Annie Belle Clark Elementary School

Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school in Tifton, Georgia, run under Tift County. The school enrolls 785 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 605.

Tift County runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,471 students. Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Annie Belle Clark Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 38% Black, 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Tift County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Annie Belle Clark Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Annie Belle Clark Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 38.1%, a residual of +12.4 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tift County) reports that median household earnings sit near $53,255, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Tift County (combined enrollment of about 7,471 students).

The closest other public school is Len Lastinger Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Annie Belle Clark Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.6%.

Annie Belle Clark Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Annie Belle Clark Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 735 (now 785). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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