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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN COUNTY·NCES 130078000794
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School
2900 Mickler Dr, Saint Marys, GA 31558 · (912) 882-4373 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- DThree-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
15.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
218 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 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
63%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
56.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
62.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 73.1% |
| 2022-23 | 58.5% | 71.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 73.6% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Mary Lee Clark Elementary School
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lee Clark Elementary School this school | 480 | 45.4% | 65.4% |
| Bonaire Primary School Bonaire | 564 | 43.8% | N/A |
| Wright Elementary School Moultrie | 554 | 50.5% | 57.1% |
| South Douglas Elementary School Douglasville | 544 | 46.7% | 59.2% |
| Crooked River Elementary School Saint Marys | 611 | 49.1% | 59.8% |
| Oglethorpe Point Elementary School Saint Simons Island | 486 | 44.0% | 73.7% |
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 Mary Lee Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #137 of 1,208 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #227 of 1,215 ▼ 126 | #7 of 9 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #170 of 1,215 ▼ 22 | #5 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #99 of 1,183 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #903 of 1,324 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,093 of 1,301 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #397 of 1,301 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #1,079 of 1,312 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #602 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
480
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 49% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 44% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 49% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 51% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 38% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 32% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Lee Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (521 to 480); teachers up 7% (30 to 32).
About Mary Lee Clark Elementary School
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Saint Marys, Georgia. A federal count lists 480 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
Camden County has 12 schools and 9,754 students, and Mary Lee Clark Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 56% of students at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 13% multiracial. Among all residents of Camden County, the White share is about 70%. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.0:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Mary Lee Clark Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mary Lee Clark Elementary School is 11.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 65.4% actual, 53.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
Camden County has about 56,970 residents, and the median household income is $74,378, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Mary Lee Clark Elementary School, Camden County has 11 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Saint Marys Middle School is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mary Lee Clark Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Mary Lee Clark Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Mary Lee Clark Elementary School's enrollment climbed 7%, to 480. By 2024-25, the school had 15.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.6 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mary Lee Clark Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other schools in Saint Marys
- Saint Marys Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,077 students
- Sugarmill ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Saint Marys Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Crooked River Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- Saint Marys Middle School1.5 mi · 1,077
- Sugarmill Elementary2.3 mi · 651
- Crooked River Elementary School2.5 mi · 611
- Camden Middle School3.6 mi · 1,078
- Saint Marys Elementary School3.9 mi · 623
- Matilda Harris Elementary School4.2 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Lee Clark Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School?
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mary Lee Clark Elementary School serve?
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School?
At Mary Lee Clark Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Mary Lee Clark Elementary School public or private?
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.