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What advice would you give to incoming students at Jackson Elementary School?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228000968
Jackson Elementary School
1400 Martin Rd, Roswell, GA 30076 · (770) 594-5290 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
489 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 50 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.2pp since 2021
Math
32.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.9pp 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 33 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 35.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Elementary School this school | 489 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
| Odom Elementary School Moultrie | 518 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Vickery Mill Elementary Roswell | 407 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Cornelia Elementary School Cornelia | 491 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| West Central Elementary School Rome | 595 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton | 451 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
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 | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #632 of 1,208 | #53 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #792 of 1,215 ▼ 109 | #62 of 113 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #504 of 1,215 ▲ 281 | #53 of 113 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #316 of 1,183 | #41 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #884 of 1,324 | #76 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #61 of 1,301 | #16 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #444 of 1,301 | #33 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #224 of 1,312 | #40 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #144 of 854 | #24 of 92 |
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
489
-67 (-12%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 489 | 47 | 10.4:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 47.3 | 11.4:1 | 70% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 43.5 | 12.5:1 | 66% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 55 | 10.1:1 | 63% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 50.6 | 13.0:1 | 70% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 73% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 52 | 12.3:1 | 64% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 59 | 13.3:1 | 38% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 1,008 | 54 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (657 to 489); teachers down 7% (50.6 to 47).
About Jackson Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School is an elementary school located in Roswell, Georgia, in Fulton County. Federal data show 489 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Jackson Elementary School sits within Fulton County, which has 107 schools and 87,563 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Jackson Elementary School is 56%, a majority. It is also 23% White, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fulton County is roughly 8% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Jackson Elementary School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Fulton County.
Jackson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.3%, compared with a predicted 25.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Fulton County, where the median household earns about $95,292 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Jackson Elementary School shares Fulton County with 204 other public schools.
River Eves Elementary School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Jackson Elementary School's average proficiency of 36.3% compares with 48.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 556 to 489.
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.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Roswell
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Roswell North Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Crabapple Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Elkins Pointe Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- International Charter School of AtlantaElementary · 846 students
Other Jackson Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 20 states are named Jackson Elementary. Jackson Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 42.
- Jackson Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,430 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolJackson, GA · 503 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 502 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 705 students
- Jackson ElementarySHAKOPEE, MN · 683 students
Nearby schools
- River Eves Elementary School1.3 mi · 495
- Hillside Elementary School1.3 mi · 497
- Northwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 576
- Sandy Springs Middle School1.6 mi · 763
- Centennial High School1.6 mi · 1,643
- Mimosa Elementary School1.9 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jackson Elementary School?
Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 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.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jackson Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jackson Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 56% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Jackson Elementary School in?
Jackson Elementary School is part of Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.