Gum Springs Elementary School

Regular School · Jefferson, GA

Gum Springs Elementary School is a regular school school in Jefferson, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 939 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

939

Teachers (FTE)

68.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	698	74%
Hispanic/Latino	106	11%
Black or African American	49	5%
Two or more races	44	5%
Asian	39	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	939	500M / 439F

English Language Learners: 37 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	42.0% +5.6pp	36.4%	390
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -0.4pp	39.4%	392
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	116

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)

+0.32 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

109 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.2% 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.)	939	100%

Contact & Location

600 Gum Springs Church Rd

Jefferson, GA 30549

Phone: (706)654-5580

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
Maysville Elementary School Elementary
North Jackson Elementary School Elementary
South 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 30549) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130294003742

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