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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCDUFFIE COUNTY·NCES 130357002140
Dearing Elementary School
500 Main St N, Dearing, GA 30808 · (706) 986-4900 · McDuffie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-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
13.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
331 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within McDuffie County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +13.8pp since 2021
Math
42.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 45.6% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 44.1% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Dearing Elementary School
Dearing Elementary School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearing Elementary School this school | 414 | 80.0% | 41.7% |
| Waresboro Elementary School Waycross | 429 | 81.8% | 48.9% |
| Crescent Road Elementary School Griffin | 429 | 78.8% | 45.3% |
| Social Circle Elementary School Social Circle | 436 | 77.3% | 45.6% |
| Blanchard Elementary School Columbus | 451 | 82.5% | 40.9% |
| Twin City Elementary School Twin City | 515 | 82.9% | 51.3% |
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 Dearing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #512 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #567 of 1,215 ▼ 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #356 of 1,215 ▲ 176 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #304 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #1,065 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #520 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #500 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #718 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #231 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
414
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
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 | 414 | 31.9 | 13.0:1 | 80% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 33.9 | 12.4:1 | 80% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 33.5 | 13.2:1 | 88% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 93% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 38.3 | 13.6:1 | 74% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 77% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 74% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 59% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 22 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dearing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (519 to 414); teachers down 17% (38.3 to 31.9).
About Dearing Elementary School
Dearing Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Dearing, Georgia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 414 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
McDuffie County (6 schools, 3,088 students) runs Dearing Elementary School.
The student body at Dearing Elementary School is 57% White. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among McDuffie County residents, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Dearing Elementary School has 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. At Dearing Elementary School, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Dearing 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 66% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Dearing Elementary School is 5.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
In McDuffie County, median household income comes to about $56,733, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. McDuffie County counts 6 public schools with about 3,088 students.
North Harlem Elementary School, about 3.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Dearing Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.1%; Dearing Elementary School's is 41.7%, ranking 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 414, from 437 in 2020-21.
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McDuffie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,718
Census ACS
Median income
$56,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McDuffie County
- Thomson High SchoolHigh · 962 students
- Thomson-McDuffie Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Maxwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Norris Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
Other Dearing Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dearing Elementary. Dearing Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dearing Elementary SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 474 students
Nearby schools
- North Harlem Elementary School3.9 mi · 930
- Harlem High School4.8 mi · 1,318
- Harlem Middle School5.3 mi · 1,025
- Thomson High School6.2 mi · 962
- Thomson-McDuffie Middle School6.4 mi · 667
- Norris Elementary School7.1 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Dearing Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dearing Elementary School?
Dearing Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dearing Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dearing Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dearing Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Dearing Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dearing Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dearing Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 11% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Dearing Elementary School in?
Dearing Elementary School is part of McDuffie County.
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