James Jackson Elementary School

Regular School · Jonesboro, GA

James Jackson Elementary School is a regular school school in Jonesboro, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 696 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

696

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	527	76%
Hispanic/Latino	108	16%
Asian	25	4%
Two or more races	24	3%
White	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	696	371M / 325F

English Language Learners: 28 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=10%	36.4%	50
Reading Proficiency	20-29%	39.4%	51
Science Proficiency	<=20%	—	24

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	696	100%

Contact & Location

7711 Mount Zion Blvd

Jonesboro, GA 30236

Phone: (678)610-4401

District

Clayton County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,476

District enrollment: 52,186

Other Schools in District

Anderson Elementary School Elementary
Arnold Elementary School Elementary
Brown Elementary School Elementary
Callaway Elementary School Elementary
Church Street Elementary School Elementary
East Clayton Elementary School Elementary
Edmonds Elementary School Elementary
Fountain Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30236) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130123002837

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD