2025 District and School Grades for Jackson County School District

July, 7 2025

2025 DISTRICT AND SCHOOL GRADES FOR JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Superintendent Hunter Nolen and the Jackson County School Board Members are pleased to announce the District’s continued student growth and achievement on state assessments.  Overall, we increased 29 points to achieve a District Grade of a B. This is the highest scale score the District has ever received!

Highlighting Jackson County ranking 3rd in the State in College and Career Acceleration.

This is how each graded area performed for 2025 as compared to 2024:

Graded Area

2025 Performance

2024 Performance

Change

3rd Grade ELA Proficiency

61%

64%

-3%

3rd-10th ELA Proficiency

59%

55%

+4%

Learning Gains ELA

58%

55%

+3%

Learning Gains Lowest 25% ELA

57%

54%

+3%

Math

55%

52%

+3%

Learning Gains Math

51%

52%

-1%

Learning Gains Lowest 25% Math

46%

53%

-7%

Science

53%

52%

+1%

History

71%

66%

+5%

Middle School Acceleration

62%

60%

+2

High School Acceleration

83%

76%

+7%

Graduation

87%

77%

+10%

 

The dedication of teachers, administrators, students, and their families are what allowed for our District to improve in so many areas of academic achievement and growth.  Everyone is to be commended for their efforts this past school year.  We maintain our commitment to continue this path towards excellence in learning for the upcoming school year.  We are well on our way to earning more A’s the jAco wAy!

 

The 2025 School Grades released show the following for our graded schools as compared to 2024:

School

2025 Grade

2024 Grade

Cottondale Elementary

C

C

Cottondale High

A

B

Graceville School

C

C

Malone School

A

A

Sneads High

B

B

Sneads Elementary

A

C

Grand Ridge School

C

C

Marianna K-8

B

B

Marianna High

B

B

Hope School

Commendable

Not Rated

Jackson Alternative School

Commendable

Maintaining

CACL

Maintaining

Not Rated

 

We are pleased to see improvements in school grades this year throughout the district.  Mr. Nolen would like to thank all of the students and staff for a job well done this year!