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What's one thing East Jackson Comprehensive High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,395
High
DISTRICT 1,809 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 130294003421
East Jackson Comprehensive High School
1435 Hoods Mill Rd, Commerce, GA 30529 · (706) 336-8900 · Jackson County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
853 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 278 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 301 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 292 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 253 | 18% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jackson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
40.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 23.8% | 29.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.6% | 45.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Jackson Comprehensive High School
East Jackson Comprehensive High School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jackson Comprehensive High School this school | 1,395 | 61.1% | 36.0% |
| Woodland High School Cartersville | 1,456 | 58.4% | 35.6% |
| Cass High School White | 1,570 | 62.3% | 24.3% |
| Glynn Academy Brunswick | 1,911 | 62.4% | 59.3% |
| Cartersville High School Cartersville | 1,469 | 52.4% | 37.2% |
| Coosa High School Rome | 861 | 70.8% | 44.2% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Jackson Comprehensive High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #219 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #185 of 417 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #14 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,395 | #162 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #168 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #221 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #263 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.0% | #68 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,395
+116 (+9%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 990
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,395 | 90.4 | 15.4:1 | 61% (853) |
| 2023-24 | 1,353 | 89.4 | 15.1:1 | 65% (881) |
| 2022-23 | 1,343 | 84.7 | 15.9:1 | 52% (693) |
| 2020-21 | 1,279 | 82 | 15.6:1 | 35% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 1,203 | 73.8 | 16.3:1 | 61% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 949 | 62 | 15.3:1 | 59% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 58% (570) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Jackson Comprehensive High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (1,203 to 1,395); teachers up 22% (73.8 to 90.4).
About East Jackson Comprehensive High School
East Jackson Comprehensive High School is a medium-sized high school. Its address is in Commerce, Georgia. Students in grades 8 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,395 students. The typical figure for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students.
Jackson County counts 12 schools and 11,160 students, including East Jackson Comprehensive High School.
East Jackson Comprehensive High School is 63% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Jackson County, the White share is about 78%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 90.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at East Jackson Comprehensive High School was 15.4:1. That matches the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 47%.
East Jackson Comprehensive High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.0% is 9.8 points below the 45.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Jackson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,544, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County is home to 20 public schools and about 17,354 public school students.
East Jackson Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from East Jackson Comprehensive High School. The five-mile area around East Jackson Comprehensive High School holds 6 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, East Jackson Comprehensive High School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies East Jackson Comprehensive High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has grown by 116 students since 2020-21, to 1,395.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,757
Census ACS
Median income
$89,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
17,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County
- Jackson County High SchoolHigh · 2,222 students
- West Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Heroes Elementary SchoolElementary · 994 students
- West Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Gum Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 939 students
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
Other schools in Commerce
- East Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Commerce Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Commerce High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- East Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
- Commerce PrimaryElementary · 456 students
- Commerce Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- East Jackson Elementary School0.3 mi · 634
- East Jackson Middle School0.6 mi · 536
- Commerce Middle School3.2 mi · 579
- Commerce Elementary School3.5 mi · 308
- Commerce Primary3.6 mi · 456
- Commerce High School3.8 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolHow large is East Jackson Comprehensive High School?
East Jackson Comprehensive High School enrolls approximately 1,395 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does East Jackson Comprehensive High School serve?
East Jackson Comprehensive High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many teachers does East Jackson Comprehensive High School have?
East Jackson Comprehensive High School employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is East Jackson Comprehensive High School?
East Jackson Comprehensive High School reports a student body of 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is East Jackson Comprehensive High School in?
East Jackson Comprehensive High School is part of Jackson County.
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