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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMASVILLE CITY·NCES 130495001671
Jerger Elementary School
1006 S Broad St, Thomasville, GA 31792 · (229) 225-2625 · Thomas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
410 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Thomasville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
64.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% 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 18 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
708
-135 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 19.3:1
% White
62%
was 72%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
28%
was 22%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Jerger Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school in Thomasville, Georgia, Jerger Elementary School serves 708 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Thomasville City.
Thomasville City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,622 students; Jerger Elementary School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Jerger Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Jerger Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Thomas County (around 92%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Jerger 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 47.4%; this one delivers 65.2%, a residual of +17.8 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Thomas County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,736, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Thomas County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,451 students), of which Jerger Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Harper Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jerger Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 17.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jerger Elementary School has decreased 16%, going from 843 students in 2018 to 708 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Jerger Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Thomas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,777
Census ACS
Median income
$60,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thomasville City
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- MacIntyre Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Thomas County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,665 students
- Thomas County Central High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Garrison-Pilcher Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Cross Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Hand In Hand PrimaryElementary · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Harper Elementary School1.0 mi · 263
- Thomasville High School1.1 mi · 742
- Scott Elementary School1.3 mi · 379
- MacIntyre Park Middle School1.5 mi · 530
- T J Loftiss II Regional Youth Detention Center1.7 mi · 11
- The Renaissance Center for Academic and Career Development2.6 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Jerger Elementary SchoolHow large is Jerger Elementary School?
Jerger Elementary School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jerger Elementary School serve?
Jerger Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jerger Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Jerger Elementary School.
How diverse is Jerger Elementary School?
Jerger Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 4% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Jerger Elementary School in?
Jerger Elementary School is part of Thomasville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.