South Jackson Elementary School

Regular School · Athens, GA

South Jackson Elementary School is a regular school school in Athens, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 715 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

715

Teachers (FTE)

62.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	476	67%
Hispanic/Latino	136	19%
Black or African American	55	8%
Two or more races	40	6%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	715	391M / 324F

English Language Learners: 78 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	38.0% +1.6pp	36.4%	274
Reading Proficiency	31.0% -8.4pp	39.4%	275
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	98

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)

-0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

49 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

107

15% 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.)	715	100%

Contact & Location

1630 New Kings Bridge Rd

Athens, GA 30607

Phone: (706)208-3552

http://www.JacksonSchoolsGA.org

District

Jackson County

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,782

District enrollment: 9,918

Other Schools in District

East Jackson Elementary School Elementary
Gum Springs Elementary School Elementary
Maysville Elementary School Elementary
North Jackson Elementary School Elementary
West Jackson Elementary School Elementary
East Jackson Comprehensive High School High
Jackson County High School High
East Jackson Middle School Middle

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30607) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130294001251

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