Crooked River Elementary School

Set in Saint Marys, Georgia, Crooked River Elementary School is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by Camden County. It hosts 611 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Camden County runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 9,754 students. Crooked River Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Crooked River Elementary School lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Camden County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at Crooked River Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crooked River Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Camden County shows median household earnings sit near $74,378, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crooked River Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 9,754 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sugarmill Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Crooked River Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crooked River Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crooked River Elementary School has expanded 5%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 611 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 62% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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