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Enrollment
935
Elementary
DISTRICT 973 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 130303003671
Jefferson Academy
99 Dragon Dr, Jefferson, GA 30549 · (706) 367-2300 · Jackson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
290 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 280 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 332 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 323 | 35% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Jefferson City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -9.4pp since 2021
Math
71.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 76.3% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 79.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 80.6% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Jefferson Academy
Jefferson Academy's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Academy this school | 935 | 31.0% | 66.4% |
| Gum Springs Elementary School Jefferson | 939 | 31.9% | 57.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson | 1,011 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas | 996 | 27.0% | 59.6% |
| Brooks Elementary Newnan | 835 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
| Spout Springs Elementary School Flowery Branch | 855 | 22.9% | 54.4% |
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 Jefferson Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #126 of 1,208 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #114 of 1,215 ▼ 39 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #203 of 1,215 ▼ 55 | #3 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.3pp | #37 of 1,183 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #116 of 1,324 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,143 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #904 of 1,301 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #1,176 of 1,312 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #194 of 386 | #7 of 9 |
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
935
+41 (+5%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 935 | 61.4 | 15.2:1 | 31% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 60.9 | 15.4:1 | 34% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 58.7 | 15.9:1 | 20% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 894 | 56 | 16.0:1 | 23% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 850 | 51.8 | 16.4:1 | 26% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 32% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 35% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (850 to 935); teachers up 19% (51.8 to 61.4).
About Jefferson Academy
In Jefferson, Georgia, part of Jackson County, Jefferson Academy is an elementary school. The school serves 935 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Across its 4 schools, Jefferson City enrolls 4,294 students. Jefferson Academy is one of those schools.
Roughly 74% of students at Jefferson Academy are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 78% White share among all Jackson County residents. Jefferson Academy's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Jefferson Academy operates with 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 16 points below the 47% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.3% for Jefferson Academy. The school posts 66.4%, 5.0 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jackson County show that the median household income is $89,544, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Jefferson Academy, Jackson County has 19 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Jefferson Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Jefferson Academy comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 935, a 5% gain from 894 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Jefferson Academy can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,757
Census ACS
Median income
$89,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
17,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson City
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- West Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Gum Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 939 students
Other Jefferson Academy schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jefferson Academy. Jefferson Academy is the largest of the 4.
- Jefferson AcademyKAYSVILLE, UT · 502 students
- Jefferson AcademyHanford, CA · 501 students
- Jefferson AcademyBROOMFIELD, CO · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.2 mi · 1,009
- Jefferson Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,011
- Jefferson High School0.3 mi · 1,339
- Jackson County High School5.7 mi · 2,222
- Legacy Knoll Middle School6.0 mi · 707
- Gum Springs Elementary School6.1 mi · 939
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Academy?
Jefferson Academy enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Jefferson Academy serve?
Jefferson Academy serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Academy?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Academy?
At Jefferson Academy, the student body is approximately 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Academy public or private?
Jefferson Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.