Schools · Jackson
Jackson, TN schools
Kids attend one of 8 schools through grade 8, then one of 6 middle schools and one of 4 high schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
D
Jackson’s School Grade: D
The public schools Jackson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 93% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
DTest scoresDGraduation
Tennessee school districts we grade (143)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (236)Better than 3%
High confidence. Built on 6,210 tested students and a graduating class of 784; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Tennessee’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Tennessee only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Tennessee with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why 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.
School path
Where Jackson kids go to school
Grades 9–12
4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Jackson-Madison County School SystemBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (grades PK–12, Jackson-Madison County School System)10%
State average 26.9%
Graduation · class of 2020
88% graduate on time
Graduation rate
88%
TN: 90.3%
Graduating class
784
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #142 of 163 TN towns →
Districts
The district serving Jackson
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 25 schools in Jackson
Showing 1–25 of 25 schools
Thelma Barker ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 776 students
CPublicCommunity Montessori SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 665 students
APublicPope SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 628 students
CPublicArlington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 626 students
DPublicAndrew Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 566 students
DPublicIsaac Lane Technology Magnet ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 563 students
D-PublicAlexander Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 427 students
DPublicLincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 412 students
DPublicWest Tennessee School for the DeafElementary · Grades PK–5 · 33 students
B-PublicNortheast Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 804 students
C-PublicJackson Central Merry Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 463 students
PublicWest-Bemis Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 369 students
C-PublicNorth Parkway Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 360 students
DPublicJackson Career Technology Magnet ElementaryMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 336 students
D-PublicNorth Side High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 903 students
C-PublicSouth Side High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 756 students
C-PublicLiberty Technology Magnet High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 604 students
DPublicJackson Central Merry High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 507 students
PublicMadison Academic Magnet High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 483 students
A-PublicJackson Central-Merry Early College HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 268 students
A-PublicJackson Academic STEAM AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 301 students
PublicParkview Prep AcademyOther · Grades K–12
PublicAUGUSTINE SCHOOL
PrivateSACRED HEART OF JESUS HIGH SCHOOL
PrivateTRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.