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Jackson Avenue

Q: Is Jackson Avenue a good school?

Jackson Avenue ranks 788 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Avenue Elementary School is a public school in Hackensack, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 417 students. The school is part of the Hackensack School District, which is ranked 466 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jackson Avenue has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, ranging from 788th to 1093rd out of around 1,300-1,350 schools over the past 10 years. The school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. In comparison, the nearby Fanny Meyer Hillers Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School (Hasbrouck Heights) have higher rankings and 2-3 star ratings, suggesting they are performing better than Jackson Avenue.

Jackson Avenue's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments are consistently lower than the Hackensack School District and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 33.8%, compared to the district's 38.8% and the state's 44.9%. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade Mathematics, where the proficiency rate was only 45.4% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 35.5% and the state's 46.7%. Nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary (Hasbrouck Heights) and Robert L. Craig School (Moonachie) significantly outperform Jackson Avenue in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

438

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,021

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

421 Jackson Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601

(201) 646-7990

District: Hackensack School District

Students who attend Jackson Avenue usually attend:

Middle:	Hackensack Middle School
High:	Hackensack High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

African American:

5.9%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg49%

788^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hackensack School District

466^th of 609Hackensack School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	788 of 1347	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	905 of 1338	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	924 of 1342	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1044 of 1345	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1093 of 1317	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1001 of 1360	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	908 of 1353	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	980 of 1352	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.3	932 of 1346	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	951 of 1357	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.1	966 of 1363	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1042 of 1367	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	1046 of 1363	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	1197 of 1360	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.5	1145 of 1354	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.1	797 of 1346	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	904 of 1338	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.2	870 of 1329	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	930 of 1314	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.5	985 of 1303	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.2	866 of 1298	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	61.1	588 of 1204	51.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	77.0	85 of 494	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	21 of 456	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	36.9	355 of 522	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	304 of 517	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	173 of 597	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	205 of 559	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	284 of 499	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	282 of 489	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	188 of 411	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	317 of 463	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	265 of 434	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	754 of 1326	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	821 of 1317	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	886 of 1318	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	916 of 1326	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1096 of 1290	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	904 of 1331	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	815 of 1333	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	320 of 1032	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	355 of 989	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	408 of 982	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	566 of 953	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	625 of 896	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	380 of 899	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	296 of 870	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	180 of 1023	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	242 of 939	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	218 of 910	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	271 of 863	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	657 of 839	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.7	244 of 948	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	201 of 942	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	760 of 1318	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	919 of 1313	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	841 of 1315	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1095 of 1324	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1010 of 1297	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	990 of 1335	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	909 of 1334	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	273 of 1023	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	337 of 989	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	672 of 958	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.5	916 of 949	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	629 of 1007	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	467 of 1001	53.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2022)83rd percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		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 (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Avenue	Public	PK, KG-4	421 Jackson Ave	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7990	438	44	10.0	79.7%	22 (5.0%)	26 (5.9%)	376 (85.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42	788^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.5%		32.9	905^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.4%	117			33.8	45.2					52.6	45.4							$16,021	$744	$15,277
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	Dyer Avenue	South Hackensack	07606	Bergen County	South Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 440-2782	222	24	9.2	55.0%	50 (22.5%)	13 (5.9%)	145 (65.3%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	45.7	733^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	45.6%		66.8	459^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.7%	274	16.1	11.1	54.2	57.2	45.2	87.5	80.8	84.7	41.6	39.3	31.3	50.0	42.3	23.5	80.0	80.0	$14,711	$431	$14,280
E. Roy Bixby	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Fischer Ave	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 441-4834	314	30	10.5	64.6%	39 (12.4%)	22 (7.0%)	227 (72.3%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	34.2	891^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.9%		43.4	750^th of 1338 public elementary schools	43.9%	141	19.2		34.0	41.5	46.8				38.0	46.3	36.2						$14,677	$534	$14,143
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Lincoln Avenue	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 994-1830	346	42	8.2	54.3%	61 (17.6%)	18 (5.2%)	238 (68.8%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	63.1	503^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	62.7%		55	607^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.6%	104	33.3		51.7	48.5	62.5	64.1			53.3	54.3	54.7	54.7					$15,052	$1,025	$14,027
Lillian M. Steen	Public	PK, KG-5	134 W. Main	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 342-6446	347	28	12.3	59.1%	34 (9.8%)	29 (8.4%)	244 (70.3%)	28 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	55.3	612^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		54.4	616^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.0%	4	28.9		48.3	55.3	63.5				56.4	45.9	44.2						$8,428	$531	$7,897
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	130 A Liberty St	Little Ferry	07643	Bergen County	Little Ferry Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-6760	469	49	9.5	46.1%	116 (24.7%)	13 (2.8%)	251 (53.5%)	74 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.1%)	40.1	808^th of 1347 public elementary schools	40.0%		54.4	615^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.0%	193			44.8	55.0					42.5	28.8							$1,225		$1,225
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Teaneck Road	Ridgefield Park	07660	Bergen County	Ridgefield Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 440-0808	334	34	9.8	48.8%	64 (19.2%)	12 (3.6%)	214 (64.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	54.1	628^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.4%		55.9	595^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.5%	33	30.0		51.7	73.7	57.4	62.0			54.8	33.3	37.6	38.0					$10,844	$609	$10,235
Fanny Meyer Hillers	Public	PK, KG-4	56 Longview Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7870	516	44	11.8	66.1%	32 (6.2%)	79 (15.3%)	345 (66.9%)	45 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	46.8	720^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.6	859^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.8%	139			44.1	57.0					50.0	37.0							$15,996	$709	$15,287
Moonachie Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	Robert L. Craig School	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 249-0995	35	7	5.0	8.6%	15 (42.9%)	2 (5.7%)	14 (40.0%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$61,244		$61,244
Robert L. Craig School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 West Park Street	Moonachie	07074	Bergen County	Moonachie School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 641-5833	356	35	10.2	60.7%	115 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	191 (53.7%)	38 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	75.8	345^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.4%		76.5	326^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.6%	19	36.6	8.6	75.8	58.6	75.7	80.6	88.0	82.8	58.9	56.7	60.9	59.4	50.0		33.3	33.3	$16,011	$749	$15,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Avenue

What district is Jackson Avenue in?

Hackensack School District

Is Jackson Avenue a good school?

Jackson Avenue ranks 788^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Avenue attend?

Students who attend Jackson Avenue usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hackensack Middle School
High : Hackensack High School

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Avenue?

Students at Jackson Avenue are 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Jackson Avenue?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Jackson Avenue.

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