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Jackson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 374 students in the Sanger Unified district, but it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom quarter of all California elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are well below both district and state averages, and it has shown a concerning decline in performance over the past decade. While many students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, other nearby schools with similar student populations, like Ronald W. Reagan Elementary and Sanger Academy Charter, achieve much higher proficiency rates, indicating that improvement is possible within the same community. Jackson also struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district average, which is closely linked to academic success.

Interestingly, Jackson receives more funding per student than several higher-performing schools in the area, including Quail Lake Environmental Charter and Fairmont Elementary. The school's performance is weakest in upper grades, suggesting learning gaps may widen over time, and it shows a notable performance difference between male and female students. For parents, the key takeaway is that while Jackson serves an important role in the community, its academic outcomes are significantly lower than most other elementary options nearby.

374

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,339

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 Third St.
Sanger, CA 93657-2302

(559) 524-6180

District: Sanger Unified

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

5.6%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg45%

California avg41%

4,464^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Sanger Unified

591^st of 1,543Sanger 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	24.4	4464 of 5857	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4180 of 5869	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	4029 of 5859	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4470 of 5883	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4207 of 5789	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4356 of 5662	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	4566 of 5692	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4942 of 5614	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	4266 of 5611	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.7	2195 of 5530	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	1701 of 5390	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.8	1918 of 5377	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	2403 of 5314	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.3	1474 of 5193	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	1290 of 5113	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	65.0	1603 of 5113	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	1845 of 4818	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.3	2034 of 4822	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.8	2763 of 4809	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	2980 of 3162	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	1161 of 3311	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3798 of 5597	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3679 of 5612	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	4003 of 5609	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4223 of 5635	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3856 of 5492	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4329 of 5413	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3672 of 5107	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3419 of 5107	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3074 of 5087	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3623 of 5084	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3342 of 4963	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3649 of 4830	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3783 of 5460	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3763 of 5517	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3852 of 5363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3751 of 5264	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3614 of 5173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3750 of 5084	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4651 of 5628	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4219 of 5643	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3784 of 5638	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4263 of 5663	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4129 of 5510	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4018 of 5431	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science15%-18 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)	% 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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized 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	1810 Third St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6180	374	17	22.5	81.6%	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	338 (90.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24.4	4464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		27.3	4180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	284													14.7		14.7	40.4	25.0	25.8	33.3			30.8	31.9	26.1	14.9	27.3			24.2	95.3	96.9		96.9		$18,339	$1,297	$17,042
Sanger Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 Ninth St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6840	609	29	21.3	69.0%	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	552 (90.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	78.5	1217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		69.5	1614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	397													38.2	33.3	35.9	74.3	65.2	51.5	63.8	61.9	51.7	61.7	78.6	59.4	48.5	50.7	38.1	33.3	52.1						$13,265	$990	$12,275
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	610 Faller St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6900	448	17	27.0	94.2%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	430 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.2	4898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.4	5529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	631													4.4		4.4	29.7	12.3	12.3	35.3			22.2	31.3	17.8	6.0	35.8			22.6	96.7			96.7		$18,272	$1,341	$16,931
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	1586 South Indianola	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6780	472	20	23.1	65.3%	45 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	368 (78.0%)	47 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	75.4	1355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		69.4	1616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	261													25.8		25.8	59.5	72.5	60.3	54.2			61.3	66.2	70.2	46.8	53.0			59.1						$17,654	$1,305	$16,349
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 14th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6370	505	27	18.8	88.5%	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	469 (92.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	32.6	3764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		36.6	3391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	373													16.4		16.4	23.1	34.6	31.2	47.5			33.9	38.5	23.1	21.3	41.9			31.7						$17,443	$1,574	$15,869
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	2324 Cherry St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7430	408	16	25.2	80.4%	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (88.0%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	35.9	3502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		37.6	3330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	172													15.6		15.6	45.7	31.3	46.2	36.8			39.4	52.2	22.4	29.2	26.5			30.9						$18,304	$1,856	$16,448
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1110 Tucker St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6250	488	21	23.3	89.8%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (94.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	48.5	2672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		45.5	2830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	158													14.3		14.3	70.7	46.3	38.6	32.8			47.8	65.3	43.3	20.0	32.8			40.9	96.9					$18,015	$1,608	$16,407
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-8	48 South Smith Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6000	409	19	21.2	57.9%	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	361 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.4	3628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		42.2	3054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	574													25.0	21.1	23.9	40.8	34.0	31.3	24.2	50.0	55.6	37.1	52.0	30.0	22.9	25.7	44.4	42.1	35.4						$17,462	$1,359	$16,103
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Morro St.	Del Rey	93616	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6060	234	12	20.3	85.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (93.2%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	53.2	2415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.2	2546^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	131	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	13.3	8.3	14.3	13.3	13.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.6		25.6	54.6	53.5	35.9	45.2			46.7	69.6	44.2	30.8	40.6			43.8	92.9		92.9		92.9	$20,416	$1,531	$18,885
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-8	3095 North Greenwood Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6120	744	33	22.2	46.8%	304 (40.9%)	4 (0.5%)	288 (38.7%)	107 (14.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	81.2	1107^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		79.8	1161^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.2%	54													49.4	41.3	45.4	70.5	64.9	68.7	66.3	66.3	61.3	66.4	63.6	58.4	43.4	51.8	53.1	47.5	53.1						$16,310	$1,156	$15,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Jackson Elementary.

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

Sanger Unified

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Academic Middle
High : Sanger High

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of California elementary schools.

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