1
Which teacher or staff member at David L Rainer Elementary School deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN COUNTY·NCES 130078000791
David L Rainer Elementary School
850 May Creek Dr, Kingsland, GA 31548 · (912) 729-9071 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
12.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
274 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
45.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.4pp since 2021
Math
50.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 50.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 55.1% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 David L Rainer Elementary School
David L Rainer Elementary School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David L Rainer Elementary School this school | 496 | 55.2% | 48.3% |
| Elm Street Elementary School Newnan | 477 | 55.1% | 57.5% |
| McGarity Elementary School Hiram | 572 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
| Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas | 460 | 61.7% | 34.8% |
| Villa Rica Elementary School Villa Rica | 513 | 62.6% | 45.3% |
| Skyview Elementary School Lizella | 423 | 57.2% | 45.0% |
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 David L Rainer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #376 of 1,208 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #397 of 1,215 ▼ 26 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #336 of 1,215 ▼ 38 | #9 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #156 of 1,183 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #863 of 1,324 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #372 of 1,301 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #171 of 1,301 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #993 of 1,312 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #189 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
496
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 496 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 55% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 57% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 48% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 59% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 55% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 30 | 21.1:1 | 39% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David L Rainer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (450 to 496); teachers up 43% (28 to 40).
About David L Rainer Elementary School
David L Rainer Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Kingsland, Georgia. There are 496 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
David L Rainer Elementary School is one of the 12 schools that make up Camden County (9,754 students in total).
At David L Rainer Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 46%. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 14% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Among people living in Camden County, the White share is about 70%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, David L Rainer Elementary School has a ratio of 12.4:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 0.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 55%.
David L Rainer Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Georgia public elementary schools.
A school with David L Rainer Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 48.8%. David L Rainer Elementary School scores 48.3%, within a point of that line.
In Camden County, home to about 56,970 people, median household income comes to about $74,378, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,754, David L Rainer Elementary School among them.
The closest school to David L Rainer Elementary School is Matilda Harris Elementary School, located about 1.6 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. David L Rainer Elementary School's average proficiency of 48.3% compares with 61.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show 493 students in 2020-21 and 496 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the David L Rainer Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,970
Census ACS
Median income
$74,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
9,754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Camden County
- Camden County High SchoolHigh · 2,912 students
- Camden Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Saint Marys Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,077 students
- Matilda Harris Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Sugarmill ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Saint Marys Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Other schools in Kingsland
- Camden County High SchoolHigh · 2,912 students
- Camden Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Matilda Harris Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingsland Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Matilda Harris Elementary School1.6 mi · 662
- Camden Middle School1.7 mi · 1,078
- Camden County High School3.1 mi · 2,912
- Kingsland Elementary School3.4 mi · 371
- Mary Lee Clark Elementary School4.4 mi · 480
- Sugarmill Elementary4.6 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About David L Rainer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at David L Rainer Elementary School?
David L Rainer Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does David L Rainer Elementary School serve?
David L Rainer Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at David L Rainer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at David L Rainer Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at David L Rainer Elementary School?
At David L Rainer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 12% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is David L Rainer Elementary School public or private?
David L Rainer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.