Best Public Schools in Jackson, Michigan

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				PSAT English Language Arts (2019)	PSAT Mathematics (2019)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2019)	SAT Mathematics (2019)	M-Step English Language Arts (2019)					M-Step Math (2019)					M-Step Social Studies (2019)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francis Street Primary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1320 Francis Street	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Francis Street Primary School	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 879-1380	32	2	16.0	90.6%	7 (21.9%)	19 (59.4%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)								(n/a)																		$14,228	$00	$14,228
TA Wilson School	Public	6-12	310 West Morrell St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2801	47	1	94.0	78.7%	17 (36.2%)	23 (48.9%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.8%)								(n/a)																		$11,201	$961	$10,240
Bennett School	Public	K-2	820 Bennett St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2730	247	18	13.9	95.1%	107 (43.3%)	79 (32.0%)	21 (8.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.0%)								(n/a)																		$13,601	$2,323	$11,279
Cascades School	Public, Magnet	K-2	1226 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	248	17	14.4	93.5%	67 (27.0%)	108 (43.5%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (24.6%)								(n/a)																		$15,655	$2,424	$13,231
Frost Elementary School	Public	3-5	1226 South Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2601	244	11	21.5	88.1%	63 (25.8%)	120 (49.2%)	15 (6.1%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.2%)	6.3	1342^nd of 1408 public elementary schools	4.7%		15	1285^th of 1448 public elementary schools	11.3%	57					10.4	19.8	23.0			15.6	14.8	9.6						$14,997	$2,360	$12,636
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1143 North Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	399	24	16.9	94.7%	147 (36.8%)	117 (29.3%)	43 (10.8%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.3%)	12.8	1237^th of 1408 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.1	1239^th of 1448 public elementary schools	14.4%	2					15.5	32.3	29.4			18.3	19.7	21.6						$12,700	$2,484	$10,216
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3700	1,223	57	21.4	51.6%	649 (53.1%)	386 (31.6%)	66 (5.4%)	35 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.7%)	36.2	432^nd of 666 public high schools	35.1%		47.9	426^th of 824 public high schools	48.3%	6			45.2	25.4													41.3	$12,404	$1,140	$11,264
Middle School at Parkside	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2300	941	51	18.6	73.9%	419 (44.5%)	296 (31.5%)	74 (7.9%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (14.1%)	14.4	695^th of 792 public middle schools	12.2%		22.9	683^rd of 838 public middle schools	18.5%	12	43.6	23.4						23.1	21.2				12.0	12.5		12.5		$11,093	$1,768	$9,326
Sharp Park Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	766 Park Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2860	302	15	20.1	60.3%	146 (48.3%)	98 (32.5%)	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.9%)	60.1	523^rd of 1408 public elementary schools	62.9%		62.4	580^th of 1448 public elementary schools	59.9%	57					40.4	48.8	53.1			46.2	58.1	40.8			34.7			$10,170	$1,629	$8,541
Northeast Elementary School	Public	3-5	1024 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2501	277	25	11.1	86.6%	126 (45.5%)	83 (30.0%)	30 (10.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.3%)	5	1365^th of 1408 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.9	1368^th of 1448 public elementary schools	5.5%	3					12.2	21.3	13.7			17.8	10.9	6.0						$16,367	$2,949	$13,418
Jackson County Jail	Public	9-12	212 W Wesley St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2386	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fourth Street Learning Center	Public	6-8	2400 Fourth Street	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2386	48	3	16.0	97.9%	14 (29.2%)	21 (43.8%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (20.8%)								(n/a)																		$21,611	$961	$20,650
JPS Montessori Center	Public	K-5	205 Seymour Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3870	136	5	27.2	80.1%	58 (42.6%)	31 (22.8%)	17 (12.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	28 (20.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,516	$1,493	$10,023
Jackson Pathways	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3729	84	4	21.0	76.2%	29 (34.5%)	46 (54.8%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	5 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$9,300	$961	$8,339
Youth Home Jackson Independent School District	Public, Alternative	3-12	930 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-8088	16	3	5.3	62.5%	6 (37.5%)	8 (50.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$132,887	$14,117	$118,769
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	Public	PK-K	1175 W Parnall Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-3624	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$132,887	$14,117	$118,769
Northwest Kidder Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4703	813	44	18.4	60.3%	676 (83.1%)	31 (3.8%)	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.4%)	25.1	612^th of 792 public middle schools	22.7%		36.4	568^th of 838 public middle schools	32.2%	44	48.5	29.8						33.1	28.6				19.5	22.0		14.9		$9,500	$570	$8,929
Northwest Early Elementary School	Public	K-2	3735 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4946	893	43	20.7	68.8%	697 (78.1%)	31 (3.5%)	55 (6.2%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (10.3%)								(n/a)																		$8,814	$933	$7,881
Northwest Elementary School	Public	3-5	3757 Lansing Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 817-4704	798	40	19.9	64.7%	626 (78.4%)	26 (3.3%)	56 (7.0%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.2%)	33	943^rd of 1408 public elementary schools	33.0%		43.4	894^th of 1448 public elementary schools	38.3%	49					48.7	41.6	40.9			45.3	24.1	22.6			9.0			$8,845	$826	$8,019
Townsend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Floyd Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 784-6133	445	26	17.3	85.4%	388 (87.2%)	7 (1.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	16.6	1181^st of 1408 public elementary schools	16.1%		25.6	1135^th of 1448 public elementary schools	21.6%	46					26.4	21.1	29.3			37.5	17.1	26.5			6.1			$11,510	$934	$10,576
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	6-12	1000 East Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-8167	494	30	16.7	69.6%	401 (81.2%)	25 (5.1%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.7%)	28	493^rd of 666 public high schools	26.0%		37.5	506^th of 824 public high schools	38.6%	13	40.7	18.6	43.8	20.8				19.4	12.3				14.5	6.2		15.5	35.4	$10,070	$520	$9,550
