Schools in Zip Code 42629

Zip code 42629 has one listed school, Jamestown Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through Grade 5 with 480 students in the Russell County district. Since it is the only school in the list, there is no school-to-school comparison; the clearest picture comes from comparing its grade-level results with district and state scores. The most important pattern is a strong fifth grade alongside weaker third-grade results.

Fifth grade is the school’s standout: it scored above the state in all five reported measures, averaging 57% proficient compared with 43% statewide, a 14-point advantage. Social Studies was the strongest result at 58%, 20 points above the state; Writing was 52%, 17 points above, and Reading was 66%, 15 points above. Third grade is the main concern: Mathematics was 30%, 13 points below the state, while Reading was 43%, 6 points below. Across all ten latest measures, Jamestown was above the state in seven, but below the district in six; its largest district shortfall was third-grade Reading, 9 points.

Results improved overall relative to the state, but gains were uneven: the average state gap across the same ten measures grew from about 2 points in 2024–25 to about 5 points in 2025–26. Fifth-grade Reading rose 20 points, from 46% to 66%, while third-grade Mathematics fell 11 points, from 41% to 30%; fourth-grade Reading also declined 6 points. SchoolDigger ranked Jamestown 250th of 684 schools, in the 63rd percentile, with 3 stars for 2025–26, improving from 319th in 2024–25. For context, 2025–26 chronic absenteeism was 19%, below the district’s 22% and the state’s 24%; the school reported 75% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25 and a 14.9:1 student-teacher ratio that year.