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Bacon Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1425 W Orange St, Jesup, GA 31545 · (912) 427-1077 · Part of Wayne County School District

Jesup’s School Grade B better than 57% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
690
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bacon Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 19.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jesup kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Jesup kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bacon Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1425 W Orange St, Jesup

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K75
Kindergarten95
Grade 1100
Grade 2110
Grade 3102
Grade 4106
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
577’20
627’21
590’22
634’23
690’24

Up 19.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 21%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bacon Elementary School from Jesup families.

Other schools in Wayne County School District

The district →
Jesup Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jesup
B−
706 students13:1
Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jesup
B−
543 students12:1
Odum Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odum
A
441 students15:1
Screven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Screven
A
225 students12:1
Arthur Williams Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jesup
B
626 students14:1
Martha Puckett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jesup
B−
541 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Jesup’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.