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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFF DAVIS COUNTY·NCES 130300001257
Jeff Davis Elementary School
81 Pat Dixon Rd, Hazlehurst, GA 31539 · (912) 375-6730 · Jeff Davis County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
711 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 265 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 220 | 31% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jeff Davis County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.5pp since 2021
Math
51.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.2% | 48.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.6% | 41.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Jeff Davis Elementary School
Jeff Davis Elementary School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Davis Elementary School this school | 711 | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| Indian Creek Elementary Douglas | 675 | 100.0% | 46.3% |
| South Tattnall Elementary School Glennville | 831 | 100.0% | 32.4% |
| Moulton-Branch Elementary School Valdosta | 594 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Jeff Davis Primary School Hazlehurst | 853 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Bacon Elementary School Jesup | 690 | 100.0% | 35.9% |
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 Jeff Davis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #523 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #387 of 1,215 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #617 of 1,215 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #235 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #357 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,174 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #419 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #286 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #359 of 386 |
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
711
+56 (+9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 711 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 100% (711) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 49.1 | 14.2:1 | 81% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 54.1 | 12.1:1 | 79% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 85% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 42.5 | 16.6:1 | 85% (596) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 40 | 17.7:1 | 97% (687) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | 73% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 63% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 40 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeff Davis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (704 to 711); teachers up 8% (42.5 to 46).
About Jeff Davis Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Jeff Davis Elementary School serves students in Hazlehurst, Georgia. A total of 711 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5.
Jeff Davis Elementary School reports to Jeff Davis County, which has 4 schools and 3,074 students.
By race and ethnicity, Jeff Davis Elementary School is 55% White. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 68% White share among all Jeff Davis County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Jeff Davis Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The school employs the equivalent of 46 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.5:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. Across public schools in Jeff Davis County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Jeff Davis Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Jeff Davis Elementary School is in the top 10% of Georgia schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7%. The school's actual rate is 41.2%, 15.5 points higher.
Among Jeff Davis County residents, median household income is about $40,283, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 4 public schools in Jeff Davis County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,074.
Jeff Davis High School is the public school closest to Jeff Davis Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Jeff Davis Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 655 in 2020-21 and 711 in 2024-25, a 9% rise.
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Jeff Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,924
Census ACS
Median income
$40,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
3,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jeff Davis County
- Jeff Davis Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Jeff Davis High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Jeff Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
Other schools in Hazlehurst
- Jeff Davis Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Jeff Davis High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Jeff Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
Nearby schools
- Jeff Davis High School0.4 mi · 835
- Jeff Davis Primary School0.6 mi · 853
- Jeff Davis Middle School0.6 mi · 675
- Altamaha Elementary School14.6 mi · 381
- Appling County High School16.7 mi · 1,013
- Appling County Elementary School16.8 mi · 1,113
Frequently asked questions
About Jeff Davis Elementary SchoolHow large is Jeff Davis Elementary School?
Jeff Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Jeff Davis Elementary School serve?
Jeff Davis Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Jeff Davis Elementary School have?
Jeff Davis Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Jeff Davis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jeff Davis Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Jeff Davis Elementary School public or private?
Jeff Davis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jeff Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.