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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOOMBS COUNTY·NCES 130504002995
Lyons Upper Elementary
803 S State St, Lyons, GA 30436 · (912) 526-5816 · Toombs County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
478 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 164 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Toombs County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
40.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -15.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 down about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 49.2% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 50.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 56.3% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 18 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 →
Where Lyons Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #479 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #609 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #648 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #18 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #909 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #344 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #183 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #413 of 1,312 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 478 | 38.9 | 12.3:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 39.1 | 11.3:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 37.1 | 11.8:1 | 86% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 34.4 | 13.9:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 82% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyons Upper Elementary.
About Lyons Upper Elementary
Lyons Upper Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Lyons, Georgia. It is open to students in grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 478 students. It has 21% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Lyons Upper Elementary falls under Toombs County, which has 5 schools enrolling 3,118 students.
Of every 100 students at Lyons Upper Elementary, about 44 are White, the largest group. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 62% White share among all Toombs County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Lyons Upper Elementary has 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3:1. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is in line with the 97% average for public schools in Toombs County.
Lyons Upper Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Georgia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 43.3%. Predicted: 25.7%. Difference: 17.6 points.
Toombs County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $52,621 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Lyons Upper Elementary shares Toombs County with 8 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Lyons Upper Elementary from the closest public school, Toombs County Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lyons Upper Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Lyons Upper Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 446 to 478.
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Toombs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,102
Census ACS
Median income
$52,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Toombs County
- Toombs County High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Toombs County Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Lyons Primary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Toombs Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Lyons
- Toombs County High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Toombs County Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Lyons Primary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Toombs Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Toombs County Middle School0.3 mi · 681
- Lyons Primary School0.3 mi · 571
- Toombs County High School0.4 mi · 896
- Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School4.4 mi · 622
- J. D. Dickerson Primary School4.5 mi · 456
- J. R. Trippe Middle School6.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Lyons Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lyons Upper Elementary?
Lyons Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Lyons Upper Elementary serve?
Lyons Upper Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Lyons Upper Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Lyons Upper Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lyons Upper Elementary?
Student demographics at Lyons Upper Elementary are roughly 44% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lyons Upper Elementary?
Lyons Upper Elementary is overseen by Toombs County in Toombs County.
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