📍 1630 New Kings Bridge Rd, Athens, Jackson County, 30607
South Jackson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Jackson County. The school has 676 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Jackson Elementary School enrolls 676 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 458 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 676 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 70 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Jackson Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 117.
South Jackson Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Jackson County, based in Jefferson, Georgia. The district serves 11,160 students district-wide and employs 721 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 676 students, South Jackson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 1,116 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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