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Alumni: what's one memory from Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTTS COUNTY·NCES 130069002819
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
150 Shiloh Rd, Jackson, GA 30233 · (770) 504-2356 · Butts County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
495 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Butts County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
54.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 39.7% |
| 2022-23 | 33.6% | 39.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 48.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School this school | 495 | 100.0% | 40.3% |
| Dodge County Elementary School Eastman | 535 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Treutlen Elementary School Soperton | 499 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Jackson Elementary School Jackson | 503 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| East Laurens Elementary School East Dublin | 467 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| Montgomery County Elementary School Ailey | 435 | 100.0% | 31.3% |
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 Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #547 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #319 of 1,215 ▲ 286 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #535 of 1,215 ▲ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #587 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #864 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #443 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #410 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #62 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #616 of 854 |
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
495
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 495 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 100% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 39.6 | 12.3:1 | 96% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 39.3 | 13.7:1 | 83% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 89% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 36.6 | 14.6:1 | 87% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 87% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 65% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (536 to 495); teachers up 7% (36.6 to 39).
About Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Jackson, Georgia. The school reports 495 students in pre-K through 5.
Butts County operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,497 students.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Butts County is roughly 64% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
With 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School was 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School scores 40.3%.
Across Butts County, median household income is about $69,241, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Butts County number 5 and enroll about 3,497.
The next-closest public school is Jackson High School, about 2.1 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 40.3% versus a 29.6% average.
Federal data place Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 502 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 495. Students per teacher fell from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
The Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Butts County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,496
Census ACS
Median income
$69,241
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,497 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butts County
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Stark Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Stark Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson High School2.1 mi · 1,060
- Henderson Middle School2.2 mi · 761
- Jackson Elementary School3.5 mi · 503
- Stark Elementary School3.9 mi · 678
- Locust Grove Middle4.4 mi · 1,010
- Locust Grove High4.6 mi · 1,572
Frequently asked questions
About Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School?
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School serve?
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School?
At Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School public or private?
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Butts County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.