📍 1880 Hoods Mill Rd, Commerce, Jackson County, 30529
East Jackson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Commerce, Jackson County. The school has 544 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades 6–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Jackson Middle School enrolls 544 students across grades 6–7. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 352 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 544 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 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.
East Jackson Middle 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 50, state house district 31.
East Jackson Middle 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 544 students, East Jackson Middle 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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