A small school in the Frogtown neighborhood, Jackson "where thought is taught." We attract students from all over the city with our challenging academic programs, attention to individual needs, and breadth and depth of of the enrichment opportunities all in warm and safe learning environment, with incredibility caring and committed teachers, staff and volunteers.

Jackson Magnet School prepares students to be creative, constructive, compassionate thinkers.  The school’s core belief is that children come first. The school demonstrates this by offering all children the opportunity for acceleration to achieve their full potential.

Jackson's reading classes use Readers Workshop, a proven curriculum that emphasizes small, achievement-based reading groups. Jackson's media center is the heart of the school, and is visited daily by all children for reading and research purposes.  The school also offers accelerated math classes. The school-wide geography curriculum is unique to our building. 

Jackson encourages parent involvement and strives for a partnership between home, school and community. The school is able to nurture children as individuals and engage them in a learning process which emphasizes academic rigor and growth in a small, friendly close-knit community.

New to Jackson in the 06-07 school year was the Hmong Dual Language Program. Research supports teaching reading in a child's native language.  Jackson will complete the transition to this program in the 08-09 school year, when a third grade class is added to the already existing pre-k, first, and second grades classes. Students in grades four through six receives a smaller portion of Hmong literacy.