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Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EFFINGHAM COUNTY·NCES 130198000889
Guyton Elementary School
719 Central Blvd, Guyton, GA 31312 · (912) 772-3384 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
530 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 | 88 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
56%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
40.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
52.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 42.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Guyton Elementary School
Guyton Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyton Elementary School this school | 800 | 66.3% | 45.5% |
| Springfield Elementary School Springfield | 876 | 64.5% | 58.0% |
| Satilla Marsh Elementary School Brunswick | 752 | 66.9% | 58.1% |
| Hahira Elementary School Hahira | 782 | 66.4% | 69.9% |
| Nebo Elementary School Dallas | 874 | 60.1% | 34.7% |
| Atha Road Elementary School Monroe | 771 | 59.5% | 44.1% |
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 Guyton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #425 of 1,208 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #356 of 1,215 ▲ 75 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #461 of 1,215 ▼ 31 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #251 of 1,183 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #234 of 1,324 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #708 of 1,301 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #611 of 1,301 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #869 of 1,312 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #264 of 386 | #6 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
800
+117 (+17%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 800 | 58.8 | 13.6:1 | 66% (530) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 58.8 | 13.1:1 | 69% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 55.2 | 13.4:1 | 54% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 50% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 54.6 | 13.8:1 | 57% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 55 | 13.5:1 | 58% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 60 | 12.5:1 | 56% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 45% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guyton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (756 to 800); teachers up 8% (54.6 to 58.8).
About Guyton Elementary School
Guyton Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Guyton, Georgia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 800 students. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Effingham County counts 14,560 students in its 13 schools, and Guyton Elementary School is one of them.
About 62% of the student body at Guyton Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 19% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Effingham County, the White share is about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Its staff includes 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. Roughly 66% of students at Guyton Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Effingham County, the school's rate is higher.
Guyton Elementary School scores 45.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.1%.
Looking at the county, Effingham County, the median household earns about $88,438 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Guyton Elementary School, Effingham County has 13 public schools.
A public school about 2.8 miles away, Effingham County High School, is the closest to Guyton Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 45.5% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Guyton Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Guyton
- South Effingham High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- South Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Effingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,150 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 881 students
- South Effingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 863 students
- Marlow Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
Nearby schools
- Effingham County High School2.8 mi · 2,199
- Effingham County Middle School3.4 mi · 1,150
- Springfield Elementary School5.5 mi · 876
- Sand Hill Elementary School8.1 mi · 881
- Stilson Elementary School8.7 mi · 451
- Ebenezer Middle School10.0 mi · 1,039
Frequently asked questions
About Guyton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Guyton Elementary School?
Guyton Elementary School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Guyton Elementary School serve?
Guyton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guyton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guyton Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Guyton Elementary School?
Guyton Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Guyton Elementary School public or private?
Guyton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Effingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.