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Jackson Elementary

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Jackson Elementary ranks 631 st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a PK–5 school in the Janesville School District in Janesville, WI, serving 339 students. It ranks 631st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (39th percentile, 2 stars), placing it 7th among 11 nearby Janesville elementaries. The school has improved from a 2020–21 low of 23rd percentile/1 star, but remains below its mid-2010s highs of 64th percentile in 2015–16 and 55th in 2016–17. It serves a high-poverty population: 77.88% free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, down from 83.89% in 2023–24 and 81.54% in 2022–23.

Academically, Jackson Elementary is mixed. Grade 5 is a bright spot: 62.0% proficient in ELA and 60.0% in math in 2025–26, above district and state. But grades 3 and 4 lag: grade 3 ELA is 31.11%, grade 3 math 42.22%, grade 4 math 44.19%, and grade 4 science 48.84%, all below district and state. Chronic absenteeism is a relative strength at 15.1%, better than the district’s 22.0% and the state’s 17.3%. Per-pupil spending is $16,999, and the student-teacher ratio is 10.1. Subgroup results are uneven: English language learner and low-income students rank above state peers, while special education students are in the bottom 20% statewide.

Compared with nearby schools, Jackson is lower-middle overall. Roosevelt Elementary, Monroe Elementary, Harrison Elementary, Van Buren Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary all rank higher. Lincoln Elementary and Madison Elementary are similar, while Adams Elementary and Wilson Elementary rank lower. Jackson’s poverty rate is nearly identical to Lincoln’s and Madison’s, and its attendance is better than most nearby schools. Its per-pupil spending and 10.1 student-teacher ratio are more favorable than several higher-ranked schools, including Monroe Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, and Van Buren Elementary, suggesting resources alone do not explain the overall rank. The main levers appear to be early-grade instruction and targeted subgroup supports.

339

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,999

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

79%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

441 W Burbank Ave
Janesville, WI 53546-3243

(608) 743-6500

District: Janesville School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

Hispanic:

26.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg55%

631^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Janesville School District

257^th of 432Janesville School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	631 of 1039	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	663 of 1044	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	650 of 1061	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	684 of 1067	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	744 of 1067	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	808 of 1050	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	757 of 1037	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	704 of 1025	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.5	487 of 1071	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	392 of 1075	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	687 of 1076	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	854 of 1061	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	781 of 1053	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	935 of 1045	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	899 of 1046	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	832 of 1045	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	886 of 1030	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	940 of 1021	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	559 of 689	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.4	469 of 712	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	44 of 245	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	47.6	113 of 255	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	84 of 269	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	15 of 249	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	68.7	40 of 248	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	86 of 222	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	55 of 275	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	69 of 287	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	437 of 986	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	628 of 1001	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	602 of 1011	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	564 of 1010	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	614 of 1017	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	694 of 1004	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	646 of 1002	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	662 of 997	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	65 of 347	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	79 of 290	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	14.4	269 of 274	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	59.1	87 of 271	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	283 of 848	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	387 of 870	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	396 of 866	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	347 of 871	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	559 of 847	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	434 of 874	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	374 of 854	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	701 of 989	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.0	635 of 1000	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	634 of 1012	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	686 of 1011	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	770 of 1017	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	839 of 1003	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	791 of 1002	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	690 of 997	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	629 of 791	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	617 of 802	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	472 of 790	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	509 of 770	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	304 of 748	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	549 of 746	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	540 of 742	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	396 of 721	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	572 of 697	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	510 of 718	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	540 of 727	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	612 of 715	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	552 of 704	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	612 of 699	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	639 of 718	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	531 of 686	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies63%-3 vs state

Mathematics49%-4 vs state

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science49%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 W Burbank Ave	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6500	339	33	10.1	77.9%	207 (61.1%)	13 (3.8%)	91 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	47.3	631^st of 1039 public elementary schools	39.3%		44.6	663^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.5%	32	31.1	53.5	62.0	42.2	44.2	60.0	62.8	48.8	79%		$16,999	$1,205	$15,794
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Conde St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6700	291	28	10.5	76.3%	162 (55.7%)	12 (4.1%)	85 (29.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	46.3	643^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	38.1%		25.8	834^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.1%	191	34.0	54.4	51.3	49.1	60.9	43.6	67.4	46.7	80%		$17,075	$1,286	$15,790
Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Lapham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-7100	408	29	14.1	47.1%	306 (75.0%)	18 (4.4%)	41 (10.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.1%)	71.2	297^th of 1039 public elementary schools	71.4%		72.4	283^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	72.9%	14	44.6	66.7	58.8	60.8	76.8	66.2	81.2	75.4	86%		$12,978	$371	$12,608
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Rockport Rd	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7300	256	31	8.3	92.2%	79 (30.9%)	51 (19.9%)	78 (30.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.6%)	28.1	814^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.7%		21.4	865^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.1%	51	52.9	32.6	41.4	58.8	33.3	44.8	39.1	17.4	78%		$19,683	$1,653	$18,030
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 S Ringold St	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7000	412	31	13.2	50.7%	305 (74.0%)	15 (3.6%)	49 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	81.1	139^th of 1039 public elementary schools	86.6%		82.8	125^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.0%	14	73.8	74.1	67.1	73.8	70.9	67.1	77.7	72.9	89%		$13,939	$371	$13,568
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 N Grant Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6800	307	27	11.4	76.2%	160 (52.1%)	23 (7.5%)	81 (26.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.7%)	45.9	651^st of 1039 public elementary schools	37.3%		48.5	608^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.8%	43	51.1	58.3	45.8	46.8	38.9	41.7	69.4	52.8	87%		$15,627	$1,088	$14,539
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 E Memorial Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6300	267	24	11.2	76.8%	165 (61.8%)	10 (3.7%)	56 (21.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	32.5	779^th of 1039 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.6	796^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.8%	17	40.5	55.6	40.0	32.4	41.7	33.3	61.1	36.1	72%		$16,774	$1,428	$15,345
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 N Pine St	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7200	410	31	13.1	56.8%	300 (73.2%)	18 (4.4%)	42 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	64.4	393^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.3	438^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.0%	45	71.2	51.9	69.1	76.3	63.0	61.8	55.6	40.7	88%		$14,070	$814	$13,256
Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6900	376	28	13.5	52.4%	262 (69.7%)	18 (4.8%)	62 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	79.8	161^st of 1039 public elementary schools	84.5%		79.9	161^st of 1044 public elementary schools	84.6%		70.5	77.2	62.3	77.1	80.7	60.7	80.7	64.9	85%		$13,880	$370	$13,509
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Mount Zion Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6600	293	28	10.3	62.5%	198 (67.6%)	19 (6.5%)	52 (17.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	57	499^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.8	702^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.8%	203	70.4	73.3	45.0	70.4	40.0	30.0	76.7	63.3			$17,448	$990	$16,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Craig High
High : Rock River Charter School

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Jackson Elementary.

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks 631^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

Janesville School District

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