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East Side El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

711 Ft Worth St, Jacksonville, TX 75766 · (903) 586-5146 · Part of Jacksonville Independent School District

Jacksonville’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
623
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about East Side El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jacksonville kids: Jacksonville Middle

On the path

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

PK–4East Side ElYou are here
7–8Jacksonville Middle629 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

711 Ft Worth St, Jacksonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten110
Grade 1112
Grade 2108
Grade 3116
Grade 4109
Enrollment over time
574’20
571’21
615’22
607’23
623’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%White 35%Black 18%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Side El from Jacksonville families.

Other schools in Jacksonville Independent School District

The district →
Fred Douglass
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jacksonville
B−
577 students16:1
Joe Wright El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jacksonville
B−
526 students15:1
West Side El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jacksonville
C+
381 students16:1
Nichols Int
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Jacksonville
C+
674 students12:1
Compass Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Jacksonville
20 students4:1
Jacksonville Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jacksonville
C+
629 students11:1

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 Texas’s other public schools; Jacksonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.