📍 1200 S Wisner St, Jackson, Jackson County, 49203
Cascades Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Jackson County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cascades Elementary School enrolls 447 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 30% White and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 174 | 39% |
| White | 136 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 447 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cascades Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 16, state house district 64.
Cascades Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Michigan. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Cascades Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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