School Information
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GreatSchools Rating:
5
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Educational Climate:
Above Average
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Technology Measure:
Medium-low
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Type:
Public
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Grades:
Kindergarten - 6th Grade
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District:
Morgan Hill Unified School District
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Students/Teacher:
19
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Students/Grade:
69
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Number Students:
483
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Number Teachers:
25
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Number Classrooms:
29
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Expense/Pupil:
$4,200.00 - 4,599.99
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Poverty Level:
6 - 15.9 PERCENT
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Number Computers:
13
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Number PCs:
001
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Number Macs:
012
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Principal:
Ms Elvia Teixeira
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CHARTER SCHOOL
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
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ESL
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
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YEAR ROUND CLASSES
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VOC-TECH
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ADULT EDUCATION
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NCLB SCHOOL
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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
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AYP SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews
School Ratings (16 ratings)
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-05-11
"Jackson Elementary is changing. Starting in the Fall of '12 there will be a new principal, 50% new staff, and a new name - Jackson Achievement Academy. The district reports Jackson will become a Math and Music Magnate school which will span grades K-7 in '12-'13 and K-8 in '13-'14'. The notion has great promise, but thus far the specific details of a math and music academy curriculum have not been released. I am hoping that the district or school can mandate parent involvement. At present, there is a small handful of parents doing the work that should be distributed across many more people. Charter, the highest achieving school in the district, has a policy requiring time from every parent. Finally, all schools need to be re-empowered to handle discipline. A few very disruptive students seem to never face the full consequences of their actions. While expulsion may not be the best option for the troubled child, I submit it is the best option for the other 26 children in the class."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-05-04
"My son is doing very well at this school. The sense of community is strong and he has had wonderful dedicated teachers every year so far. For K-2 my son went to one of the most highly rated schools in Northern California, but I have found Jackson to be just as rigorous academically with a focus on critical thinking and enrichment that was lacking at the other elementary school he attended. Jackson offers after school enrichment classes, including yearbook and science. I know this school doesn't have the greatest test scores at this point in time, however the test scores do not reflect the quality of this school."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2010-09-10
"My 3 kids went to this school and loved it. We really liked the teachers and we helped out a lot in the classrooms. Unfortunately, I took 2 of my kids from here to go to Charter School thinking it would be better, and the kids were so sad to leave and leaving the school proved to be a bad choice. We really liked this school a lot! Lots of good activities and parent involvement!"
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2010-05-27
"Jackson lacks leadership!! Change must be made at the top. The environment at this school is toxic. If things do not change MHUSD will continue to see families leave this school and the district."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2010-04-20
"This year, Jackson school is in Program Improvement year 4 , heading straight into PI 5. Very little has been done at the School or the District level to help increase the API levels / the students educational results!. Jackson never even had a Site Plan writen for this school year, and has truly failed our EL students! The principal at Jackson has zero leadership abilty and frankly the parents don't trust him! Sham on you MHUSD for not having the kids best interest at heart and allowing that man to remain in his postion! Any school in PI 4, the principal should have recieved a 'Pink Slip!' Unfortunatly, I can only give the school two stars. Those stars go to the teachers, who truly try and the kids who a hurt by the lack of leadership!"