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Jackson Elementary

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Jackson Elementary ranks 174 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary is a public elementary school serving 312 students in grades K-4 in the West Bend School District in Jackson, Wisconsin. The school has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jackson Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the West Bend School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 69.81% of 3rd graders at Jackson Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 62.35% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 38th out of 870 Wisconsin elementary schools in this category.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, which rose from 0.9% in 2020-2021 to 19.5% in 2022-2023. When compared to other nearby schools in the West Bend School District, McLane Elementary ranked 111th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025, while Jackson Elementary ranked 174th, suggesting that Jackson Elementary is a high-quality option for families in the area. The school's strong performance for low socioeconomic status students is a positive sign, but the need to address performance gaps for certain other student subgroups presents an opportunity for improvement.

306

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,119

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W204N16850 Jackson Dr
Jackson, WI 53037-9601

(262) 335-5474

District: West Bend School District

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Badger Middle
	Silverbrook Intermediate
High:	East High
	West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

174^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the West Bend School District

106^th of 426West Bend 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
2025	79.1	174 of 1044	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	134 of 1061	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	165 of 1067	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	230 of 1067	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	152 of 1050	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	171 of 1037	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	169 of 1025	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	228 of 1071	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	206 of 1075	80.8%	★★★★☆
2015	78.7	141 of 1076	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	316 of 1061	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	241 of 1053	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.5	332 of 1045	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	303 of 1046	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	62.1	431 of 1045	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	222 of 1030	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	73.5	213 of 1021	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	147 of 689	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	147 of 712	79.4%	★★★★☆
2005	71.3	197 of 632	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	153 of 1001	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	116 of 1011	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	182 of 1010	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	305 of 1017	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	166 of 1004	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	180 of 1002	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	179 of 997	82.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	38 of 870	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	71 of 866	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	45.2	502 of 871	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	409 of 859	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.0	85 of 847	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.2	142 of 874	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	30 of 854	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	213 of 1000	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	161 of 1012	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	137 of 1011	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	172 of 1017	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	147 of 1003	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	162 of 1002	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	166 of 997	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	319 of 802	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	187 of 790	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	186 of 770	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	106 of 748	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	124 of 746	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	131 of 742	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	73 of 721	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	291 of 718	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	219 of 727	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	178 of 715	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	183 of 704	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	165 of 718	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	194 of 686	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)96th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies76%+12 vs state

Mathematics76%+21 vs state

English Language Arts69%+17 vs state

Science60%+10 vs state

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

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Schools Near Jackson Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-4	W204N16850 Jackson Dr	Jackson	53037	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 335-5474	306	24	12.7	26.8%	264 (86.3%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	79.1	174^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.9	134^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.4%	40	69.8	69.0		77.4	74.1		75.9	60.3	$13,119	$264	$12,856
Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N132W18473 Rockfield Rd	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 253-3472	344	25	13.9	11.6%	287 (83.4%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.9%)	32 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	72.8	275^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.7%		81.2	144^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.4%	131	50.0	69.8	83.6	51.7	69.8	72.7	75.5	66.0	$11,206	$308	$10,898
Decorah Elementary	Public	K-4	1225 Sylvan Way	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5476	349	27	13.1	34.7%	244 (69.9%)	23 (6.6%)	42 (12.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (8.9%)	67.4	356^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.9%		74.5	240^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.4%	116	49.2	67.6		52.5	67.6		78.9	60.6	$13,291	$275	$13,016
Slinger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Polk St	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 644-6669	571	35	16.2	24.7%	498 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (6.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	88.6	46^th of 1044 public elementary schools	95.6%		90.8	28^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.4%	18	91.6	76.9	71.4	94.7	89.0	78.0	78.0	64.8	$9,416	$256	$9,160
McLane Elementary	Public	K-4	833 Chestnut St	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5487	340	25	13.4	35.3%	259 (76.2%)	9 (2.6%)	39 (11.5%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	83.8	111^th of 1044 public elementary schools	89.4%		81.6	138^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.0%	27	74.7	70.3		76.1	73.4		81.3	70.3	$12,602	$463	$12,140
Friess Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1750 State Road 164	Hubertus	53033	Washington County	Holy Hill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-2380	279	26	10.8	17.9%	252 (90.3%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	87.7	56^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.6%		81.8	136^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.2%	80	70.6	78.7		72.6	83.0		89.4	78.7	$12,025	$600	$11,425
Fair Park Elementary	Public	K-4	519 N Indiana Ave	West Bend	53090	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5516	345	26	13.3	41.4%	260 (75.4%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.4%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)	68.1	344^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.0%		63.7	425^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.9%	81	61.4	58.6		60.0	67.1		70.0	62.9	$13,185	$393	$12,793
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W154N11492 Fond du Lac Ave	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3468	486	32	15.2	22.0%	323 (66.5%)	48 (9.9%)	30 (6.2%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.5%)	79.3	171^st of 1044 public elementary schools	83.6%		74.5	241^st of 1061 public elementary schools	77.3%	70	75.7	64.7	65.2	77.6	66.2	69.7	85.3	57.4	$11,397	$308	$11,089
Addison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Indian Rd	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-8037	441	27	16.6	12.7%	390 (88.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	79.2	172^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	83.5%		79	173^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	83.7%	1	74.2	69.7	59.4	84.9	75.8	63.8	74.2	63.6	$10,750	$201	$10,549
Green Tree Elementary	Public	K-4	1330 Green Tree Rd	West Bend	53090	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5521	334	25	13.4	42.5%	239 (71.6%)	16 (4.8%)	41 (12.3%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.8%)	60.8	448^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.1%		66.4	384^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.8%	64	57.3	49.2		52.0	67.2		72.1	59.0	$13,132	$572	$12,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

West Bend School District

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Jackson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Badger Middle
Middle : Silverbrook Intermediate
High : East High
High : West High

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks 174^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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