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Which teacher or staff member at South Jackson Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 764 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 130294001251
South Jackson Elementary School
1630 New Kings Bridge Rd, Athens, GA 30607 · (706) 208-3552 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
509 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 70 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
51%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
37.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
44.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 43.7% |
| 2022-23 | 37.9% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 35.4% | 45.7% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 South Jackson Elementary School
South Jackson Elementary School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Jackson Elementary School this school | 715 | 71.2% | 40.3% |
| White Elementary School White | 562 | 68.0% | 43.3% |
| Satilla Marsh Elementary School Brunswick | 752 | 66.9% | 58.1% |
| East Jackson Elementary School Commerce | 634 | 62.3% | 55.0% |
| Guyton Elementary School Guyton | 800 | 66.3% | 45.5% |
| Greer Elementary School Brunswick | 599 | 73.8% | 60.9% |
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 South Jackson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #545 of 1,208 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #528 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #541 of 1,215 ▲ 30 | #8 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #734 of 1,183 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #345 of 1,324 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #186 of 1,301 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #761 of 1,301 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #818 of 1,312 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #101 of 386 | #5 of 9 |
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
715
+45 (+7%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 715 | 62 | 11.5:1 | 71% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 61.2 | 11.4:1 | 72% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 62% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 55 | 12.2:1 | 53% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 43.5 | 13.7:1 | 66% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 66% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 66% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 59% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Jackson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (595 to 715); teachers up 43% (43.5 to 62).
About South Jackson Elementary School
South Jackson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Athens, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 715 students in pre-K through 5.
South Jackson Elementary School is run by Jackson County, whose 12 schools enroll 11,160 students.
The largest group at South Jackson Elementary School is White students, at 67%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County residents are about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Its staff includes 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. South Jackson Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 71%. That is 24 points above the 47% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Jackson Elementary School would score about 40.6%. It scores 40.3%, within a point of that figure.
In Jackson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $89,544 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting South Jackson Elementary School, Jackson County has 20 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, East Jackson Comprehensive High School, is about 5.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, South Jackson Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns South Jackson Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 715, compared with 670 in 2020-21.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,757
Census ACS
Median income
$89,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
17,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County
- Jackson County High SchoolHigh · 2,222 students
- East Jackson Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,395 students
- West Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Heroes Elementary SchoolElementary · 994 students
- West Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Gum Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 939 students
Other schools in Athens
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Foothills Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- East Jackson Comprehensive High School5.3 mi · 1,395
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School5.3 mi · 707
- East Jackson Elementary School5.5 mi · 634
- East Jackson Middle School5.6 mi · 536
- Whitehead Road Elementary School6.4 mi · 632
- Jefferson High School7.1 mi · 1,339
Frequently asked questions
About South Jackson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Jackson Elementary School?
South Jackson Elementary School enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does South Jackson Elementary School serve?
South Jackson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Jackson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Jackson Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Jackson Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Jackson Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is South Jackson Elementary School public or private?
South Jackson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson County.
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