North Jackson

North Jackson has two listed schools serving 497 students across grades PK–12: Jackson Heights Elementary School has 268 students in PK–5, and Jackson Heights High School and Middle School has 229 students in grades 6–12. The most important finding is a clear divide in the reported 2025–26 results: the elementary school was above state proficiency rates in all three subjects, while the high/middle school was below state rates in all three.

Jackson Heights Elementary School stands out at the top: its All Grades proficiency was 67% in ELA, 59% in math, and 63% in science, leading the high/middle school by 28, 20, and 29 percentage points, respectively. It also exceeded state rates by 21 points in ELA, 18 in math, and 25 in science. The lower All Grades results were at Jackson Heights High School and Middle School: 39% in ELA, 39% in math, and 34% in science, each below the state rate. Within the elementary grades, grade 3 math was a particular strength at 76%, 33 points above the state rate, while grade 4 math was 38%, 7 points below. At the high/middle school, grade 7 ELA was 64%, 20 points above state, while grade 8 ELA was 28%, 15 points below. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their All Grades rates are not grade-matched comparisons.

Results rose over the two reported years in both schools, but gains varied: elementary proficiency increased by 9 points in ELA, 7 in math, and 16 in science; high/middle results were nearly unchanged in ELA, up 11 points in math, and up 7 in science. Attendance is another notable difference: chronic absenteeism was 12% at the elementary school and 29% at the high/middle school, compared with 18% statewide. The high/middle school had a lower student–teacher ratio (10.6 versus 12.3) and a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (46% versus 38%); these are context, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger ranks both schools’ districts 80th of 268 Kansas districts, at the 70th percentile with four stars, and its school-rank histories show improving percentile positions.