Jackson Elementary School
811 North 400 East
Valparaiso IN, 46383, Porter County
Phone: 219-983-3680
Ranking: 
(86 out of 1,449, top 6%)*
(86 out of 1,449, top 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Duneland School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 289 | 295 | 300 | 351 | 387 | 359 | 359 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 17.6% | 69 | 23.4% | 40 | 13.3% | 55 | 15.7% | 63 | 16.3% | 48 | 13.4% | 60 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 24.9% | 42 | 14.2% | 55 | 18.3% | 66 | 18.8% | 68 | 17.6% | 76 | 21.2% | 91 | 25.3% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 14.2% | 53 | 18.0% | 60 | 20.0% | 67 | 19.1% | 81 | 20.9% | 83 | 23.1% | 74 | 20.6% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 19.0% | 59 | 20.0% | 68 | 22.7% | 77 | 21.9% | 90 | 23.3% | 81 | 22.6% | 67 | 18.7% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 24.2% | 72 | 24.4% | 77 | 25.7% | 86 | 24.5% | 85 | 22.0% | 71 | 19.8% | 67 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 158 | 54.7% | 159 | 53.9% | 162 | 54.0% | 183 | 52.1% | 190 | 49.1% | 172 | 47.9% | 184 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 131 | 45.3% | 136 | 46.1% | 138 | 46.0% | 168 | 47.9% | 177 | 45.7% | 170 | 47.4% | 164 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 6.6% | 24 | 8.1% | 20 | 6.7% | 15 | 4.3% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 261 | 90.3% | 261 | 88.5% | 270 | 90.0% | 318 | 90.6% | 364 | 94.1% | 339 | 94.4% | 337 | 93.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.7% | 14 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 13.8% | 42 | 14.2% | 39 | 13.0% | 47 | 13.4% | 39 | 10.1% | 12 | 3.3% | 16 | 4.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.3% | 19 | 5.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.06 | 17.35 | 15.00 | 18.97 | 18.00 | 18.40 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 90.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 80% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.4% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 85% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 84.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 88.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.3% | 78% |
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* Jackson Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.