Jackson’s public schools score below 63% of Louisiana districts
The public schools Jackson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Jackson’s schools
Fewer students graduate on time
47% of students graduate on time, 37 points below the state’s 84%, #160 in Louisiana.
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Jackson’s schools beat 37% of districts. Among the 130 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 6%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Jackson has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Jackson’s own school is Jackson Elementary School, for pre-K through grade 6. From grade 7, students go to East Feliciana Middle School in Clinton and East Feliciana High School. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (C−); the middle school earns the lowest (D−). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Jackson compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Louisiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Louisiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jackson.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Jackson
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Jackson families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Jackson
There’s no college in Jackson, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, 21.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Jackson. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.