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Best Elementary Schools
in JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

This page covers 30 of the 31 elementary schools in JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT had enough federal data to rank. 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.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 30
1
rank
LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05248 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
2
rank
JOHN HOPKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05280 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
3
rank
CLAUSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05231 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
4
rank
CASEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05279 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
5
rank
IDA B. WELLS APAC SCHOOL
Grades 04–0534 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (6.5:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
6.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
32/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
6
rank
RAINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05224 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
7
rank
SHIRLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05174 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
8
rank
BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05211 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
SPANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05395 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
10
rank
GALLOWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05329 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,275
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
20 more elementary schools in JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT not shown here.
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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
30
Elementary Schools
54
Total Schools
51
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.