Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30823

Summary:

The 30823 zip code in Georgia has only one school, Jefferson County Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This public middle school has an enrollment of 458 students and is part of the Jefferson County school district.

Jefferson County Middle School is ranked 516 out of 588 Georgia middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessment are consistently low across all grade levels and subject areas, often 20 percentage points or more below the state averages. For example, the highest proficiency rate was 20.6% in 8th grade English Language Arts in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 100% of students qualifying in the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite having a lower-than-average student-teacher ratio of 10.8, the academic performance at Jefferson County Middle School remains a significant concern. The school's low statewide ranking and 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicate the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve the overall quality of education for the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jefferson County Middle School	Public	6-8	3232 Ga Highway 296	Stapleton	30823	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-7764	458	42	10.8	100.0%	91 (19.9%)	316 (69.0%)	41 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	14.9	516^th of 588 public middle schools	12.2%		14.6	513^th of 577 public middle schools	11.1%	3	19.7	19.3	19.0	15.8	10.4	13.6	10.9	10.2

Cities Near Zip Code 30823

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wrens	3.59 mi	1	302^nd
Louisville	8.15 mi	2	313^th
Stapleton	8.24 mi	1	344^th
Gibson	9.07 mi	2	230^th
Dearing	15.31 mi	1	163^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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