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Best Public Schools in Commerce, GA

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

4,465

Students

Districts

Top rankedCommerce Middle School98^th of 578 Georgia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Commerce High School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Jackson Elementary School 12 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Commerce, Georgia, is served by 7 schools across two districts—Commerce City and Jackson County—covering Pre-K through 12th grade and enrolling roughly 4,465 students in a mix of elementary, middle, and high schools.

The standout story is Commerce Middle School, which ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide and beats state averages in 8 of 9 tested subjects—including 75% proficiency in 8th-grade math versus the state’s 46.3%—all while serving a student body where 60.79% qualify for free/reduced lunch and spending the least per student ($11,778) in the area. Its feeder pattern is equally strong: Commerce Elementary School exceeds state averages in every math category, and Commerce High School jumped 62 spots in state rankings, now sitting in the 82nd percentile with a 96.8% graduation rate. By contrast, the Jackson County schools show more variability: East Jackson Elementary School is excellent (4-star, 69.7% 3rd-grade math proficiency, and just 4.2% chronic absenteeism), but East Jackson Middle School posts a perfect 100% Algebra I proficiency yet falls below state averages in 7th-grade ELA and 8th-grade social studies. East Jackson Comprehensive High School graduates 97.5% of students but struggles academically, with Algebra I proficiency at 40.8% versus the state’s 48.1%.

The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism at East Jackson Comprehensive High School: 26.7% of students are chronically absent—more than double its feeder middle school’s 14.0% and well above the state’s 17.7%. Every other school in the area beats the state average on this metric. Overall, the Commerce City pipeline—from Commerce Primary through high school—delivers consistent, above-average results despite high poverty levels, while Jackson County schools offer strong elementary foundations but lose momentum in middle and high school. Spending does not predict outcomes here; the highest-performing middle school spends the least, suggesting instructional quality and school culture matter more than dollars.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Commerce Elementary School	Public	3-4	825 Lakeview Dr	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-1801	308	22	13.8	79.9%	190 (61.7%)	38 (12.3%)	56 (18.2%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)								(n/a)				55.3	57.2									$13,143	$514	$12,629
Commerce High School	Public	9-12	272 Lakeview Dr	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	No	(706) 335-5942	557	41	13.6	54.6%	354 (63.6%)	63 (11.3%)	107 (19.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	66.2	83^rd of 455 public high schools	81.8%		55.5	144^th of 451 public high schools	68.1%	61	60.4	58.8	49.5											$13,562	$349	$13,212
Commerce Middle School	Public	5-8	7690 Jefferson Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	No	(706) 335-5594	579	40	14.6	60.8%	366 (63.2%)	57 (9.8%)	102 (17.6%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	80	98^th of 578 public middle schools	83.0%		83.7	83^rd of 585 public middle schools	85.8%	15						55.2	51.2	49.6	75.0	43.5	39.1	56.1	92.6	$11,778	$299	$11,479
Commerce Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	395 Minish Dr	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Commerce City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-5587	456	34	13.4	84.6%	284 (62.3%)	46 (10.1%)	86 (18.9%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)								(n/a)														$15,025	$1,116	$13,909
East Jackson Middle School	Public	6-7	1880 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 335-2083	536	38	13.9	68.8%	355 (66.2%)	34 (6.3%)	114 (21.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	56.9	225^th of 578 public middle schools	61.1%		59	212^th of 585 public middle schools	63.8%	13	100.0						45.7	51.0	48.3			37.2	53.6	$14,564	$668	$13,897
East Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 336-7900	634	53	12.0	62.3%	455 (71.8%)	23 (3.6%)	110 (17.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	75.8	261^st of 1219 public elementary schools	78.6%		76.8	260^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.0%	1				69.7	58.9	55.0				50.0				$14,884	$557	$14,327
East Jackson Comprehensive High School	Public	8-12	1435 Hoods Mill Rd	Commerce	30529	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 336-8900	1,395	90	15.4	61.1%	885 (63.4%)	92 (6.6%)	324 (23.2%)	23 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.0%)	48.9	171^st of 455 public high schools	62.4%		49.3	172^nd of 451 public high schools	61.9%	1	40.8	48.3	40.0											$14,235	$488	$13,747

Cities Near Commerce

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maysville	4.58 mi	1	136^th
Jefferson	5.99 mi	6	17^th
Homer	8.41 mi	4	140^th
Athens	8.62 mi	24	263^rd
Talmo	10.44 mi	1	130^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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