Claxton Elementary School

Claxton Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Claxton, Georgia, one of the schools within Evans County. Current enrollment sits at 831 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Claxton Elementary School sits 37% above that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Evans County (1,742 students total), Claxton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Claxton Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 26% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Claxton Elementary School lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Claxton 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 15.3%, a residual of -10.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Evans County) logs that median household earnings sit near $53,259, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Evans County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,752 students), Claxton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Claxton High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Claxton Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Claxton Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,023 (now 831). The White share of enrollment edged down from 36% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.