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What's one thing Jesup Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY·NCES 130555001798
Jesup Elementary School
1155 S US Highway 301, Jesup, GA 31546 · (912) 427-1033 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
706 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 87 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
30.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
36.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 24.3% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 40.2% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Jesup Elementary School
Jesup Elementary School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesup Elementary School this school | 706 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Bacon Elementary School Jesup | 690 | 100.0% | 35.9% |
| Van Wert Elementary School Rockmart | 693 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| Byron Elementary School Byron | 706 | 100.0% | 30.0% |
| Hand In Hand Primary Thomasville | 712 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Lamar County Primary School Barnesville | 746 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Jesup Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #744 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #702 of 1,215 ▲ 114 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #717 of 1,215 ▲ 177 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #359 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #363 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #616 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #437 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #431 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #754 of 854 |
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
706
+81 (+13%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 706 | 53.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 52.7 | 13.1:1 | 85% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 49.5 | 13.7:1 | 75% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 72% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 89% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 74% (606) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 75% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 61% (370) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 36 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jesup Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (735 to 706); teachers up 6% (50 to 53.2).
About Jesup Elementary School
Jesup Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Jesup, Georgia. The school reports 706 students in pre-K through 5.
Within Wayne County, Jesup Elementary School is one of 8 schools. The district enrolls 5,348 students.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Jesup Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Wayne County, the White share is about 71%. By the diversity index, Jesup Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Its teaching staff equals 53.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 13.3:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That is higher than the 91% average for public schools in Wayne County.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Jesup Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Jesup Elementary School posts 32.2%.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $53,427, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 8 and enroll about 5,348.
The school nearest to Jesup Elementary School is Arthur Williams Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Jesup Elementary School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Jesup Elementary School had 625 students in 2020-21 and 706 in 2024-25, a 13% gain.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,949
Census ACS
Median income
$53,427
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
5,348 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 1,576 students
- Bacon Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Arthur Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Martha Rawls Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Martha Puckett Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Odum Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other schools in Jesup
- Wayne County High SchoolHigh · 1,576 students
- Bacon Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Arthur Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Martha Rawls Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Martha Puckett Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
Other Jesup Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Jesup Elementary. Jesup Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Jesup Elementary SchoolJesup, IA · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur Williams Middle School0.2 mi · 626
- Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School2.7 mi · 543
- Bacon Elementary School2.8 mi · 690
- Martha Puckett Middle School3.3 mi · 541
- Wayne County High School3.5 mi · 1,576
- Odum Elementary School11.1 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Jesup Elementary SchoolHow large is Jesup Elementary School?
Jesup Elementary School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jesup Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jesup Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Jesup Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Jesup Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Jesup Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jesup Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Jesup Elementary School in?
Jesup Elementary School is part of Wayne County.
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