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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY·NCES 130372003839
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School
1315 Ga Highway 83 N, Forsyth, GA 31029 · (478) 994-9906 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
514 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 69 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School→Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus→Mary Persons High School
Based on grade levels within Monroe County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
42.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 38.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 48.7% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School this school | 730 | 70.4% | 43.7% |
| Satilla Marsh Elementary School Brunswick | 752 | 66.9% | 58.1% |
| Guyton Elementary School Guyton | 800 | 66.3% | 45.5% |
| Hahira Elementary School Hahira | 782 | 66.4% | 69.9% |
| Lee County Primary School Leesburg | 635 | 62.4% | N/A |
| Springfield Elementary School Springfield | 876 | 64.5% | 58.0% |
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 Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #469 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #576 of 1,215 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #381 of 1,215 ▲ 140 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #160 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #326 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #648 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #746 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #828 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #82 of 386 |
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
730
+89 (+14%) vs 2020
+46% since 2010-11, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 730 | 54.5 | 13.4:1 | 70% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 48.5 | 14.3:1 | 71% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 46.9 | 14.9:1 | 58% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 47 | 13.6:1 | 52% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 40.9 | 14.4:1 | 62% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 62% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 67% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (591 to 730); teachers up 33% (40.9 to 54.5).
About Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School
At 1315 Ga Highway 83 N in Forsyth, Georgia, Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 730 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
In Monroe County, 5 schools enroll a combined 4,703 students.
By race and ethnicity, Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School is 65% White. The school is also 24% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That is lower than the 73% White share among all Monroe County residents. By the diversity index, Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School comes in at 52%.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 70%. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Monroe County.
allk12 grades Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.7% is 2.7 points above the 41.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Monroe County (population about 29,664), median household income is about $83,183, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 6 public schools operate in Monroe County, serving about 4,824 students.
Nearest public school: Department of Corrections, about 1.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 730 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 641.
Discussions about Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,664
Census ACS
Median income
$83,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
4,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County
- Mary Persons High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusMiddle · 1,062 students
- T.G. Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
Other schools in Forsyth
- Mary Persons High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusMiddle · 1,062 students
- T.G. Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Department of CorrectionsCombined · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Department of Corrections1.9 mi · 121
- Mary Persons High School2.5 mi · 1,323
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus3.4 mi · 1,062
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School3.5 mi · 753
- T.G. Scott Elementary School3.6 mi · 835
- Howard Middle School13.8 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About Katherine B. Sutton Elementary SchoolHow large is Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School?
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School serve?
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School?
At Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School public or private?
Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.