Jacks Valley Elementary School

Douglas County School District - Jacks Valley, Nevada

Student population: 534

• 26% Hispanic
• 65% Caucasian
• 3% African American
• 4% Asian
• 2% Native American
• 11% English learners
• 35% Free or reduced-price lunch

The Teach for Success team has worked with Jacks Valley Elementary since 2003. Subsequently, the school has earned the Nevada Department of Education's high-achieving status for three consecutive years. The most recent data from 2006 to 2007 show a 3% increase in teachers’ ability to engage all students in learning, a 50% increase in teachers’ ability to relate all teacher actions to the objective, and a 26% increase in instructional time maximized as measured through observational classroom data using Teach for Success.

During this same time period, the school's achievement scores on the Nevada Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) rose, as shown in Table C.

Table C: CRT Scores - Jacks Valley Elementary