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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTTS COUNTY·NCES 130069003846
Jackson Elementary School
1105 Brownlee Rd, Jackson, GA 30233 · (770) 775-9480 · Butts County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
503 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 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
66%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
24.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
27.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 23.2% | 26.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.6% | 23.8% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 503 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| East Laurens Elementary School East Dublin | 467 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| Ben Hill Elementary School Fitzgerald | 552 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| Dodge County Elementary School Eastman | 535 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School Jackson | 495 | 100.0% | 40.3% |
| Tucker Elementary School Perry | 486 | 94.9% | 38.0% |
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 Jackson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #897 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #920 of 1,215 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #899 of 1,215 ▲ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #650 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #846 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #625 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #282 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #64 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #542 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
503
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 503 | 37.8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 39.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 38.3 | 13.9:1 | 83% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 89% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 35.7 | 15.6:1 | 87% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 87% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 76% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (557 to 503); teachers up 6% (35.7 to 37.8).
About Jackson Elementary School
In Jackson, Georgia, part of Butts County, Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 503 students covers pre-K through 5.
The 5 schools in Butts County enroll 3,497 students altogether, Jackson Elementary School among them.
The most common group at Jackson Elementary School is White students, at 43%. It is also 38% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Butts County's residents are about 64% White, 21 points above the school's share. Jackson Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Jackson Elementary School is 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.3:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. About 100% of students, or 503, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jackson Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 26.3% against 25.7%.
Within Butts County, the median household income is $69,241, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Jackson Elementary School, Butts County has 4 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Henderson Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Jackson Elementary School's average proficiency of 26.3% compares with 33.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Jackson Elementary School was 511 in 2020-21 and 503 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.6 to 13.3 over 4 years.
The Jackson Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Stark Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 502 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolRoswell, GA · 489 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Henderson Middle School1.4 mi · 761
- Jackson High School1.6 mi · 1,060
- Stark Elementary School2.5 mi · 678
- Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School3.5 mi · 495
- Locust Grove Middle7.6 mi · 1,010
- Locust Grove High7.7 mi · 1,572
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jackson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Jackson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jackson Elementary School?
At Jackson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 9% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Jackson Elementary School public or private?
Jackson 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.