The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in Science. The lowest is 0% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Jackson School
Jackson School serves the youngest learners in Batavia City School District, housing grades pre-kindergarten through two in a regular public school setting. The school enrolls about four hundred students, a mix of roughly half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and half not, and the student body is predominantly white with smaller populations of multiracial students, Hispanic students, and Black students.
State testing data for this age band is sparse. The school has no recent proficiency results in math or English language arts because New York's testing program does not assess students in grades pre-K through two. The only available proficiency data comes from science results over a decade old, when students in a tested grade cohort showed solid proficiency. Without current assessment results, there is no straightforward way to compare Jackson's academic standing to other schools in Genesee County. State testing comparison data shows Jackson's overall proficiency index in the bottom quartile among county districts, but this rests on older, limited results and does not reflect current performance in its core grades.
Jackson sits within a district undergoing significant structural change. Voters approved a major capital improvement project in December 2023, and as part of the resulting grade reconfiguration, Jackson's role is shifting. Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, Jackson will house only first and second grade, while a reopened Robert Morris School will accommodate pre-K and kindergarten. This means families with children currently in pre-K at Jackson may see their child move buildings in the coming years as the district restructures. At the same time, the district has expanded early childhood capacity by reopening Robert Morris for Universal Pre-K and preschool programs, offering multiple full-day and half-day options, and all students in the district receive lunch at no charge through the Community Eligibility Program, a federal initiative extending through the 2025-26 school year.
Batavia itself is a small county seat between Buffalo and Rochester, with a downtown commercial core undergoing active redevelopment. The city has won state Downtown Revitalization funding twice and recently completed or begun mixed-use housing and commercial projects, including affordable apartment buildings on former industrial sites. Schools, however, are located on a separate campus rather than in the downtown blocks, about a mile north of the commercial core. The area has modest home values and a mix of owner-occupied and rental housing. Employers span gaming, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and corrections; major organizations include the school district, Batavia Downs Gaming, Wegmans, Rochester Regional Health, and the state prison system. A public library, parks, and public transit via RTS Genesee provide community anchors.
Parents of young children considering Jackson should plan for the grade-level transitions ahead as the district implements its Reimagined project. Beyond the grade movement, the school offers access to a district with expanding early childhood programs and a community in active redevelopment, though without recent assessment data for early grades, a direct read on current academic outcomes is not available.
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