Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Woodbine, Georgia, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School caters to 454 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Camden County. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Camden County runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 9,754 students. Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Camden County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 41.7%; actual is 62.4%, +20.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Camden County reports that median household income runs about $74,378, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 9,754 students).

Camden County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 33% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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