Jackson Elementary, Fresno CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Jackson Elementary

Jackson Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Fresno's east side, a small school in a part of the city shaped by low-density residential growth and agricultural work. The school holds about that size for its grade band, with a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic and economically fragile: a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and most households in the school's immediate area are renters rather than homeowners.

On California's state assessments, Jackson's performance is notably low. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from roughly one-quarter of students in third and fourth grades to closer to four in ten by sixth grade. Math proficiency is even lower, dipping to roughly one in five in fourth and fifth grades. Science testing at fifth grade showed proficiency near one in ten. These results place Jackson well below the midpoint among districts in Fresno County, and a parent considering the school should look into these numbers further with the school staff to understand what support systems are in place and what trajectories students follow into middle school.

The school's immediate housing market is tight and affordable. The 93702 zip code where Jackson sits shows median home values substantially below state averages, and monthly rents are modest relative to local household income. This is a neighborhood where families are often cost-constrained and stretched thin. That economic reality shapes the student population and, likely, the challenges the school faces in raising reading and math proficiency.

Fresno itself is California's largest Central Valley city, a sprawling metro built primarily for cars, with agriculture still a significant part of the regional economy. Much of the population, including many of Jackson's families, lives in single-family subdivisions and outlying areas. Downtown Fresno has begun a revitalization effort, with new housing and civic projects underway, but that activity is distant from the school's location. Day-to-day, Jackson's neighborhood is a quiet residential area with the kind of services and commercial strips you find in car-oriented suburbs across California.

A parent should be prepared for what the test results signal: this is a school where most students enter with substantial gaps in foundational skills, where the school is working to close those gaps, and where the statistical outcome so far has been limited. The school data pages carry the specific proficiency numbers; the question for any family is what supports the school offers, what the school has learned works with its student population, and how the school's teachers and staff approach the work of bringing struggling readers and mathematicians forward.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 37%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 34% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 26% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 29% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 35% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 35% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 36% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 38% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 19% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolFresno Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.