Jefferson’s public schools beat 99% of Georgia districts
The public schools Jefferson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 99% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
How Jefferson compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Georgia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Georgia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jefferson.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Jefferson vs. its neighbors
Jefferson’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Georgia districts.
Every school in Jefferson
4 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Parents talk
What Jefferson families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Jefferson
There’s no college in Jefferson, but 11 are within 30 miles. The closest is Lanier Technical College in Gainesville, 16.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Jefferson. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 1 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.