📍 99 Dragon Dr, Jefferson, Jackson County, 30549
Jefferson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jefferson, Jackson County. The school has 931 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson City school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jefferson Academy enrolls 931 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 718 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 24 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 931 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Jefferson Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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.
Jefferson Academy is one of 4 schools in Jefferson City, based in Jefferson, Georgia. The district serves 4,294 students district-wide and employs 268 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 931 students, Jefferson Academy is close to the district average of about 1,074 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe