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Alumni: what's one memory from East Jackson Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 764 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 130294002924
East Jackson Elementary School
1531 Hoods Mill Rd, Commerce, GA 30529 · (706) 336-7900 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
395 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
45%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.3pp since 2021
Math
63.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 60.4% |
| 2022-23 | 40.5% | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 56.1% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Elementary School
East Jackson Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jackson Elementary School this school | 634 | 62.3% | 55.0% |
| Trion Elementary School Trion | 607 | 61.9% | 61.0% |
| Clear Creek Elementary School Cartersville | 614 | 64.3% | 38.4% |
| Euharlee Elementary School Euharlee | 574 | 61.7% | 46.8% |
| Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart | 637 | 61.9% | 43.1% |
| Taylorsville Elementary School Taylorsville | 494 | 60.9% | 36.6% |
Matched among Georgia elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #261 of 1,208 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #204 of 1,215 ▲ 38 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #287 of 1,215 ▲ 48 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #225 of 1,183 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #520 of 1,324 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #287 of 1,301 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #869 of 1,301 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #914 of 1,312 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #563 of 854 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
634
+77 (+14%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 634 | 52.5 | 12.1:1 | 62% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 55 | 12.0:1 | 65% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 49.5 | 12.0:1 | 53% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 63% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 53% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (699 to 634); teachers up 17% (45 to 52.5).
About East Jackson Elementary School
East Jackson Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Commerce, Georgia. It had 634 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Jackson County includes 12 schools. Together they enroll 11,160 students.
Of every 100 students at East Jackson Elementary School, about 72 are White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
East Jackson Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher, from 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 1.3 students per teacher. At East Jackson Elementary School, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 15 points above the 47% average for public schools in Jackson County.
East Jackson Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Georgia public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For East Jackson Elementary School, the prediction is 45.1% and the result is 55.0%.
For the population of Jackson County, median household income comes to about $89,544, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Jackson County counts 20 public schools with about 17,354 students.
About 0.3 miles separate East Jackson Elementary School from the closest public school, East Jackson Comprehensive High School. East Jackson Elementary School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, East Jackson Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
East Jackson Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 14%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.3 to 12.1 over 4 years.
East Jackson Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,395 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
Other schools in Commerce
- East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,395 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
Other East Jackson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named East Jackson Elementary. East Jackson Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- East Jackson ElementaryJACKSON, MI · 348 students
Nearby schools
- East Jackson Comprehensive High School0.3 mi · 1,395
- East Jackson Middle School0.3 mi · 536
- Commerce Middle School2.9 mi · 579
- Commerce Elementary School3.3 mi · 308
- Commerce Primary3.4 mi · 456
- Commerce High School3.6 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About East Jackson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Jackson Elementary School?
East Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does East Jackson Elementary School serve?
East Jackson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Jackson Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Jackson Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is East Jackson Elementary School in?
East Jackson Elementary School is part of Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.