Andrew Jackson Elementary School

www.jmcss.org/andrewjackson

566 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Andrew Jackson Elementary School, located on Old Hickory Boulevard in Jackson, Tennessee, is a public elementary school serving students within the Jackson-Madison County School System. The school is named in honor of the seventh U.S. President, whose historic home, The Hermitage, is located in the broader Middle Tennessee region. As part of the local district, the school focuses on providing foundational education for children in the surrounding community, emphasizing core academic subjects such as reading, mathematics, and science, while fostering a supportive learning environment.

The school is situated in a convenient location that serves a diverse residential area of Jackson. Like many schools in the district, Andrew Jackson Elementary aims to balance rigorous academic standards with student development initiatives, often utilizing community resources and extracurricular activities to engage young learners. Families in this area typically value the school for its accessibility and its role as a neighborhood anchor that helps prepare students for their transition to middle school within the Jackson-Madison system.

566

Total Students

24.0

Full-Time Teachers

23.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Andrew Jackson Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	29
Hispanic	96
Black	395
Asian	9
Two or More	36
Pacific Islander	1

Black
395 (69.8%)
Hispanic
96 (17.0%)
Two or More
36 (6.4%)
White
29 (5.1%)
Asian
9 (1.6%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Madison County
Phone:	(731)668-8023
Website:	http://www.jmcss.org/andrewjackson
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	566
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	24.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	23.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 35

Kindergarten 96

Grade 1 87

Grade 2 92

Grade 3 91

Grade 4 84

Grade 5 81