Jackson Center’s public schools beat 77% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Jackson Center’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Jackson Center’s schools
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 1,392 Pennsylvania towns that have similar household incomes, Jackson Center’s schools beat 85%, higher than their 77% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Jackson Center shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Jackson Center’s path is shared: Oakview El Sch and Lakeview Middle-HS. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (A−); the middle school earns the lowest (B). 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 Center compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’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 Pennsylvania 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 Center.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Every school in Jackson Center
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Jackson Center families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Jackson Center
There’s no college in Jackson Center, but 9 are within 30 miles. The closest is Grove City College in Grove City, 8.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Jackson Center. 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 Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.