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Thelma Barker Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1470 Ashport RD, Jackson, TN 38305 · (731) 668-8831 · Part of Jackson-Madison County School System

Jackson’s School Grade D better than 14% of Tennessee school districts

Students
776
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Thelma Barker Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jackson kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Jackson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Thelma Barker ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1470 Ashport RD, Jackson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten112
Grade 1134
Grade 2121
Grade 3148
Grade 4131
Grade 5130
Enrollment over time
711’20
718’21
704’22
715’23
776’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%Hispanic 29%White 14%Two or more races 9%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thelma Barker Elementary from Jackson families.

Other schools in Jackson-Madison County School System

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Jackson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.