.4	86.5	88.1	92.1	88.0	84.6	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.6	$42,512	$525	$41,987
Robbins Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	157 Robbins Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5804	460	50	9.2	23.3%	106 (23.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	319 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	87.7	245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.0%		94.1	113^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%	132	59.2	80.7	86.8	82.5	86.7	96.4	78.3	98.9	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.4	98.9	$37,428	$733	$36,696
Jeffrey Ratner-Robert Seaman Elementary School	Public	K-5	137 Leahy St	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 203-3630	278	23	12.1	12.9%	63 (22.7%)	7 (2.5%)	11 (4.0%)	188 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	97.1	26^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.9	44^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%	18	94.7	92.7	96.2	94.7	95.2	100.0	87.5	97.6	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	98.0	98.7	$49,179	$274	$48,905
Woodland Avenue School	Public	K-5	85 Ketcham Rd	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2332	277	25	11.1	42.6%	62 (22.4%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (28.5%)	122 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	63	871^st of 2445 public elementary schools	64.4%		66.4	740^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%	131	73.0	51.1	54.3	73.0	70.5	56.8	56.3	98.7	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.7	98.7	$35,815	$1,001	$34,814
South Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Colony Ln	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 364-5810	433	41	10.6	19.6%	66 (15.2%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.5%)	328 (75.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	90	194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%		97	42^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%	152	73.2	93.9	76.9	80.9	95.5	91.3	77.2	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	$38,344	$834	$37,510
Cantiague Elementary School	Public	K-5	678 Cantiague Rock Rd	Jericho	11753	Nassau County	Jericho Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 203-3650	436	32	13.6	18.1%	49 (11.2%)	11 (2.5%)	24 (5.5%)	335 (76.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	93.6	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%		91.7	169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.1%	53	79.6	89.9	88.5	93.1	95.8	85.0	80.0	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.2	$39,434	$600	$38,835
Burns Avenue School	Public	K-5	40 Burns Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 733-2311	263	25	10.4	55.1%	26 (9.9%)	21 (8.0%)	112 (42.6%)	84 (31.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	60.1	938^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%		79.4	439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%	499	45.7	80.0	68.4	47.2	66.7	83.3	68.4	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$33,000	$1,795	$31,205
East Street School	Public	K-5	50 East St	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2321	389	28	13.6	54.5%	45 (11.6%)	5 (1.3%)	192 (49.4%)	135 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	54	1086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.6%		52.2	1106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.8%	20	57.4	43.8	47.9	65.5	70.2	57.5	54.4	97.7	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.2	97.9	$30,410	$3,356	$27,054
Stratford Road School	Public	K-4	33 Bedford Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3387	621	60	10.3	16.9%	247 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (8.4%)	304 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	86.8	260^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		90.4	196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.0%	64	71.3	75.3		86.3	92.9			98.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.6	99.5	$37,166	$707	$36,459
Baylis Elementary School	Public	K-5	580 Woodbury Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5798	416	40	10.5	17.3%	145 (34.9%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	230 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	86.3	274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.8%		94.6	100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.9%	174	65.3	88.4	77.1	76.4	93.3	93.5	64.2	98.9	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	99.3	$37,988	$615	$37,373

Frequently Asked Questions about George A Jackson School

What district is George A Jackson School in?

Jericho Union Free School District

What is the racial makeup of George A Jackson School?

Students at George A Jackson School are 85% Asian, 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend George A Jackson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended George A Jackson School.

Is George A Jackson School a good school?

Yes! George A Jackson School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 97^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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