Jeff Davis Elementary School

Jeff Davis Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Hazlehurst, Georgia, run under Jeff Davis County, serveing 711 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within Jeff Davis County, which oversees 4 schools and 3,074 students, Jeff Davis Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Jeff Davis Elementary School shows that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Jeff Davis Elementary School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jeff Davis Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 41.2%, a residual of +15.5 points.

Across the wider county, Jeff Davis County reports that median household earnings sit near $40,283, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Jeff Davis Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in Jeff Davis County (combined enrollment of about 3,074 students).

The closest other public school is Jeff Davis High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jeff Davis Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 704 students in 2018 compared to 711 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Jeff Davis Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.