Marlow Elementary School

Marlow Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in Guyton, Georgia, operated by Effingham County. Current enrollment sits at 670 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Effingham County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 14,560 students; Marlow Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Marlow Elementary School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Effingham County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Marlow Elementary School has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Marlow Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Effingham County shows median household earnings sit near $88,438, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Effingham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,560 students), of which Marlow Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is South Effingham Middle School, roughly 1.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Marlow Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marlow Elementary School has edged down 28%, going from 929 students in 2018 to 670 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.