Summary:
Zip code 31546, serving the Jesup, Georgia area, contains just one elementary school: Jesup Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 and enrolls 706 students as part of the Wayne County school district.
Jesup Elementary School is a high-poverty school, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown meaningful improvement in its statewide ranking over the past two years, climbing from the 31st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 41st percentile in 2025-2026, though it maintains a 2-star rating. Test scores remain below state averages in most subjects and grades. In the most recent data, 4th grade math proficiency (47.4%) came closest to the state average (50.1%), while 3rd grade math proficiency (25.5%) lagged far behind the state (48.3%). The most concerning trend is a sharp decline in 3rd grade math proficiency, dropping from 39.7% to 25.5% year-over-year. In 5th grade ELA (from the prior year's data), the school outperformed its district, with 33.3% proficiency versus the district's 31.2%.
On a positive note, chronic absenteeism at Jesup Elementary School is 19.5%, which is nearly 3 percentage points better than the district average of 22.4%, though still above the state average of 17.7%. The school also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 and per-student spending of $12,960, resources that have not yet translated into proficiency rates at or above state averages. For parents, this school offers a supportive environment with relatively low class sizes, but academic performance varies significantly by grade level, and the recent drop in 3rd grade math warrants attention. The school's improvement in ranking suggests positive momentum, even as it continues to face the challenges common to schools serving exclusively high-poverty populations.
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