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Jackson Road Elementary School

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Jackson Road Elementary School ranks 603 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Road Elementary School in Griffin, GA, is a PK-5 school serving 344 students in the Griffin-Spalding County district, where 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Jackson Road has shown remarkable academic momentum in recent years. After ranking in the 25th percentile statewide in 2022-2023, the school has improved every year, reaching the 51st percentile in the most recent rankings—a jump of 26 percentile points in just one year. This places it in the top half of Georgia elementary schools and earns it a 3-star rating, a standout achievement in a district that overall ranks in the bottom 15% of the state. In fact, Jackson Road is one of only two schools in its immediate area to earn a 3-star rating, and its improvement is far more dramatic than nearby schools like Beaverbrook Elementary School, Moreland Road Elementary, and Cowan Road Elementary School, which have stagnated or declined.

The school's strongest results are in upper-grade math. In 4th grade, 54% of students are proficient—21 points above the district average and far higher than Beaverbrook (32.6%), Moreland Road (20.4%), and Cowan Road (14.7%). Fifth-grade math proficiency is 44%, more than double the rates at Cowan Road (12.3%) and Beaverbrook (27.1%). The school also outperforms the district in 3rd grade math and 5th grade science, showing broad-based improvement. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 25.1% to 16.6%—now below the state average—and the school achieves these results while spending less per student than several lower-performing neighbors. While the school serves boys and girls equally well, one area needing attention is the achievement gap for its White student subgroup, which ranks in the 7th percentile statewide. Overall, Jackson Road stands out as a positive outlier in its area, demonstrating that strong results are achievable even in challenging circumstances.

344

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,579

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1233 Jackson Rd
Griffin, GA 30223

(770) 229-3717

District: Griffin-Spalding County

Students who attend Jackson Road Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Road Middle School
High:	Spalding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

African American:

26.2%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Griffin-Spalding County

✓Above the Georgia median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg29%

Georgia avg47%

603^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Griffin-Spalding County

171^st of 202Griffin-Spalding County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	603 of 1222	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	796 of 1238	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	689 of 1236	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	929 of 1223	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	872 of 1220	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	831 of 1214	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	688 of 1234	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	761 of 1209	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	740 of 1205	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	850 of 1233	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.2	555 of 1240	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.2	859 of 1231	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	957 of 1225	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	835 of 1201	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	966 of 1212	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	810 of 1183	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	738 of 1133	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	880 of 1134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.3	717 of 1125	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.3	516 of 1101	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	708 of 870	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	818 of 876	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	588 of 1189	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.6	774 of 1224	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	759 of 1223	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	939 of 1212	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	858 of 1206	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	579 of 1186	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.6	778 of 1225	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	584 of 1220	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	908 of 1210	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	870 of 1209	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	338 of 565	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	653 of 703	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	742 of 769	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	709 of 772	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	758 of 775	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	736 of 779	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)19th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

Science36%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

I’d have chosen no stars, had this been an option..

We pulled our son from Jackson Rd Elementary, the Spalding County Public school system a month ago. He started pre k this year. Our first conference was called after he first week was even up (🙄). No time to adjust. Instead of starting with positive points, things he excelled at, his strong points, they jumped straight to the problems. They made it clear that they weren’t 100 sure how to approach the situation and neeeded our help ( this I understood, working together). Later on, The teacher often embellished situations, and when I’d ask for clarification, baffled that this was our son she was describing, I’d often get “Well.. maybe I shouldn’t have said it happened like that. Thats not exactly right..” I have proof of these correspondences.. When I finally told the principal how I felt, in tears at pick up, telling her I felt like he was just a burden, that he wasn’t wanted, and we were considering enrolling him into a private institution where his needs would be better met. She looked to the sky then to her right at her assistant or witness (almost like rolling her eyes, thinking, of my gosh.. do you hear this crazy woman??) Then said “I’m sorry you feel that way” AND WALKED OFF!!! No apology, no trying to work through it. Had I been in her position and saw a visibly shaken, distraught, and frustrated parent, I would have moved mountains to make her feel better about her son’s educational needs and our ability to facilitate them.. I would have asked the parent to come with me immediately to my office so we could sit down and make this work.

I got none of that. This encounter just verified that they didn’t want to deal with our son, and brushed us under the proverbial rug.

We had our son evaluated the following Monday they said he was hyper, had difficulties focusing but they weren’t prepared to place a medical diagnosis such as ADD:ADHD or autism. And that with the right tools, mentors, and setting he could eventually acclimate and thrive.

This was the first school setting he had been in. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Jackson Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3717	344	29	11.9	93.0%	181 (52.6%)	90 (26.2%)	42 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	46.3	603^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	50.7%		33.2	796^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.7%	193	34.7	54.0	44.0	36.0	$16,579	$1,962	$14,617
Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cabin Creek Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3756	335	22	15.5	87.8%	4 (1.2%)	299 (89.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	8.9	1170^th of 1222 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.5	1221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	1.4%	51	15.6	25.6	17.3	8.7	$15,589	$1,747	$13,842
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Atkinson Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3715	366	27	13.4	90.2%	13 (3.6%)	305 (83.3%)	25 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	8.8	1171^st of 1222 public elementary schools	4.2%		14.3	1107^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.6%	64	25.4	14.6	17.8	6.7	$15,256	$1,599	$13,657
Crescent Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Crescent Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3719	429	30	14.3	78.8%	235 (54.8%)	135 (31.5%)	29 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	58.7	443^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	63.7%		66.1	374^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.8%	69	55.1	56.4	42.1	38.6	$15,586	$1,155	$14,431
Futral Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Futral Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3735	600	44	13.7	92.8%	287 (47.8%)	180 (30.0%)	77 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.3%)	36.4	730^th of 1222 public elementary schools	40.3%		43.4	644^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.0%	86	39.6	45.8	30.6	32.9	$14,492	$1,209	$13,283
Anne Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Anne St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3746	352	23	15.3	88.9%	10 (2.8%)	304 (86.4%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	6.2	1197^th of 1222 public elementary schools	2.0%		6	1226^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.0%	29	11.6	19.1	9.5	14.3	$15,614	$2,007	$13,607
Orrs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1553 Flynt St	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3743	467	39	12.0	93.6%	87 (18.6%)	258 (55.2%)	96 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	31.3	812^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.6%		23.8	944^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%	132	22.1	36.1	35.6	41.1	$15,496	$1,336	$14,161
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Jordan Hill Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3777	396	29	13.5	84.3%	122 (30.8%)	182 (46.0%)	68 (17.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	16.4	1057^th of 1222 public elementary schools	13.5%		27.7	880^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.9%	177	20.0	34.4	17.6	24.6	$14,711	$1,390	$13,321
Cowan Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3790	557	37	15.0	89.2%	115 (20.6%)	328 (58.9%)	83 (14.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	8.4	1175^th of 1222 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.5	1190^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.9%	15	24.3	14.7	12.3	14.6	$13,883	$1,425	$12,458
Moreland Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	455 Moreland Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3755	490	36	13.6	86.5%	125 (25.5%)	271 (55.3%)	54 (11.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	25.1	907^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.8%		23.4	953^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.0%	46	41.6	20.4	27.1	30.5	$15,946	$1,541	$14,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Road Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Road Elementary School?

Students at Jackson Road Elementary School are 53% White, 26% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Road Middle School
High : Spalding High School

What district is Jackson Road Elementary School in?

Griffin-Spalding County

Is Jackson Road Elementary School a good school?

Jackson Road Elementary School ranks 603^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jackson Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Jackson Road Elementary School.

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