Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLING COUNTY·NCES 130006000008
Fourth District Elementary School
13396 Blackshear Hwy, Surrency, GA 31563 · (912) 367-3250 · Appling County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
141 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
52%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Appling County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
Math
43.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.5% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 41.9% | 53.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Fourth District Elementary School
Fourth District Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth District Elementary School this school | 148 | 95.3% | 46.9% |
| Woodville Elementary School Clarkesville | 187 | 100.0% | 57.8% |
| Centralhatchee Elementary School Franklin | 190 | 97.9% | 68.2% |
| Ephesus Elementary School Roopville | 180 | 100.0% | 49.1% |
| Willacoochee Elementary School Willacoochee | 167 | 89.8% | 41.0% |
| Webster County Elementary/Middle School Preston | 170 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
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 Fourth District Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #399 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #559 of 1,215 ▼ 234 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #394 of 1,215 ▲ 73 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #157 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #1,316 of 1,324 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #517 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #125 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
148
+7 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 148 | 11.7 | 12.7:1 | 95% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 11.7 | 11.0:1 | 57% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 10.5 | 11.5:1 | 80% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 91% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 14.3 | 14.1:1 | 91% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 75% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 56% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 10 | 17.8:1 | 51% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fourth District Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (202 to 148); teachers down 18% (14.3 to 11.7).
About Fourth District Elementary School
Located in Surrency, Georgia, Fourth District Elementary School is a very small elementary school. Federal data show 148 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 76% below that mark.
Fourth District Elementary School is one of the 5 schools that make up Appling County (3,414 students in total).
The student body at Fourth District Elementary School is 66% White. It is also 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among Appling County residents, the White share is about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 11.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fourth District Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Georgia public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fourth District Elementary School is +18.8 points, in the top 10% of Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.9%, and the predicted rate is 28.1%.
In the wider Appling County area, median household income comes to about $46,651, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Appling County's 5 public schools enroll about 3,414 students and include Fourth District Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Appling County Middle School is closest at about 10.6 miles. Fourth District Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fourth District Elementary School had a net gain of 7 students, or 5%.
The Fourth District Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Appling County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,493
Census ACS
Median income
$46,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,414 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appling County
- Appling County Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,113 students
- Appling County High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Appling County Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Altamaha Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Appling County Middle School10.6 mi · 759
- Appling County Elementary School12.8 mi · 1,113
- Odum Elementary School13.0 mi · 441
- Appling County High School13.1 mi · 1,013
- Bacon County Elementary School13.6 mi · 448
- Bacon County High School14.2 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Fourth District Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fourth District Elementary School?
Fourth District Elementary School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fourth District Elementary School serve?
Fourth District Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fourth District Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fourth District Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fourth District Elementary School?
Fourth District Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fourth District Elementary School?
Fourth District Elementary School is overseen by Appling County in Appling County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.