[5] The current school building, designed by B. Fennimore and Irwin T. Catharine, opened in 1924.

[7] Kristen Graham of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that circa 2009 the school had a "tough reputation", a previously smaller student body, and constant interaction with the police; it improved after Lisa Ciaranca Kaplan became the principal.

[8] In 2013 Albert Stumm of the Passyunk Post stated that by that year the school had "made great progress" due to actions from the principal, who was highly regarded by the parents; in addition, improvement came from the efforts of the Passyunk Square Civic education committee and other neighborhood activists.

That year, real estate agents promoted residences within the Jackson attendance zone, using the school as a selling point.

Mallory Falk of WHYY-FM states that Andrew Jackson lacked a "significant connection to Philadelphia.

[10] By 2015 the student body had increased to 530, 30% of whom spoke English as a second language, and 94% of whom lived below the poverty line.

[15] The school's music program has a rock band, "Home," consisting of pupils.