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Jackson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 691 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Riverside Unified School District, which is ranked 772 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Despite spending more per student than the district and state averages, Jackson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Riverside Unified and California state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of California schools. Additionally, Jackson Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 25.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby Jefferson Elementary, Adams Elementary, and Monroe Elementary schools in the Riverside Unified District generally perform better than Jackson Elementary, they still struggle to match the state averages. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Alvord Unified District, such as Terrace Elementary, La Granada Elementary, Myra Linn Elementary, Foothill Elementary, and Arlanza Elementary, perform even worse than Jackson Elementary.

657

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,780

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4585 Jackson St.
Riverside, CA 92503-2758

(951) 352-8211

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chemawa Middle
High:	Ramona High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

White:

6.8%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg38%

California avg41%

4,404^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

755^th of 1,543Riverside 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	25.0	4404 of 5857	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4437 of 5869	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4061 of 5859	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	4080 of 5883	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	4064 of 5789	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	3234 of 5662	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	3939 of 5692	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	3225 of 5614	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	3616 of 5611	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	2927 of 5530	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	3142 of 5390	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	3183 of 5377	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	2936 of 5314	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	3154 of 5193	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.7	3150 of 5113	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.6	3453 of 5113	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.1	3301 of 4818	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	2900 of 4822	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	2998 of 4809	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	915 of 2227	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	2148 of 2585	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1712 of 2128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.5	2075 of 3162	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1735 of 3245	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2056 of 3311	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	2089 of 3275	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1438 of 3246	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4434 of 5597	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	4473 of 5612	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	4067 of 5609	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3613 of 5635	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3678 of 5492	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3220 of 5413	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	3472 of 5107	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3759 of 5107	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3239 of 5087	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3327 of 5084	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3003 of 4963	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	2130 of 4830	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	308 of 364	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3722 of 5460	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3907 of 5517	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3448 of 5363	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3237 of 5264	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3206 of 5173	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2375 of 5084	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	3983 of 5628	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4086 of 5643	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3644 of 5638	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4250 of 5663	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4116 of 5510	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3103 of 5431	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	77 of 153	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	102 of 140	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1876 of 2847	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1368 of 2635	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1107 of 2420	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	10.5	2611 of 2834	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	2265 of 2737	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+28 vs school

Military Connected (2025)50th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2024)15th percentile-9 vs school

White (2019)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	657	27	23.9	90.0%	45 (6.8%)	31 (4.7%)	556 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.8%)	25	4404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.8%		24.2	4437^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	33																	16.7	16.7	33.0	25.6	33.3	36.8	32.1	35.2	19.3	21.9	19.5	24.0	96.5	97.4		96.5	97.4	97.4	$17,780	$1,277	$16,503
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	8230 Wells Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1610	451	20	22.2	93.3%	10 (2.2%)	7 (1.6%)	408 (90.5%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	11.7	5527^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.7	5424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	103																	6.3	6.3	21.9	18.1	15.4		18.4	23.0	17.8	11.4		17.3	94.4	95.5	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$21,166	$2,268	$18,898
Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	8362 Colorado Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6709	487	20	24.3	84.4%	31 (6.4%)	16 (3.3%)	426 (87.5%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34.3	3631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		39	3235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	396																	19.2	19.2	48.1	32.9	39.1	48.2	41.2	45.3	31.0	15.1	16.7	26.3							$18,663	$1,548	$17,115
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	8535 Garfield Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8241	596	25	23.8	88.9%	35 (5.9%)	17 (2.9%)	508 (85.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	42.7	3028^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		31.9	3793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.4%	765																	19.0	19.0	57.3	45.7	32.9	36.7	43.4	49.4	38.3	29.1	23.3	35.1							$16,912	$1,360	$15,552
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	21.4	4713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.4	4163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	550																	18.7	18.7	27.2	25.7	28.6	26.0	26.9	33.0	28.4	18.7	14.6	23.6	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0		$17,367	$1,240	$16,127
Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	431	19	23.2	97.0%	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	416 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.8	5698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.7%		17.8	5048^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.0%	650																	11.9	11.9	13.2	18.1	17.9		16.4	14.3	9.7	4.5		9.6	96.2			96.2			$19,406	$1,470	$17,936
Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Rutland St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1660	740	32	23.4	90.4%	26 (3.5%)	13 (1.8%)	686 (92.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	22.3	4650^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		26.8	4222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	428	2.6	9.1	0.0	4.1	28.2	22.7	35.0	28.5	5.1	36.4	2.5	15.5	0.0	11.4	0.0	4.1	17.8	17.8	20.5	36.2	33.1		30.1	18.8	33.3	12.0		21.4							$15,621	$1,403	$14,218
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	4285 Jefferson St.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8218	886	35	25.6	86.5%	39 (4.4%)	38 (4.3%)	769 (86.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.0%)	29.4	4007^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		28.6	4057^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	50																	21.9	21.9	34.4	30.4	42.7	39.7	36.9	38.7	14.5	21.0	18.8	23.3	96.2				97.5		$16,296	$1,091	$15,205
La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	16.6	5140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.9	5316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	176																	10.0	10.0	18.8	23.4	27.8		23.2	25.3	21.9	20.0		22.4	92.7	95.5		96.4	93.6	94.6	$19,809	$2,244	$17,565
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	10435 Branigan Way	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1630	440	21	21.1	92.5%	9 (2.0%)	29 (6.6%)	386 (87.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	24.1	4491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.5	4419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	72																	15.7	15.7	27.3	31.3	32.5		30.4	26.0	29.9	24.1		26.4							$21,397	$2,273	$19,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chemawa Middle
High : Ramona High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Jackson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

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