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1000 East Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 782-9044	19	0	190.0	78.9%	17 (89.5%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$6,751	$514	$6,238
Woodville Community Center	Public	9-12	3950 Catherine St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Western School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-8770	108	4	26.9	67.6%	84 (77.8%)	6 (5.6%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.2%)								(n/a)																		$10,569	$1,275	$9,294
Lyle A Torrant Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1175 West Parnall Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5129	166	32	5.2	64.5%	139 (83.7%)	20 (12.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)								(n/a)																		$132,887	$14,117	$118,769
East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 North Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	427	24	17.9	56.7%	362 (84.8%)	23 (5.4%)	19 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	35.3	436^th of 666 public high schools	34.5%		36.5	511^th of 824 public high schools	38.0%	75	35.7	18.6	47.6	27.0					15.8					15.8		10.0	36.5	$11,516	$770	$10,746
WAY East Jackson	Public, Virtual	7-12	345 N Dettman	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 945-1335	62	0	54.0	61.3%	51 (82.3%)	10 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)																		$8,787	$677	$8,110
South Central Michigan Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1060 Jackson Crossing	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 841-2208	235	1	261.1	63.8%	172 (73.2%)	38 (16.2%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)								(n/a)			40.0														31.3	$5,721	$961	$4,760
Da Vinci Institute K6	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-6	559 Murphy St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Da Vinci Institute	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 780-9980	208	14	15.2	80.8%	162 (77.9%)	21 (10.1%)	7 (3.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	23.7	1070^th of 1408 public elementary schools	24.0%		23	1166^th of 1448 public elementary schools	19.5%	96	55.9	32.4					42.9	19.4	33.3	35.0		33.3	12.9	24.2				$9,703	$888	$8,816
Paragon Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3750 McCain Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Paragon Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 750-9500	678	36	18.6	62.1%	316 (46.6%)	181 (26.7%)	43 (6.3%)	53 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.4%)	49.6	672^nd of 1408 public elementary schools	52.3%		53	741^st of 1448 public elementary schools	48.8%	69	61.2	40.8			50.6	55.4	38.8	50.0	57.4	40.5	53.0	28.8	38.5	31.3	11.3	30.6		$9,567	$708	$8,859
Parnall Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	1780 East Parnall Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-6004	6	0			3 (50.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cooper Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3100 Cooper St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-6175	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Egeler Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3855 Cooper St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-5600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cotton Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	3500 North Elm Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(517) 780-5000	7	0			3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Da Vinci Institute 712	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	2800 Springport Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Da Vinci Institute	Yes	No	Yes	No	(517) 796-0031	237	12	19.5	69.6%	152 (64.1%)	30 (12.7%)	22 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.7%)	70.4	181^st of 666 public high schools	72.8%		23.4	595^th of 824 public high schools	27.8%	414			59.4														54.5	$8,525	$08	$8,518
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 768-2093	384	15	25.8	34.4%	272 (70.8%)	43 (11.2%)	34 (8.9%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	54.2	291^st of 666 public high schools	56.3%		58.8	324^th of 824 public high schools	60.7%	33	58.1	30.2	63.3	28.6				37.5	22.7				33.3	26.7		16.7		$7,729	$314	$7,415
East Jackson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	4340 Walz Road	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 764-1810	448	28	15.8	73.0%	371 (82.8%)	11 (2.5%)	26 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.7%)	10.2	1284^th of 1408 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.6	1301^st of 1448 public elementary schools	10.2%	17					14.8	23.2	13.5	33.8		8.2	16.1	5.4	16.9					$11,526	$1,324	$10,203
Dibble Elementary School	Public	K-5	3450 Kibby Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3970	337	15	21.8	50.7%	214 (63.5%)	66 (19.6%)	18 (5.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	33.5	935^th of 1408 public elementary schools	33.6%		42.3	907^th of 1448 public elementary schools	37.4%	28					40.7	23.1	44.1			42.6	17.3	39.0						$11,138	$1,201	$9,937
Ackerson Lake Community Education	Public	9-12	4126 Brooklyn Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5712	48	4	12.0	64.6%	43 (89.6%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$11,158	$424	$10,734
Northwest Alternative High School	Public	7-12	6900 Rives Junction Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4702	93	6	16.6	90.3%	72 (77.4%)	6 (6.5%)	5 (5.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,381	$771	$10,610
Northwest High School	Public	8-12	4200 Van Horn Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Northwest Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 817-4702	961	51	18.6	53.5%	816 (84.9%)	35 (3.6%)	46 (4.8%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.2%)	31.3	465^th of 666 public high schools	30.2%		48.9	420^th of 824 public high schools	49.0%	45			48.1	23.5													33.5	$12,578	$2,728	$9,849
Jackson Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6800 Browns Lake Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5163	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jackson Independent School District Local Based Special Education Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6700 Browns Lake Road	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 990-3614	116	48	2.4	70.7%	96 (82.8%)	5 (4.3%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)								(n/a)																		$132,887	$14,117	$118,769

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Michigan Center	2.29 mi	3	403^rd
Spring Arbor	7.76 mi	2	224^th
Parma	7.92 mi	3	174^th
Clarklake	8.9 mi	1
Napoleon	9.02 mi	3	175^th

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