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Jackson County High School

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Jackson County High School ranks 148 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 68% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Jackson County High School in Hoschton, GA, is a large public high school serving 2,222 students in grades 9–12, part of the Jackson County district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 81st percentile statewide.

This is a solid, mid-tier high school with a clear academic signature: Biology is a standout subject. In the most recent testing year, 57.4% of students scored proficient in Biology, beating the state average by more than 10 points—a pattern the school has maintained for four straight years. Graduation rates are also a bright spot, with 93.0% of students graduating (well above the state's 87.2%) and a dropout rate of just 0.9%. The school also earns high marks for its Special Education program, which ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide. However, Algebra I is a significant challenge. Only 34.8% of students scored proficient, compared to 48.1% statewide—a gap of roughly 13 points that has persisted for years. This single subject likely holds the school back from a higher overall ranking (currently 148th out of 455 Georgia high schools). Chronic absenteeism (18.8%) is also above the state average, though it has improved dramatically from last year's 26.9%.

Compared to nearby schools, Jackson County sits in a competitive landscape. It outperforms East Jackson Comprehensive High School in overall ranking and Biology, but East Jackson actually posts better Algebra I scores (40.8% vs. 34.8%) and a higher graduation rate (97.5% vs. 93.0%), despite serving a higher-poverty population. Meanwhile, higher-performing neighbors like Mill Creek High School (64.4% Biology proficiency) and Jefferson High School (67.2% Algebra I proficiency) outpace Jackson County in key subjects. The school also operates efficiently, spending less per student ($11,774) than many peers while maintaining a higher student-teacher ratio (21.1:1). For parents, this is a school with strong science instruction and excellent graduation outcomes, but one where math support and attendance should be priorities.

2,222

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,774

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

152 Jaxco Jct
Hoschton, GA 30548

(706) 367-5003

District: Jackson County

Feeder schools for Jackson County High School:

Elementary:	Gum Springs Elementary School
	North Jackson Elementary School
	West Jackson Elementary School
Middle:	West Jackson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

22.1%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Above the Georgia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

!Algebra I scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Georgia avg45%

148^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Jackson County

39^th of 202Jackson 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	53.3	148 of 457	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	143 of 451	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	96 of 454	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	121 of 448	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	99 of 431	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	235 of 410	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	77 of 438	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	78 of 428	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	58.5	99 of 420	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	59.8	100 of 426	76.5%	★★★★☆
2015	63.2	88 of 435	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	101 of 425	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.4	88 of 425	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	57 of 396	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	79 of 402	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	68 of 384	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	52 of 372	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	60 of 370	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	73 of 358	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	58 of 335	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	127 of 377	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	120 of 391	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	172 of 382	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	102 of 384	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	139 of 372	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	74 of 83	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	64 of 84	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	114 of 173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	131 of 180	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	66 of 159	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	53 of 141	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	139 of 431	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	130 of 438	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	103 of 435	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	114 of 433	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	103 of 430	76.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	159 of 299	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	159 of 312	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	110 of 315	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	135 of 308	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	116 of 295	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	152 of 436	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	156 of 442	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	89 of 436	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	128 of 436	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	96 of 427	77.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	44 of 123	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.6	94 of 149	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.7	42 of 158	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	21 of 141	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	93 of 339	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	48.4	144 of 347	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	92 of 344	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	109 of 343	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	73 of 331	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	149 of 334	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	163 of 341	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	109 of 346	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	171 of 343	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	133 of 339	60.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

African American (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology57%+10 vs state

United States History42%+3 vs state

Algebra I35%-13 vs state

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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)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	152 Jaxco Jct	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-5003	2,222	105	21.1	39.5%	1,272 (57.2%)	256 (11.5%)	491 (22.1%)	95 (4.3%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.3%)	53.3	148^th of 457 public high schools	67.6%		55.6	143^rd of 451 public high schools	68.3%	5	34.8	57.4	41.9	$11,774	$329	$11,445
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	575 Washington St	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(706) 367-2881	1,339	80	16.6	25.8%	967 (72.2%)	130 (9.7%)	140 (10.5%)	43 (3.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.0%)	76	52^nd of 457 public high schools	88.6%		81.6	45^th of 451 public high schools	90.0%	7	67.2	69.6	53.8	$11,677	$523	$11,155
Winder-Barrow High School	Public	9-12	272 N 5th Ave	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 867-4519	1,869	126	14.8	51.0%	862 (46.1%)	274 (14.7%)	522 (27.9%)	113 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.0%)	40.9	219^th of 457 public high schools	52.1%		36.2	260^th of 451 public high schools	42.4%	41	22.2	40.7	44.0	$12,641	$752	$11,890
Mill Creek High School	Public	9-12	4400 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 714-5850	2,782	164	16.9	29.7%	1,121 (40.3%)	684 (24.6%)	453 (16.3%)	355 (12.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	158 (5.7%)	74.9	55^th of 457 public high schools	88.0%		80.7	47^th of 451 public high schools	89.6%	8	56.6	64.4	62.6	$13,202	$463	$12,739
Cherokee Bluff High School	Public	9-12	6603 Spout Springs Rd	Flowery Branch	30542	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 534-1080	1,202	74	16.2	31.5%	751 (62.5%)	76 (6.3%)	311 (25.9%)	24 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	47.9	176^th of 457 public high schools	61.5%		61	115^th of 451 public high schools	74.5%	61	37.0	49.8	38.1	$11,999	$444	$11,555
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1007 Austin Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(678) 425-2903	967	59	16.3	47.1%	521 (53.9%)	115 (11.9%)	222 (23.0%)	54 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	81.1	37^th of 457 public high schools	91.9%		86.2	28^th of 451 public high schools	93.8%	9	67.5	71.8	65.9	$12,392	$404	$11,988
Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3155 Robert Wood Johnson Drive	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-2394	1,318	90	14.5	70.7%	162 (12.3%)	48 (3.6%)	1,062 (80.6%)	19 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)	45.2	192^nd of 457 public high schools	58.0%		38.4	240^th of 451 public high schools	46.8%	48	19.7	44.4	45.1	$13,561	$918	$12,643
Apalachee High School	Public	9-12	940 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 586-5111	1,949	132	14.7	60.9%	784 (40.2%)	380 (19.5%)	611 (31.3%)	74 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (5.1%)	35	258^th of 457 public high schools	43.5%		28.8	305^th of 451 public high schools	32.4%	47	42.7	32.1	33.9	$13,226	$721	$12,505
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%)	49	172^nd of 457 public high schools	62.4%		49.3	172^nd of 451 public high schools	61.9%		40.8	48.3	40.0	$14,235	$488	$13,747
Lanier College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	2723 Tumbling Creek Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 531-2330	169	25	6.8	67.5%	55 (32.5%)	9 (5.3%)	98 (58.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	6.4	432^nd of 457 public high schools	5.5%		6.7	429^th of 451 public high schools	4.9%	3	5.6	8.1	8.9	$32,035	$2,826	$29,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson County High School

What district is Jackson County High School in?

Jackson County

What is the racial makeup of Jackson County High School?

Students at Jackson County High School are 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jackson County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,222 students attended Jackson County High School.

What schools feed into Jackson County High School?

Jackson County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gum Springs Elementary School
Elementary : North Jackson Elementary School
Elementary : West Jackson Elementary School
Middle : West Jackson Middle School

Is Jackson County High School a good school?

Jackson County High School ranks 148^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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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