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Jackson County Schools
Jackson County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Jackson County (Jefferson). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jackson County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jackson County
10 of 10 schools in Jackson County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 6
Best schools in Jackson County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B East Jackson Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Gum Springs Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- West Jackson Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- West Jackson Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ East Jackson Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ North Jackson Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C South Jackson Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Maysville Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- East Jackson Comprehensive High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Jackson County High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Jackson County
High schools (2)
- C- East Jackson Comprehensive High School, Commerce
- C- Jackson County High School, Hoschton
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C+ East Jackson Middle School, Commerce
- B- West Jackson Middle School, Jefferson
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- B East Jackson Elementary School, Commerce
- B- Gum Springs Elementary School, Jefferson
- C Maysville Elementary School, Maysville
- C+ North Jackson Elementary School, Talmo
- C South Jackson Elementary School, Athens
- B- West Jackson Elementary School, Hoschton
Where Jackson County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Jackson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,524 students with 760 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,490 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1302940
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Jefferson City (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Commerce City (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Barrow County (16 schools, 13 mi)
- Banks County (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Clarke County (21 schools, 17 mi)
- Gainesville City (8 schools, 19 mi)
- Madison County (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Hall County (37 schools, 22 mi)
Questions about Jackson County
How many schools are in Jackson County?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Jackson County, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jackson County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Commerce, Hoschton, Jefferson, Athens, Maysville and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Jackson County?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 37% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.4%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jackson County?
10,524 students were enrolled in Jackson County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jackson County?
Jackson County is in Georgia, based in Jackson County, with its district office in Jefferson. Its boundary covers about 303 sq mi.