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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EFFINGHAM COUNTY·NCES 130198000887
Marlow Elementary School
5160 Ga Highway 17 S, Guyton, GA 31312 · (912) 728-3262 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
309 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 67 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
56.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.4pp since 2021
Math
67.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.1% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 64.8% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Marlow Elementary School
Marlow Elementary School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow Elementary School this school | 670 | 46.1% | 61.4% |
| Youth Elementary School Loganville | 756 | 41.7% | 68.1% |
| Kings Chapel Elementary School Perry | 690 | 43.6% | 60.2% |
| Walker Park Elementary School Monroe | 755 | 49.3% | 45.5% |
| Mount Zion Elementary School Carrollton | 640 | 53.8% | 43.6% |
| Sand Hill Elementary School Carrollton | 733 | 45.4% | 48.4% |
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 Marlow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #182 of 1,208 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #154 of 1,215 ▲ 80 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #180 of 1,215 ▲ 64 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #439 of 1,183 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #432 of 1,324 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #157 of 1,301 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #877 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #1,074 of 1,312 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #109 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
670
-126 (-16%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 670 | 59.2 | 11.3:1 | 46% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 58.3 | 12.2:1 | 47% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 55.8 | 13.9:1 | 31% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 30% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 56.6 | 16.4:1 | 34% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 35% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 39% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 22% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marlow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (929 to 670); teachers up 5% (56.6 to 59.2).
About Marlow Elementary School
Marlow Elementary School is an elementary school located in Guyton, Georgia, in Effingham County. It teaches 670 students in pre-K through 5.
Marlow Elementary School falls under Effingham County, which has 13 schools enrolling 14,560 students.
More than half of the students at Marlow Elementary School are White (73%). The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Effingham County, where about 75% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marlow Elementary School scores 44%.
There are 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Of all students at Marlow Elementary School, 46% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Effingham County average a similar 49%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Marlow Elementary School is 53.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
Census data for Effingham County show the median household earns about $88,438 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Marlow Elementary School, Effingham County has 13 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, South Effingham Middle School is closest at about 1.6 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Marlow Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Marlow Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 670 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 796. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Marlow Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,143
Census ACS
Median income
$88,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
14,560 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Effingham County
- Effingham County High SchoolHigh · 2,199 students
- South Effingham High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- South Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Effingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,150 students
- Ebenezer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Rincon Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Guyton
- South Effingham High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- South Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Effingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,150 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 881 students
- South Effingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 863 students
- Guyton Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Other Marlow Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Marlow Elementary. Marlow Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Marlow Elementary SchoolMarlow, OK · 702 students
Nearby schools
- South Effingham Middle School1.6 mi · 1,161
- South Effingham High School1.8 mi · 1,906
- Sand Hill Elementary School2.7 mi · 881
- South Effingham Elementary School4.9 mi · 863
- Bloomingdale Elementary School6.1 mi · 350
- Godley Station School7.7 mi · 1,585
Frequently asked questions
About Marlow Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marlow Elementary School?
Marlow Elementary School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Marlow Elementary School serve?
Marlow Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marlow Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Marlow Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marlow Elementary School?
At Marlow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Marlow Elementary School public or private?
Marlow Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Effingham County.
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