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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN COUNTY·NCES 130078002355
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School
277 Roberts Path, Woodbine, GA 31569 · (912) 576-4800 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
313 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.9pp since 2021
Math
65.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 65.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 53.7% | 57.4% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 21 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 Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School this school | 454 | 68.9% | 62.4% |
| Western Elementary School Newnan | 455 | 65.7% | 54.6% |
| St. Simons Elementary School Saint Simons Island | 462 | 69.0% | 62.2% |
| Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram | 506 | 70.6% | 42.1% |
| Langston Road Elementary School Perry | 473 | 62.2% | 63.5% |
| Atkinson Elementary School Newnan | 398 | 64.8% | 34.1% |
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 Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #174 of 1,208 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #182 of 1,215 ▼ 4 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #145 of 1,215 ▲ 40 | #2 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #256 of 1,183 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #961 of 1,324 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #762 of 1,301 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #356 of 1,301 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #847 of 1,312 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #302 of 854 | 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
454
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 454 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 69% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 71% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 57% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 58% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 57% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 60% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 53% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 40% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (548 to 454); teachers down 11% (37 to 33).
About Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is one of the public schools in Woodbine, Georgia. It is a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 454 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
Federal data list 12 schools in Camden County, with 9,754 students enrolled.
About 53% of the student body at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 25% Black, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. County-wide, 70% of Camden County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 69% at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Camden County.
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.4%, against a prediction of 41.7%.
In Camden County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,378, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,754, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School among them.
Camden County High School, about 2.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School enrolled 455; in 2024-25, 454. Students per teacher increased from 12.0 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,970
Census ACS
Median income
$74,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
9,754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Camden County
- Camden County High SchoolHigh · 2,912 students
- Camden Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- Saint Marys Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,077 students
- Matilda Harris Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Sugarmill ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Saint Marys Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Camden County High School2.7 mi · 2,912
- Matilda Harris Elementary School3.8 mi · 662
- Kingsland Elementary School4.0 mi · 371
- Camden Middle School4.2 mi · 1,078
- David L Rainer Elementary School5.0 mi · 496
- Sugarmill Elementary5.9 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Mamie Lou Gross Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School?
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School have?
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 8% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School in?
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is part of Camden County.
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