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What's something Frank Long Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY COUNTY·NCES 130330001326
Frank Long Elementary School
920 Long Frasier Dr, Hinesville, GA 31313 · (912) 368-3595 · Liberty County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
685 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 135 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
31.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
38.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 28.1% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Frank Long Elementary School
Frank Long Elementary School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Long Elementary School this school | 685 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School Covington | 663 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| Langston Chapel Elementary School Statesboro | 647 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| Jones-Wheat Primary School Bainbridge | 664 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Warren Road Elementary School Augusta | 665 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| Sallie Zetterower Elementary School Statesboro | 689 | 100.0% | 29.3% |
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 Frank Long Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #654 of 1,208 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #643 of 1,215 ▼ 71 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #669 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #290 of 1,183 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #402 of 1,324 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #976 of 1,301 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #487 of 1,301 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #295 of 1,312 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #167 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
685
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 685 | 47.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (685) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 81% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 77% (560) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 76% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 44.9 | 13.7:1 | 76% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 74% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 71% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 52% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Long Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (613 to 685); teachers up 5% (44.9 to 47.2).
About Frank Long Elementary School
Frank Long Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Hinesville, Georgia. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 685 students.
Across its 12 schools, Liberty County enrolls 10,925 students. Frank Long Elementary School is one of those schools.
Black students make up a majority at Frank Long Elementary School, at 59%. Smaller groups are 17% White, 12% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Liberty County is roughly 42% Black. Frank Long Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Frank Long Elementary School operates with 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 14.5:1 here. Frank Long Elementary School reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Liberty County averages 89%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Frank Long Elementary School is B. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Frank Long Elementary School are 9.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.6% actual, 25.7% predicted).
Liberty County has about 67,397 residents, and the median household income is $60,456, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Liberty County has 12 public schools and roughly 10,925 students.
Nearest public school: Lewis Frasier Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Frank Long Elementary School at 2nd of 9.
Frank Long Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 7% from 2020-21, when Frank Long Elementary School had 639 students, to 2024-25, when it had 685.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
10,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty County
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Other schools in Hinesville
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis Frasier Middle School0.2 mi · 828
- Lyman Hall Elementary School1.6 mi · 588
- Bradwell Institute2.5 mi · 1,900
- Taylors Creek Elementary School3.1 mi · 765
- Button Gwinnett Elementary School3.2 mi · 1,162
- Waldo Pafford Elementary School3.4 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Long Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frank Long Elementary School?
Frank Long Elementary School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Frank Long Elementary School serve?
Frank Long Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Frank Long Elementary School have?
Frank Long Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frank Long Elementary School?
At Frank Long Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 12% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Frank Long Elementary School in?
Frank Long Elementary School is part of Liberty County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.