Cascades School
1200 South Wisner St
Jackson MI, 49203, Jackson County
Phone: 517-841-3900
Ranking: 
(1,833 out of 2,213, bottom 17%)*
(1,833 out of 2,213, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Jackson Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 235 | 224 | 238 | 231 | 251 | 274 | 303 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 19.6% | 37 | 16.5% | 40 | 16.8% | 44 | 19.0% | 72 | 28.7% | 94 | 34.3% | 108 | 35.6% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 18.7% | 45 | 20.1% | 42 | 17.6% | 48 | 20.8% | 58 | 23.1% | 97 | 35.4% | 99 | 32.7% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 20.0% | 41 | 18.3% | 47 | 19.7% | 57 | 24.7% | 68 | 27.1% | 82 | 29.9% | 96 | 31.7% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 19.1% | 44 | 19.6% | 51 | 21.4% | 55 | 23.8% | 53 | 21.1% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 26 | 11.1% | 29 | 12.9% | 29 | 12.2% | 27 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 27 | 11.5% | 28 | 12.5% | 29 | 12.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 132 | 56.2% | 112 | 50.0% | 107 | 45.0% | 110 | 47.6% | 114 | 45.4% | 143 | 52.2% | 152 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 103 | 43.8% | 112 | 50.0% | 131 | 55.0% | 121 | 52.4% | 110 | 43.8% | 123 | 44.9% | 147 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 5 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 8 | 3.4% | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 9.4% | 21 | 9.4% | 17 | 7.1% | 13 | 5.6% | 15 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 100 | 42.6% | 89 | 39.7% | 101 | 42.4% | 110 | 47.6% | 106 | 42.2% | 136 | 49.6% | 159 | 52.5% |
| White: | 91 | 38.7% | 98 | 43.8% | 103 | 43.3% | 98 | 42.4% | 102 | 40.6% | 120 | 43.8% | 125 | 41.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 6.0% | 9 | 4.0% | 11 | 4.6% | 5 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 188 | 80.0% | 180 | 80.4% | 195 | 81.9% | 170 | 73.6% | 186 | 74.1% | 191 | 69.7% | 136 | 44.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.3% | 17 | 7.6% | 15 | 6.3% | 19 | 8.2% | 15 | 6.0% | 24 | 8.8% | 12 | 4.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.03 | 16.24 | 16.19 | 14.32 | 14.93 | 17.10 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.3% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 30.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 24.6% | 40.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 81.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 51.2% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 49% | 66.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 88.6% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 33.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 29.6% | 44.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 74.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 56.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 52.9% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 38.9% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 29.6% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 32.2% | 46.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 30.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 29.2% | 45.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 53.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 10.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 5.9% | 13.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Cascades School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.