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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
5
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 | 88 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 65.3% |
| 2022-23 | 62.1% | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 61.1% | 62.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Jerger Elementary School
Jerger Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerger Elementary School this school | 708 | 57.9% | 65.2% |
| Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School Forsyth | 753 | 56.4% | 55.6% |
| Twin Oaks Elementary Leesburg | 652 | 62.0% | 52.3% |
| Atha Road Elementary School Monroe | 771 | 59.5% | 44.1% |
| Lee County Primary School Leesburg | 635 | 62.4% | N/A |
| Park Elementary School Hamilton | 628 | 58.8% | 49.2% |
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 Jerger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Thomas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #139 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #200 of 1,215 ▼ 21 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #112 of 1,215 ▼ 9 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #598 of 1,183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #359 of 1,324 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,022 of 1,301 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #696 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #963 of 1,312 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #338 of 854 | N/A |
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
708
-41 (-5%) vs 2020
+104% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 708 | 48.3 | 14.7:1 | 58% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 48.2 | 15.3:1 | 43% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 49.7 | 15.8:1 | 25% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 29% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 43.7 | 19.3:1 | 31% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 29% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 39% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 37% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jerger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (843 to 708); teachers up 11% (43.7 to 48.3).
About Jerger Elementary School
Jerger Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Thomasville, Georgia, (ZIP code 31792). It teaches 708 students in pre-K through 5.
Thomasville City has 5 schools; together they serve 2,622 students.
White students are 62% of those enrolled at Jerger Elementary School. The remaining shares are 28% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.7:1 is based on 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. On average, public schools in Thomas County report 92%.
Jerger Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 65.2%. Predicted: 47.4%. Difference: 17.8 points.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Thomas County show that median household income comes to about $60,736, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 8,451 students.
Measured in a straight line, Harper Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Jerger Elementary School. The five-mile area around Jerger Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 17.4% proficiency; Jerger Elementary School posts 65.2%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.6 to 14.7 over 4 years.
Jerger Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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.