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What's the one class at Jefferson Parkway Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA COUNTY·NCES 130150000816
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School
154 Millard Farmer Ind Blvd, Newnan, GA 30263 · (770) 254-2771 · Coweta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
10.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
390 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.2pp since 2021
Math
21.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 25.9% |
% 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Parkway Elementary School
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parkway Elementary School this school | 450 | 86.7% | 22.3% |
| Mount Carmel Elementary School Douglasville | 425 | 83.8% | 30.9% |
| Eastside Elementary School Douglasville | 433 | 91.5% | 24.8% |
| Sweetwater Elementary School Lithia Springs | 473 | 87.9% | 26.3% |
| Stockbridge Elementary School Stockbridge | 485 | 80.6% | 21.8% |
| Bright Star Elementary School Douglasville | 481 | 85.4% | 37.3% |
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 Parkway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coweta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #985 of 1,208 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,029 of 1,215 ▼ 54 | #19 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #919 of 1,215 ▼ 45 | #19 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.7pp | #106 of 1,183 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #971 of 1,324 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #86 of 1,301 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #556 of 1,301 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #626 of 1,312 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #434 of 854 | #4 of 11 |
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
450
-54 (-11%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 450 | 42 | 10.7:1 | 87% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 88% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 44 | 10.6:1 | 82% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 66% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 79% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 76% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 70% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 53% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Parkway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (517 to 450); teachers up 5% (40 to 42).
About Jefferson Parkway Elementary School
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Newnan, Georgia. Its enrollment is 450 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district for Jefferson Parkway Elementary School is Coweta County, with 29 schools and 23,064 students.
Federal enrollment data show Jefferson Parkway Elementary School is 58% Black. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 40 points above the 18% share among Coweta County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Jefferson Parkway Elementary School are from different groups.
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School reports a ratio of 10.7 students per teacher, from 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch program data show 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 46% average for public schools in Coweta County.
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Georgia public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Jefferson Parkway Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.3%; the prediction is 32.6%.
For Coweta County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $95,548, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 31 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,423, Jefferson Parkway Elementary School among them.
Odyssey Charter School is about 1.4 miles from Jefferson Parkway Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Jefferson Parkway Elementary School is 8th among 8 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Jefferson Parkway Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 504 to 450, an 11% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.3:1 to 10.7:1.
The allk12 page for Jefferson Parkway Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Coweta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coweta County
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
Other schools in Newnan
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Brooks ElementaryElementary · 835 students
- Madras Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Odyssey Charter School1.4 mi · 359
- Newnan Crossing Elementary School2.1 mi · 912
- Northside Elementary School2.2 mi · 366
- Elm Street Elementary School2.3 mi · 477
- Madras Middle School2.7 mi · 754
- Atkinson Elementary School2.7 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Parkway Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson Parkway Elementary School?
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jefferson Parkway Elementary School serve?
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jefferson Parkway Elementary School have?
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is Jefferson Parkway Elementary School?
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 26% Hispanic, 58% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Parkway Elementary School public or private?
Jefferson Parkway Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.