Jackson Public Schools

Summary:

The Jackson Public Schools district in Michigan operates 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a high-need population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 64.15% to 97.22% across the schools.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in terms of performance. Sharp Park Academy is the highest performing elementary school, ranking in the top 25% of Michigan elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. It has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies compared to the district and state averages. Dibble Elementary and JPS Montessori Center also show promising performance, with above-average proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the district's highest and lowest performing schools. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency ranges from 15.3% at Northeast Elementary to 50% at Sharp Park Academy. Additionally, the district faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 29.5% across all schools, and relatively low graduation rates and high dropout rates at the high schools.

District Detail

522 Wildwood Ave
Jackson, MI 49201-1013

(517) 841-2202

SchoolDigger Rank:
477^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,310

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			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	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 Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
Cascades Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1200 S Wisner St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-3900	398	28	14.0	91.0%	117 (29.4%)	164 (41.2%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (19.6%)	11.4	1332^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.5%		6.1	1436^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	104					21.9	9.6	19.6			20.5		7.1			12.5			10.7			$20,288	$6,003	$14,286
Hunt Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1143 N Brown St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2610	366	27	13.5	95.4%	116 (31.7%)	122 (33.3%)	38 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (23.2%)	13.4	1290^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.3%		12.6	1295^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.9%	5					21.6	13.7	15.2			27.5	5.9	10.9			28.3			6.5			$18,094	$4,782	$13,313
Jackson High School	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3700	989	57	17.3	61.8%	407 (41.2%)	336 (34.0%)	87 (8.8%)	29 (2.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	125 (12.6%)	32.7	491^st of 739 public high schools	33.6%		34.2	476^th of 743 public high schools	35.9%	15			44.0	13.3													28.0			34.0	$18,339	$4,326	$14,013
Middle School at Parkside	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2300	750	51	14.7	79.9%	291 (38.8%)	239 (31.9%)	68 (9.1%)	14 (1.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (17.6%)	19.8	698^th of 890 public middle schools	21.6%		20.8	696^th of 897 public middle schools	22.4%	2	48.6	7.3						20.3	26.8				7.6	15.9		23.4			27.6		$18,311	$4,233	$14,078
Sharp Park Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	766 Park Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 841-2860	337	19	17.5	60.2%	158 (46.9%)	95 (28.2%)	23 (6.8%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.1%)	71.7	388^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.9%		71.2	388^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.9%						50.0	72.0	54.9			40.5	62.0	34.0			47.1			45.1			$16,352	$5,735	$10,617
Northeast Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Fleming Ave	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-2501	396	28	14.1	98.0%	129 (32.6%)	126 (31.8%)	49 (12.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.5%)	8	1399^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.4	1424^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.2%	25					15.3	12.8	9.0			20.5					6.5						$17,614	$2,754	$14,860
Dibble Elementary School	Public	K-5	3450 Kibby Rd	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3970	282	17	17.0	70.2%	133 (47.2%)	74 (26.2%)	18 (6.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (19.1%)	40.1	861^st of 1488 public elementary schools	42.1%		36	920^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.1%	59					37.7	45.2	46.9			39.6	38.1	20.4			28.6			14.3			$18,066	$5,940	$12,126
Jackson County Jail	Public	9-12	212 W Wesley St	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2208	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fourth Street Learning Center	Public	6-8	2400 4th St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2300	27	3	8.7	96.3%	5 (18.5%)	15 (55.6%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (18.5%)								(n/a)																					$26,350	$1,415	$24,935
JPS Montessori Center	Public	K-5	820 Bennett St	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 841-3870	146	9	16.9	78.1%	59 (40.4%)	38 (26.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (28.8%)	24	1094^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.5%		17.8	1205^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.9%	111					37.5	12.5	36.0			25.0	29.2	12.5			20.0						$19,364	$6,649	$12,715
South Central Michigan Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1060 Jackson Xing	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 841-2820	402	5	77.3	75.9%	223 (55.5%)	87 (21.6%)	34 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.9%)								(n/a)			37.5														31.3			28.6	$9,283	$1,633	$7,650
Jackson Pathways	Public	9-12	544 Wildwood Ave	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-3729	77	5	15.4	87.0%	25 (32.5%)	25 (32.5%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	22 (28.6%)								(n/a)																					$13,663	$1,319	$12,345
John R Lewis Elementary	Public	K-5	154 W Clark St	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 841-2600	140	10	13.5	95.0%	51 (36.4%)	68 (48.6%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)	9.5	1367^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.1%		21.1	1155^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.3%	212					13.0	13.6				19.1											$22,284	$3,511	$18,773

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	1.01 mi	5
Da Vinci Schools	2.4 mi	2	457^th
Paragon Charter Academy	2.78 mi	1	129^th
East Jackson Community Schools	2.85 mi	4	509^th
Western School District	2.86 mi	6	116^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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