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Jackson Elementary

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Jackson Elementary ranks 663 rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving 329 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Janesville School District, which is ranked 255 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jackson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.78% of 3rd graders, 35.42% of 4th graders, and 57.78% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 59.02%, 53.73%, and 56.98%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 26.2% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Monroe Elementary, Harrison Elementary, and Roosevelt Elementary schools generally outperform Jackson Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These schools also have lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. By addressing the needs of its student population and learning from the successes of nearby schools, Jackson Elementary may be able to improve its academic outcomes and provide a more equitable educational experience for its students.

339

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,267

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

441 W Burbank Ave
Janesville, WI 53546-3243

(608) 743-6500

District: Janesville School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg54%

663^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Janesville School District

255^th of 426Janesville School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	663 of 1044	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	650 of 1061	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	684 of 1067	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	744 of 1067	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	808 of 1050	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	757 of 1037	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	704 of 1025	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.5	487 of 1071	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	392 of 1075	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	687 of 1076	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	854 of 1061	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	781 of 1053	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	935 of 1045	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	899 of 1046	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	832 of 1045	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	886 of 1030	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	940 of 1021	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	559 of 689	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.4	469 of 712	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	113 of 255	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	84 of 269	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	15 of 249	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	68.7	40 of 248	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	86 of 222	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	55 of 275	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	69 of 287	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	628 of 1001	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	602 of 1011	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	564 of 1010	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	614 of 1017	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	694 of 1004	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	646 of 1002	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	662 of 997	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	64.9	79 of 290	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	14.4	269 of 274	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	59.1	87 of 271	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	387 of 870	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	396 of 866	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	347 of 871	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	559 of 847	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	434 of 874	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	374 of 854	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	635 of 1000	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	634 of 1012	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	686 of 1011	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	770 of 1017	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	839 of 1003	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	791 of 1002	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	690 of 997	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	617 of 802	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	472 of 790	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	509 of 770	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	304 of 748	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	549 of 746	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	540 of 742	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	396 of 721	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	510 of 718	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	540 of 727	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	612 of 715	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	552 of 704	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	612 of 699	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	639 of 718	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	531 of 686	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)73rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Social Studies52%-12 vs state

Science46%-5 vs state

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 W Burbank Ave	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6500	339	33	10.1	77.9%	207 (61.1%)	13 (3.8%)	91 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	44.6	663^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.5%		47.1	650^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.7%	13	38.8	35.4	57.8	44.9	58.3	62.2	52.1	45.8	$14,267	$1,003	$13,264
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Conde St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6700	291	28	10.5	76.3%	162 (55.7%)	12 (4.1%)	85 (29.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	25.8	834^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.5	874^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.6%	40	54.4	21.4	20.9	58.7	31.0	34.1	45.2	11.9	$12,744	$895	$11,849
Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Lapham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-7100	408	29	14.1	47.1%	306 (75.0%)	18 (4.4%)	41 (10.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.1%)	72.4	283^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	72.9%		67.7	359^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.2%	76	61.4	60.6	71.0	64.3	56.3	76.8	70.4	64.8	$10,785	$323	$10,462
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Rockport Rd	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7300	256	31	8.3	92.2%	79 (30.9%)	51 (19.9%)	78 (30.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.6%)	21.4	865^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.3	900^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.2%	35	25.6	43.3	25.7	41.5	33.3	34.3	46.7	23.3	$16,461	$1,201	$15,260
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 S Ringold St	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7000	412	31	13.2	50.7%	305 (74.0%)	15 (3.6%)	49 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	82.8	125^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.0%		82.3	129^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.8%	4	71.9	67.5	63.1	73.0	75.3	73.9	84.4	72.7	$12,460	$950	$11,510
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 N Grant Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6800	307	27	11.4	76.2%	160 (52.1%)	23 (7.5%)	81 (26.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.7%)	48.5	608^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.8%		34.1	788^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.7%	180	62.5	48.9	48.8	52.5	50.0	50.0	58.7	41.3	$12,260	$1,130	$11,130
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 E Memorial Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6300	267	24	11.2	76.8%	165 (61.8%)	10 (3.7%)	56 (21.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	31.6	796^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.3	849^th of 1061 public elementary schools	20.0%	53	37.5	41.3	42.1	34.4	31.9	26.3	70.2	38.3	$12,312	$927	$11,384
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 N Pine St	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7200	410	31	13.1	56.8%	300 (73.2%)	18 (4.4%)	42 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	61.3	438^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.0%		56	552^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	48.0%	114	56.1	59.7	57.4	63.2	52.2	63.9	61.2	55.2	$11,683	$798	$10,885
Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6900	376	28	13.5	52.4%	262 (69.7%)	18 (4.8%)	62 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	79.9	161^st of 1044 public elementary schools	84.6%		82.6	123^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	88.4%	38	83.3	65.1	79.7	94.4	68.3	74.6	77.8	47.6	$11,418	$323	$11,095
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Mount Zion Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6600	293	28	10.3	62.5%	198 (67.6%)	19 (6.5%)	52 (17.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	41.8	702^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.8%		55.6	556^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.6%	146	67.7	40.0	57.6	64.7	35.6	49.2	35.6	24.4	$13,667	$926	$12,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Jackson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Craig High
High : Rock River Charter School

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

Janesville School District

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks 663^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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