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Best Elementary Schools
in Jackson County

This page covers 6 elementary schools in Jackson County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

6
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 6 of 6
1
rank
Gum Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–051,122 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,911
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
2
rank
West Jackson Elementary School
Grades PK–051,184 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,911
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
3
rank
South Jackson Elementary School
Grades PK–05676 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,911
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
North Jackson Elementary School
Grades PK–05687 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,911
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
East Jackson Elementary School
Grades PK–05594 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,911
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Maysville Elementary School
Grades PK–05433 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,911
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
6
Elementary Schools
10
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
57
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.