📍 1531 Hoods Mill Rd, Commerce, Jackson County, 30529
East Jackson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Commerce, Jackson County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Jackson Elementary School enrolls 594 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 433 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 594 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 qualify for free lunch and 59 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 Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 31.
East 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 594 students, East 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 - Distant
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