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If you could change one rule at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIFT COUNTY·NCES 130498001682
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
1464 Carpenter Rd S, Tifton, GA 31793 · (229) 387-2410 · Tift County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
785 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.3pp since 2021
Math
39.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.2% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 45.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Belle Clark Elementary School this school | 785 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Cook Primary School Adel | 778 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Swainsboro Primary School Swainsboro | 833 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Putnam County Primary School Eatonton | 784 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Telfair County Elementary Mc Rae Helena | 793 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| Liberty Elementary School Midway | 718 | 96.2% | 34.4% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Annie Belle Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #591 of 1,208 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #630 of 1,215 ▼ 125 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #691 of 1,215 ▼ 175 | #4 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #75 of 1,183 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #252 of 1,324 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,226 of 1,301 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #305 of 1,301 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #405 of 1,312 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #243 of 386 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
785
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 785 | 49.1 | 16.0:1 | 100% (785) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 52.5 | 15.0:1 | 88% (694) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 51.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 35% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 57.7 | 12.7:1 | 96% (709) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 95% (747) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 68% (556) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 56% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Annie Belle Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (735 to 785); teachers down 15% (57.7 to 49.1).
About Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
Tifton, Georgia, is home to Annie Belle Clark Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 785 students. The school is 30% larger than the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
A total of 11 schools make up Tift County, with 7,471 students enrolled.
About 43% of students at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 38% Black, 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 57%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1, with 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School. That is in line with the 97% average for public schools in Tift County.
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.1%, compared with a predicted 25.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Tift County, the median household earns about $53,255 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Annie Belle Clark Elementary School, Tift County has 11 public schools.
The closest school to Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is Len Lastinger Elementary School, located about 1.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 35.6% on proficiency, and Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is above that at 38.1%.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 785, from 756 in 2020-21.
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Tift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,438
Census ACS
Median income
$53,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tift County
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Charles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Other schools in Tifton
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Charles Spencer Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Len Lastinger Elementary School1.4 mi · 448
- Eighth Street Middle School1.7 mi · 883
- Matt Wilson Elementary School2.3 mi · 398
- Northeast Middle School2.5 mi · 733
- Northside Elementary School2.9 mi · 405
- J. T. Reddick Elementary School3.0 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School?
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 785 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Annie Belle Clark Elementary School serve?
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School?
Student demographics at Annie Belle Clark Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 12% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Annie Belle Clark Elementary School in?
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School is part of Tift County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.