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Enrollment
995
Elementary
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EFFINGHAM COUNTY·NCES 130198001170
Ebenezer Elementary School
1198 Ebenezer Rd, Rincon, GA 31326 · (912) 754-5522 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL995 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
489 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 84 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 163 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (161).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
53.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
64.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 63.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 60.5% |
| 2021-22 | 59.1% | 62.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Ebenezer Elementary School
Ebenezer Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Elementary School this school | 995 | 49.1% | 58.0% |
| North Harlem Elementary School Harlem | 930 | 53.2% | 45.2% |
| Central Elementary School Carrollton | 991 | 43.6% | 65.0% |
| Loganville Elementary School Loganville | 951 | 48.1% | 63.5% |
| Morgan County Elementary School Madison | 842 | 54.2% | 54.2% |
| Sand Hill Elementary School Guyton | 881 | 50.3% | 58.1% |
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 Ebenezer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #216 of 1,208 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #193 of 1,215 ▲ 3 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #213 of 1,215 ▲ 94 | #3 of 8 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #323 of 1,183 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 995 | #84 of 1,324 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #799 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #685 of 1,301 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #1,045 of 1,312 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.5% | #48 of 386 | #5 of 7 |
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
995
+222 (+29%) vs 2020
+60% since 2000-01, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 995 | 71.7 | 13.9:1 | 49% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 976 | 71.6 | 13.6:1 | 51% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 63.9 | 14.8:1 | 38% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 34% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 49.5 | 15.2:1 | 40% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 38% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 39% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 32% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ebenezer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (751 to 995); teachers up 45% (49.5 to 71.7).
About Ebenezer Elementary School
At 1198 Ebenezer Rd in Rincon, Georgia, Ebenezer Elementary School operates as a large elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 995 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Effingham County is the local district for Ebenezer Elementary School. It runs 13 schools with 14,560 students.
White students are the majority at Ebenezer Elementary School, with 65% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Effingham County, the White share is about 75%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ebenezer Elementary School's 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Effingham County average 49%.
Ebenezer Elementary School scores 58.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.0%.
Across Effingham County, the median household income is $88,438, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Effingham County has 13 public schools and roughly 14,560 students.
The school nearest to Ebenezer Elementary School is Ebenezer Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ebenezer Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Ebenezer Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 29% from 2020-21, when Ebenezer Elementary School had 773 students, to 2024-25, when it had 995. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.1:1 to 13.9:1.
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Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,143
Census ACS
Median income
$88,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
14,560 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Effingham County
- Effingham County High SchoolHigh · 2,199 students
- South Effingham High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- South Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Effingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,150 students
- Ebenezer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Rincon Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Rincon
- Ebenezer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Rincon Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,033 students
- Blandford Elementary SchoolElementary · 987 students
Other Ebenezer Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ebenezer Elementary. Ebenezer Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Ebenezer Elementary SchoolLebanon, PA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Ebenezer Middle School0.2 mi · 1,039
- Rincon Elementary School3.7 mi · 1,033
- Springfield Elementary School6.0 mi · 876
- Blandford Elementary School6.1 mi · 987
- Effingham County Middle School6.9 mi · 1,150
- Effingham County High School7.3 mi · 2,199
Frequently asked questions
About Ebenezer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ebenezer Elementary School?
Ebenezer Elementary School enrolls approximately 995 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ebenezer Elementary School serve?
Ebenezer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ebenezer Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Ebenezer Elementary School.
How diverse is Ebenezer Elementary School?
Ebenezer Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ebenezer Elementary School in?
Ebenezer Elementary School is part of Effingham County.
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