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Enrollment
939
Elementary
DISTRICT 764 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 130294003742
Gum Springs Elementary School
600 Gum Springs Church Rd, Jefferson, GA 30549 · (706) 654-5580 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL939 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- C+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
13.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
300 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 | 92 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 165 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (148).
Student demographics
43%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
55.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +14.1pp since 2021
Math
67.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 58.3% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 57.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.6% | 51.1% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Gum Springs Elementary School
Gum Springs Elementary School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Springs Elementary School this school | 939 | 31.9% | 57.6% |
| Jefferson Academy Jefferson | 935 | 31.0% | 66.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson | 1,011 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas | 996 | 27.0% | 59.6% |
| South Effingham Elementary School Guyton | 863 | 33.4% | 67.6% |
| Brooks Elementary Newnan | 835 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
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 Gum Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #223 of 1,208 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #163 of 1,215 ▲ 119 | #2 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #190 of 1,215 ▲ 88 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.1pp | #32 of 1,183 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 939 | #114 of 1,324 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #745 of 1,301 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #908 of 1,301 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #1,171 of 1,312 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #206 of 386 | #8 of 9 |
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
939
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 939 | 68.5 | 13.7:1 | 32% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 1,181 | 82 | 14.4:1 | 36% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 1,122 | 82.5 | 13.6:1 | 20% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 63 | 14.7:1 | 13% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 25% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 25% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 30% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gum Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (858 to 939); teachers up 32% (52 to 68.5).
About Gum Springs Elementary School
Gum Springs Elementary School sits in Jefferson, Georgia, and is classified as an elementary school. It reported 939 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 55% above average.
The district, Jackson County, has 11,160 students enrolled across 12 schools.
The student body at Gum Springs Elementary School is 74% White. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among Jackson County residents, the White share is about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school has 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jackson County is 47%.
Gum Springs Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% 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 Gum Springs Elementary School, the prediction is 60.8% and the result is 57.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Jackson County show that the median household earns about $89,544 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 20 public schools with about 17,354 students, including Gum Springs Elementary School.
The closest school to Gum Springs Elementary School is West Jackson Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Gum Springs Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gum Springs Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Gum Springs Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (925) to 2024-25 (939).
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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
- 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
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- West Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Jefferson AcademyElementary · 935 students
Nearby schools
- West Jackson Middle School0.2 mi · 951
- Legacy Knoll Middle School1.4 mi · 707
- Jackson County High School1.4 mi · 2,222
- Heroes Elementary School1.6 mi · 994
- West Jackson Elementary School4.2 mi · 1,082
- Holsenbeck Elementary School5.4 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Gum Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gum Springs Elementary School?
Gum Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 939 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gum Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gum Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gum Springs Elementary School have?
Gum Springs Elementary School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gum Springs Elementary School?
At Gum Springs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Gum Springs Elementary School in?
Gum Springs Elementary School is part of Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.