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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123002837
James Jackson Elementary School
7711 Mount Zion Blvd, Jonesboro, GA 30236 · (678) 610-4401 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
696 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
17.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
Math
19.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
696
-378 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
16%
was 11%
% Black
76%
was 80%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the James Jackson Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Jonesboro
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
- Mount Zion High SchoolHigh · 1,232 students
- Jonesboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- M. D. Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center forHigh · 887 students
Nearby schools
- Jonesboro High School0.2 mi · 1,630
- Elite Scholars Academy School1.0 mi · 757
- Kilpatrick Elementary School1.0 mi · 637
- Arnold Elementary School1.5 mi · 454
- Lee Street Elementary School1.7 mi · 515
- M. D. Roberts Middle School1.8 mi · 894
Frequently asked questions
About James Jackson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend James Jackson Elementary School?
James Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does James Jackson Elementary School serve?
James Jackson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Jackson Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is James Jackson Elementary School?
James Jackson Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees James Jackson Elementary School?
James Jackson Elementary School is overseen by Clayton County in Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.