North Jackson Elementary, Glasgow KY

Original Research by School Decision on North Jackson Elementary

North Jackson Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through sixth grade in Glasgow, Kentucky, part of the Barren County school system. The school is located on North Jackson Highway, a route that runs through the northern edge of town. Glasgow itself is a micropolitan city and the seat of Barren County, with a population that has grown modestly in recent years. Its economy mixes a historic downtown, residential neighborhoods, and manufacturing plants that produce automotive components and other goods. A major new manufacturing investment was publicly announced in early 2026, expected to add jobs. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to national levels and have seen a slight recent softening. The city has its own transit system and municipal broadband, which are noted civic assets.

The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students. About half of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which points to a moderate level of economic need. North Jackson is not a charter or magnet school; it operates as a regular elementary school under the Barren County district.

On the Kentucky Summative Assessment, the most recent results show that across grades three through six, proficiency rates in both math and reading generally fall in the range of two-fifths to just over half of students meeting the state standard. One exception is sixth-grade reading, where a notably higher share of students scored proficient. In science and social studies, the school’s fourth- and fifth-grade results are in a similar middle range. When compared with other districts within Barren County, North Jackson’s overall proficiency index places it in the top tier. That said, the comparison set includes only a few districts, so the ranking should be read in that context.

Because North Jackson serves only elementary and middle grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Data on special education services, English learner support, chronic absenteeism, and staffing ratios were not available in this profile, so a fuller picture of student support and school climate would require direct inquiry with the school or district.

No recent district-level changes in policy, curriculum, or tax measures were found in public records, so the Barren County district appears to have been stable in the near term.

For families considering North Jackson Elementary, it offers a traditional elementary pathway from prekindergarten through sixth grade, after which students would move to Barren County Middle School and then Barren County High School. Academic results are solidly in the middle range, with a relative strength at the sixth-grade level, and the school’s overall performance stands above the average among the county’s districts in this data set. The student body is economically diverse, and the surrounding community provides a small-city setting with a mix of historic character and industrial employment.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 38% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 39% · ▲ 6 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 48% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 56% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 39% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 46% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 47% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 58% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Science

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 36% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 38% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolBarren County, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income37%Higher-income61%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income53%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income54%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income82%46 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income61%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income34%Higher-income56%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income46%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income66%34 pp gap