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Bacon Elementary School

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Bacon Elementary School ranks 608 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Bacon Elementary School in Jesup, GA, serves approximately 690 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Wayne County school district, and it has earned a 3-star rating with a statewide ranking that places it in the middle of Georgia elementary schools.

This is a school on an upward trajectory. In the most recent school year, Bacon Elementary jumped more than 100 spots in the statewide rankings, moving from the 42nd to the 50th percentile—its best overall performance in recent years. That improvement came even as the school's population of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch reached 100%, a sign that the gains were made despite increasing socioeconomic challenges. The school also stands out for its work with special education students, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide for that subgroup—a strength that many schools struggle to achieve. Chronic absenteeism has also improved dramatically, dropping from 35.6% to 22.4% over the past few years, though it still sits above the state average. Within Wayne County, Bacon sits in the middle of the pack: Odum Elementary leads the district with a 4-star rating, while Screven Elementary has shown dramatic improvement, and Jesup Elementary and Martha Rawls Smith Elementary rank below Bacon.

The school's most pressing academic concern is a consistent drop in math proficiency as students advance. While 3rd and 4th graders score near the state average in math, only 32.1% of 5th graders are proficient—a full 12 points below the state average. This pattern has persisted for two years and is more pronounced at Bacon than in the district overall. There are also notable differences in outcomes by gender: female students rank in the 59th percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 42nd. The school spends about $13,569 per student, which is higher than Odum Elementary but lower than Screven Elementary, and it achieves better results than Martha Rawls Smith Elementary despite spending less. If the school can maintain its momentum and address the 5th grade math decline, it could continue climbing the rankings.

690

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,569

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 W Orange St
Jesup, GA 31545

(912) 427-1077

District: Wayne County

Students who attend Bacon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Martha Puckett Middle School
High:	Wayne County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

African American:

21.3%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (42% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

608^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Wayne County

80^th of 201Wayne 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	608 of 1219	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	713 of 1238	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	643 of 1236	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	656 of 1223	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	634 of 1220	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	607 of 1214	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	574 of 1234	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	687 of 1209	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	648 of 1205	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	728 of 1233	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	720 of 1240	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.5	1018 of 1231	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	997 of 1225	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	983 of 1201	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	863 of 1212	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	927 of 1183	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	446 of 828	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	494 of 892	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	383 of 879	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	612 of 870	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	476 of 876	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	488 of 1186	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.6	766 of 1224	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	625 of 1223	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	727 of 1212	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	679 of 1206	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	328 of 516	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	690 of 1183	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	657 of 1225	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	651 of 1220	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	588 of 1210	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	587 of 1209	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	202 of 465	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.2	347 of 565	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	232 of 487	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	97 of 455	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	558 of 700	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	660 of 769	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	671 of 772	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	624 of 775	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	602 of 779	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2022)36th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%-5 vs state

Science39%-5 vs state

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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	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
Bacon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 W Orange St	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1077	690	48	14.5	100.0%	393 (57.0%)	147 (21.3%)	85 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.3%)	45.6	608^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.1%		37.9	713^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.4%	105	47.6	49.5	32.1	39.4	$13,569	$1,405	$12,164
Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1206 N 4th St	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1044	543	45	12.0	100.0%	197 (36.3%)	202 (37.2%)	102 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	33.8	774^th of 1219 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.7	823^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	33.5%	49	43.6	39.2	25.3	34.9	$14,693	$1,558	$13,136
Jesup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 S US Highway 301	Jesup	31546	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1033	706	53	13.2	100.0%	391 (55.4%)	178 (25.2%)	76 (10.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.8%)	37	719^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.0%		38	710^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.6%	9	25.5	47.4	36.6	37.5	$12,960	$1,021	$11,939
Odum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Blue Jay Drive	Odum	31555	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 586-2225	441	30	14.9	73.5%	385 (87.3%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	85.4	175^th of 1219 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.9	203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	83.6%	28	70.3	76.9	57.1	57.1	$13,112	$1,188	$11,924
Long County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	50 Martin Luther King Jr. Stre	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(912) 545-2367	905	45	20.0	78.3%	374 (41.3%)	226 (25.0%)	220 (24.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.4%)								(n/a)					$11,197	$560	$10,637
Screven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 School St	Screven	31560	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 579-2261	225	19	11.8		180 (80.0%)	20 (8.9%)	22 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	63	397^th of 1219 public elementary schools	67.4%		36.4	730^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	333	54.8	48.5	44.8	55.2	$18,100	$1,808	$16,292
Smiley Elementary School	Public	2-3	1530 Ga Highway 57	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2147	765	48	15.9	77.3%	323 (42.2%)	202 (26.4%)	154 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	76 (9.9%)								(n/a)	47.0				$10,345	$532	$9,813
McClelland Elementary School	Public	4-5	2015 US Highway 84 E	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-7910	694	42	16.3	80.3%	304 (43.8%)	172 (24.8%)	137 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	71 (10.2%)	36	735^th of 1219 public elementary schools	39.7%		33.2	795^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.8%	60		41.0	23.8	42.5	$10,375	$642	$9,732
Fourth District Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13396 Blackshear Hwy	Surrency	31563	Appling County	Appling County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 367-3250	148	12	12.6	95.3%	98 (66.2%)	11 (7.4%)	24 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.1%)	57.9	455^th of 1219 public elementary schools	62.7%		53.2	522^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	57.8%	67	64.7	47.4	51.6	35.5	$16,857	$2,109	$14,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Bacon Elementary School

What district is Bacon Elementary School in?

Wayne County

What schools do graduates of Bacon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bacon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martha Puckett Middle School
High : Wayne County High School

How many students attend Bacon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Bacon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bacon Elementary School?

Students at Bacon Elementary School are 57% White, 21% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Bacon Elementary School a good school?

Bacon Elementary School ranks 608^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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