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What's one thing Burroughs-Molette Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLYNN COUNTY·NCES 130240001067
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
1900 Lee St, Brunswick, GA 31520 · (912) 267-4130 · Glynn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
546 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
15.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.6pp since 2021
Math
23.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -8.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.1% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 19.9% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 32.0% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burroughs-Molette Elementary School this school | 546 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Lee Street Elementary School Jonesboro | 515 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
| Macon County Elementary School Oglethorpe | 525 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Gaines Elementary School Athens | 568 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary East Point | 587 | 100.0% | 26.0% |
| Pointe South Elementary School Riverdale | 508 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
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 Burroughs-Molette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Glynn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #981 of 1,208 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #991 of 1,215 ▼ 28 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #1,130 of 1,215 ▼ 95 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #46 of 1,183 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #749 of 1,324 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #93 of 1,301 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #924 of 1,301 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #256 of 1,312 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #334 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
546
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 990
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 546 | 50.7 | 10.8:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 48.4 | 12.2:1 | 96% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 44.8 | 13.2:1 | 96% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 98% (559) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 39.1 | 13.7:1 | 98% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 96% (541) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 96% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 83% (623) |
| 1990-91 | 990 | 63 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burroughs-Molette Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (535 to 546); teachers up 30% (39.1 to 50.7).
About Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Georgia, located in Brunswick. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 546 students.
Glynn County has a total of 17 schools and 12,750 students, Burroughs-Molette Elementary School among them.
At Burroughs-Molette Elementary School, 73% of students are Black. The school is also 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Black share among all Glynn County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School has 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Glynn County, the school's rate is higher.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.7%.
The school's county is Glynn County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,799 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Burroughs-Molette Elementary School shares Glynn County with 17 other public schools.
Glynn Academy is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.0%; Burroughs-Molette Elementary School's is 22.5%, ranking 7th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 10.8:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Glynn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,447
Census ACS
Median income
$69,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glynn County
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,951 students
- Glynn AcademyHigh · 1,911 students
- Jane Macon MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Needwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,951 students
- Glynn AcademyHigh · 1,911 students
- Coastal Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Jane Macon MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Glynn Academy0.7 mi · 1,911
- Goodyear Elementary School1.3 mi · 515
- Glynn Middle School1.3 mi · 735
- Brunswick High School2.0 mi · 1,951
- Altama Elementary School4.4 mi · 672
- Glyndale Elementary School5.4 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Burroughs-Molette Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Burroughs-Molette Elementary School?
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-05.
Is Burroughs-Molette Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Burroughs-Molette Elementary School have?
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burroughs-Molette Elementary School?
At Burroughs-Molette Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 21% Hispanic, 73% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Burroughs-Molette Elementary School in?
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School is part of Glynn County.
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