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What's the one class at Claxton Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
831
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANS COUNTY·NCES 130207002257
Claxton Elementary School
6463 US Highway 301, Claxton, GA 30417 · (912) 739-2714 · Evans County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Georgia public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
11.6:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
831 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 108 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
11.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
18.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.5% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 13.7% | 15.8% |
| 2022-23 | 12.4% | 14.1% |
| 2021-22 | 13.1% | 17.9% |
% 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Claxton Elementary School
Claxton Elementary School's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claxton Elementary School this school | 831 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Putnam County Primary School Eatonton | 784 | 100.0% | N/A |
| West End Elementary School Rome | 1,005 | 100.0% | 43.2% |
| Satilla Elementary School Douglas | 661 | 100.0% | 28.4% |
| Westside Elementary School Douglas | 625 | 100.0% | 34.5% |
| Southside Elementary School Cairo | 610 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
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 Claxton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #1,142 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,085 of 1,215 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #1,186 of 1,215 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #402 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #198 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #193 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #116 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #218 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #261 of 854 |
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
831
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 993
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 831 | 71.8 | 11.6:1 | 100% (831) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 73.8 | 11.7:1 | 100% (866) |
| 2022-23 | 881 | 73.5 | 12.0:1 | 97% (853) |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 67 | 13.2:1 | 97% (857) |
| 2017-18 | 1,023 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,023) |
| 2015-16 | 1,027 | 68 | 15.1:1 | 100% (1,024) |
| 2010-11 | 1,076 | 70 | 15.4:1 | 85% (910) |
| 2000-01 | 993 | 46 | 21.6:1 | 75% (748) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claxton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,023 to 831); teachers up 20% (60 to 71.8).
About Claxton Elementary School
Located in Claxton, Georgia, Claxton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 831 students. It has 37% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Within Evans County, Claxton Elementary School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,742 students.
About 40% of students at Claxton Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 26% Hispanic, 25% White, and 8% multiracial. Evans County's residents are about 28% Black, 12 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Claxton Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Evans County.
Claxton Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Georgia public elementary schools.
In Georgia, Claxton Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 15.3% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
In the surrounding county, Evans County, the median household earns about $53,259 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting Claxton Elementary School, Evans County has 5 public schools.
Claxton Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Claxton Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Claxton Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 831, from 884 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
The Claxton Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Evans County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,757
Census ACS
Median income
$53,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,752 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evans County
- Claxton High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Claxton Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Second ChanceHigh · 55 students
Other schools in Claxton
- Claxton High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Claxton Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Second ChanceHigh · 55 students
- Claxton Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 10 students
Other Claxton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Claxton Elementary. Claxton Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Claxton ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 579 students
- Claxton ElementaryPowell, TN · 456 students
- Claxton ElementaryAsheville, NC · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Claxton Middle School0.3 mi · 385
- Claxton High School0.3 mi · 471
- Second Chance1.1 mi · 55
- Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center2.8 mi · 10
- Tattnall County High School11.4 mi · 1,043
- Nevils Elementary School11.8 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Claxton Elementary SchoolHow large is Claxton Elementary School?
Claxton Elementary School enrolls approximately 831 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Claxton Elementary School serve?
Claxton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Claxton Elementary School have?
Claxton Elementary School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Claxton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Claxton Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 26% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Claxton Elementary School?
Claxton Elementary School is overseen by Evans County in Evans County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.