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Jesup Elementary School

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Jesup Elementary School ranks 720 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Jesup Elementary School in Jesup, GA, serves 706 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Wayne County district, and it currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking in the 41st percentile statewide.

One of the most encouraging trends at Jesup is the dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 32.6% in 2021-2022 to 19.5% in 2025-2026—a 40% reduction—and the school now beats its district average (22.4%) while nearly matching the state rate (17.7%). This progress is especially notable because the school now serves a 100% free/reduced lunch population, up from 75% just two years ago. Academically, 4th grade math stands out as a bright spot: 47.4% of students are proficient, nearly matching the state average (50.1%) and outpacing nearby Bacon Elementary School (49.5%) and Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School (39.2%). However, 3rd grade math proficiency (25.5%) is barely half the state rate, and 5th grade science (37.5%) is closer to the state average (44.2%) than math is—suggesting science is a relative strength. The school also spends less per student ($12,960) than several peers like Screven Elementary School ($18,100) while maintaining a favorable 13.2:1 student-teacher ratio.

The most striking comparison is with Odum Elementary School, just 11 miles away in the same district. Odum ranks in the 86th percentile (4 stars) with math proficiency rates of 70-77%, despite serving a similar poverty population (73% free/reduced lunch) and having comparable attendance (18.4% chronic absenteeism). This gap raises questions about what instructional strategies Odum uses that Jesup might learn from. While Jesup’s overall performance lags state averages, its improving attendance, strong 4th grade cohort, and upward trajectory (from the 31st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 41st percentile now) suggest a school worth watching. With a 100% high-poverty population and lower spending than peers, Jesup is being asked to do more with less—and its recent gains indicate it may be rising to that challenge.

706

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,960

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

1155 S US Highway 301
Jesup, GA 31546

(912) 427-1033

District: Wayne County

Students who attend Jesup Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Arthur Williams Middle School
High:	Wayne County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

African American:

25.2%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2024 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2026) from a 31st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

720^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Wayne County

81^st of 202Wayne 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	37.0	720 of 1222	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	710 of 1238	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	853 of 1236	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	784 of 1223	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	589 of 1220	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	706 of 1214	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	749 of 1234	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	682 of 1209	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	522 of 1205	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	594 of 1233	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.9	666 of 1240	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	961 of 1231	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	949 of 1225	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	934 of 1201	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	896 of 1212	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.7	804 of 1183	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	808 of 1133	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	968 of 1134	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	803 of 1125	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.8	838 of 1101	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	582 of 829	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	574 of 892	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	701 of 879	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	585 of 870	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	540 of 876	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	737 of 1189	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	695 of 1224	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	767 of 1223	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	753 of 1212	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	569 of 1206	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	665 of 1186	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	723 of 1225	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	900 of 1220	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	781 of 1210	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	602 of 1209	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	329 of 466	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	262 of 565	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	373 of 487	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	336 of 455	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	352 of 415	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	600 of 703	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	684 of 769	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	695 of 772	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	690 of 775	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	481 of 779	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-7 vs state

Mathematics37%-11 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/reduced lunch (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 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
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	—	391 (55.4%)	178 (25.2%)	76 (10.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.8%)	37	720^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.1%		38	710^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.6%	10	25.5	47.4	36.6	37.5	$12,960	$1,021	$11,939
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	—	197 (36.3%)	202 (37.2%)	102 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	33.8	776^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.7	823^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	33.5%	47	43.6	39.2	25.3	34.9	$14,693	$1,558	$13,136
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	—	393 (57.0%)	147 (21.3%)	85 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.3%)	45.6	609^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.2%		37.9	713^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.4%	104	47.6	49.5	32.1	39.4	$13,569	$1,405	$12,164
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 1222 public elementary schools	85.7%		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
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%)	63.1	398^th of 1222 public elementary schools	67.4%		36.4	730^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	332	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
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
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	736^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.8%		33.2	795^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.8%	59		41.0	23.8	42.5	$10,375	$642	$9,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesup Elementary School

What district is Jesup Elementary School in?

Wayne County

Is Jesup Elementary School a good school?

Jesup Elementary School ranks 720^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jesup Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Jesup Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jesup Elementary School?

Students at Jesup Elementary School are 55% White, 25% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jesup Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Arthur Williams Middle School
High : Wayne County High School

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