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Orchard Drive Elementary

Q: Is Orchard Drive Elementary a good school?

Orchard Drive Elementary ranks 274 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Drive Elementary is a public elementary school located in Jackson, Missouri, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 375 students. It is part of the Jackson R-II school district, which is ranked 55 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orchard Drive Elementary has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 663rd out of 1,052 Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 274th out of 900 in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests is mixed compared to the district and state averages. While Orchard Drive students perform better than the state average in some areas, they lag behind the district average in both mathematics and English language arts. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite this, the school's ranking for low-income students is quite strong, placing 107th out of 638 Missouri elementary schools in 2024-2025, indicating that the school is effectively serving this population.

Compared to nearby schools, Orchard Drive Elementary performs similarly to or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the Jackson R-II district, such as North Elementary and South Elementary, on MAP test scores. However, it lags behind the high-performing East Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top 10% of Missouri elementary schools. Compared to schools outside the district, such as Blanchard Elementary in the Cape Girardeau 63 district, Orchard Drive students generally outperform their peers on MAP tests.

404

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,595

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1402 Orchard Dr
Jackson, MO 63755-1032

(573) 243-9555

District: Jackson R-II

Students who attend Orchard Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Middle
	Russell Hawkins Junior High
High:	Jackson Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Missouri median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Jackson R-II's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg54%

Missouri avg43%

274^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 33 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Jackson R-II

55^th of 367Jackson R-II among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	274 of 900	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	297 of 906	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	392 of 898	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	504 of 908	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	476 of 901	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	663 of 1052	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	107 of 638	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	48 of 625	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	113 of 611	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	167 of 574	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	449 of 907	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	301 of 666	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	327 of 668	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	348 of 673	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	513 of 675	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	484 of 691	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	778 of 917	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+11 vs state

English Language Arts48%+4 vs state

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Schools Near Orchard Drive Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orchard Drive Elementary	Public	K-4	1402 Orchard Dr	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9555	404	29	13.9	52.0%	368 (91.1%)	10 (2.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	68	274^th of 900 public elementary schools	69.6%		65.4	297^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.2%	23	50.4	56.5			44.9	50.5		$10,595	$779	$9,816
West Lane Elementary	Public	K-4	338 N West Ln	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-9565	389	31	12.7	36.5%	355 (91.3%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	71.6	233^rd of 900 public elementary schools	74.1%		70.3	254^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.0%	21	57.6	49.9			56.4	47.8		$11,694	$637	$11,058
South Elementary	Public	K-4	1701 S Hope St	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9575	433	31	14.1	47.1%	364 (84.1%)	15 (3.5%)	24 (5.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	59.9	359^th of 900 public elementary schools	60.1%		55.3	394^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.5%	35	44.3	54.7			39.7	48.1		$10,991	$674	$10,316
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	455 N. Lacey Street	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-5271	726	48	15.1	30.6%	652 (89.8%)	16 (2.2%)	19 (2.6%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	88.6	85^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.6%		93.5	33^rd of 906 public elementary schools	96.4%	52	63.3	69.3			60.0	66.2		$11,847	$1,024	$10,823
North Elementary	Public	K-4	10730 State Hwy W	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9590	249	17	14.8	40.6%	229 (92.0%)	7 (2.8%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	71.9	231^st of 900 public elementary schools	74.3%					(n/a)	58.0	51.6			48.7			$11,151	$771	$10,380
Clippard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2880 Hopper Rd	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-5720	383	38	10.1	100.0%	128 (33.4%)	130 (33.9%)	54 (14.1%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.6%)	34.9	619^th of 900 public elementary schools	31.2%		33.2	632^nd of 906 public elementary schools	30.2%	13	38.3	30.6			33.3	30.5		$16,061	$1,486	$14,575
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4198 State Hwy E	Oak Ridge	63769	Cape Girardeau County	Oak Ridge R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 266-3232	182	13	14.5	34.1%	178 (97.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.5	826^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.2%		13.7	793^rd of 906 public elementary schools	12.5%	33	6.3	15.0	13.2	17.5	15.7		21.8	$11,162	$1,154	$10,007
Alma Schrader Elementary	Public	K-4	1360 Randol	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-5310	332	31	10.7	100.0%	225 (67.8%)	48 (14.5%)	12 (3.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.4%)	63.6	324^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.0%		52.5	424^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.2%	100	57.3	38.4			57.3	34.9		$13,526	$1,432	$12,093
Blanchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1829 N Sprigg St	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-3030	326	28	11.6	100.0%	160 (49.1%)	83 (25.5%)	25 (7.7%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.3%)	80	159^th of 900 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.1	116^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.2%	43	51.3	58.5			62.8	58.5		$12,022	$912	$11,110
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1550 Themis	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-5456	241	26	9.3	100.0%	77 (32.0%)	109 (45.2%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	52.7	429^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.3%		48.7	465^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.7%	36	42.0	59.0			32.0	40.8		$14,121	$1,103	$13,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Drive Elementary

What district is Orchard Drive Elementary in?

Jackson R-II

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Drive Elementary?

Students at Orchard Drive Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Orchard Drive Elementary a good school?

Orchard Drive Elementary ranks 274^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orchard Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
Middle : Russell Hawkins Junior High
High : Jackson Senior High

How many students attend Orchard Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Orchard Drive Elementary.

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