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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, GA

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

2,017

Students

Top rankedCarver Elementary School612^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carver Elementary School up 370 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Louisville Academy School 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Bedingfield St	Wadley	30477	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 252-5762	197	17	11.5	70.6%	16 (8.1%)	173 (87.8%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	45.4	612^th of 1222 public elementary schools	49.9%		21.4	982^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	20.7%	370				73.3	57.7	29.6				21.4			$20,302	$3,131	$17,171
Louisville Academy School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 9th St	Louisville	30434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-7794	339	31	10.9	71.1%	68 (20.1%)	240 (70.8%)	26 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	31.2	815^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.3%		26.7	897^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.5%	82				26.9	38.5	39.5				34.2			$15,904	$1,333	$14,571
Wrens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1711 Ga Highway 17 N	Wrens	30833	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 547-2063	406	31	13.0	69.7%	107 (26.4%)	247 (60.8%)	32 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	26.8	884^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.2	805^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.0%	79				26.8	41.2	25.5				32.0			$14,960	$1,835	$13,125
Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	1157 Warrior Trl	Louisville	30434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-9991	635	45	14.0	74.6%	132 (20.8%)	427 (67.2%)	58 (9.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	24	331^st of 457 public high schools	27.6%		28.5	308^th of 451 public high schools	31.7%	23	24.8	29.6	28.4										$13,055	$741	$12,313
Jefferson County Middle School	Public	6-8	3232 Ga Highway 296	Stapleton	30823	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-7764	440	36	12.2	79.1%	97 (22.0%)	286 (65.0%)	47 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	20	464^th of 578 public middle schools	19.7%		15.5	509^th of 585 public middle schools	13.0%	45							26.8	19.5	22.0		10.6	17.7	$13,995	$1,390	$12,606

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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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