Summary:
The city of Talmo, Georgia has only one public elementary school, North Jackson Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 364th out of 1,242 Georgia elementary schools in 2022-2023, but dropping to 531st out of 1,244 the following year.
North Jackson Elementary School's academic performance on the Milestones Assessment, Georgia's standardized test, is mixed compared to the Jackson County district and state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts were below the district and state averages for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, while its Mathematics proficiency rates were below the district average for 3rd and 4th grades, but above the state average for 5th grade. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was above the state average.
The school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 43.38% for the 2022-2023 school year. Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to national averages, its academic performance is still mixed, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be influencing student outcomes at North Jackson Elementary School.
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