James Jackson Elementary School

James Jackson Elementary School is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Jonesboro, Georgia, operated by Clayton County, hosting 696 students in grades pre-K through 5.

James Jackson Elementary School is one of 68 schools operated by Clayton County, a district that instructs 51,326 students overall.

In terms of who attends, James Jackson Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 76%; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, James Jackson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 20.8%, a residual of -4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clayton County) shows that median household income runs about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. James Jackson Elementary School is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jonesboro High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Jackson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James Jackson Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. James Jackson Elementary School's enrollment has fell 35% since 2018, when it stood at 1,074 (now 696). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 11% to 16%.

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