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Jones Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 85 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 160 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 160 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 167 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 24% |
School pathway
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 65.1% |
| 2022-23 | 73.1% | 72.6% |
| 2021-22 | 71.6% | 63.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
Schools most like Jones Elementary School
Jones Elementary School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Elementary School this school | 750 | 36.4% | 63.8% |
| Pike County Elementary School Zebulon | 768 | 42.8% | 57.4% |
| Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground | 663 | 34.2% | 51.1% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary School Gainesville | 650 | 34.2% | 52.1% |
| Boynton Elementary School Ringgold | 580 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
| Eastside Elementary School Senoia | 602 | 33.9% | 56.3% |
Where Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Haralson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #157 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #160 of 1,215 ▲ 22 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #184 of 1,215 ▼ 78 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.7pp | #101 of 1,183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #304 of 1,324 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #843 of 1,301 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #1,171 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #1,142 of 1,312 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #254 of 386 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 750 | 53.4 | 14.0:1 | 36% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 52.9 | 14.9:1 | 36% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 760 | 51.5 | 14.8:1 | 18% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 48.5 | 14.6:1 | 15% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 28% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 31% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 23% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 41 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (706 to 750); teachers up 10% (48.5 to 53.4).
About Jones Elementary School
Students in Bremen, Georgia, attend Jones Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 750 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
The district for Jones Elementary School is Bremen City, with 4 schools and 2,342 students.
Most students at Jones Elementary School are White: 88% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Haralson County is about 90% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Jones Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Teachers at the school number 53.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Haralson County report 69%.
Jones Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.8% and a predicted 58.5%.
Across Haralson County, median household income is about $72,127, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Haralson County number 11 and enroll about 5,867.
Nearest public school: Bremen High School, about 1.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Jones Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Local comparison: Jones Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 63.8% versus a 61.7% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Jones Elementary School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Jones Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Haralson County at a glance
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