Appling County Elementary School

Appling County Elementary School is a big elementary school in Baxley, Georgia, one of the schools within Appling County. The school instructs 1,113 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Appling County Elementary School sits 84% larger than that benchmark.

Within Appling County, which oversees 5 schools and 3,414 students, Appling County Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Appling County Elementary School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Appling County Elementary School has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Appling County Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.7%; Appling County Elementary School posts 46.6%, +21.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Appling County reports that median household income runs about $46,651, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Appling County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,414 students), Appling County Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Appling County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Appling County Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 92%: 579 students in 2018 compared to 1,113 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 32% to 23%.

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