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Which teacher or staff member at Mathews Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001447
Mathews Elementary School
7533 Lynch Rd, Midland, GA 31820 · (706) 569-3656 · Muscogee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
142 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 76 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
49.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.9pp since 2021
Math
49.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.7% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.8% | 55.3% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Mathews Elementary School
Mathews Elementary School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews Elementary School this school | 702 | 20.2% | 55.4% |
| Freedom Park K-8 School Fort Gordon | 608 | 20.9% | 48.6% |
| Sara Harp Minter Elementary School Fayetteville | 689 | 27.7% | 66.4% |
| Kemp Elementary School Powder Springs | 894 | 21.5% | 65.0% |
| Still Elementary School Powder Springs | 755 | 32.2% | 52.9% |
| Bullard Elementary School Kennesaw | 799 | 27.9% | 54.3% |
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 Mathews Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #255 of 1,208 | #2 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #415 of 1,215 ▼ 147 | #3 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #276 of 1,215 ▼ 56 | #2 of 32 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.8pp | #76 of 1,183 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #369 of 1,324 | #3 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,220 of 1,301 | #24 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #94 of 1,301 | #5 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #1,226 of 1,312 | #32 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #710 of 854 | #18 of 22 |
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
702
-48 (-6%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 20% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 41.5 | 17.1:1 | 29% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 40.6 | 18.6:1 | 25% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 21% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 31% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 36 | 19.4:1 | 26% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 17% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 24% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 18 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mathews Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (738 to 702); teachers up 10% (40 to 44).
About Mathews Elementary School
Students in Midland, Georgia, attend Mathews Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 702 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Muscogee County runs Mathews Elementary School along with 53 other schools, enrolling 30,091 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Mathews Elementary School is White (39%). Other groups include 32% Black, 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 38% of residents are White. Mathews Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 44 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. The school's lunch program data list 20% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Muscogee County, the average is 86%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.9% for Mathews Elementary School. The school posts 55.4%, 11.5 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Muscogee County show that median household income is about $58,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Mathews Elementary School is one of 57 public schools in Muscogee County, which together enroll about 30,110 students.
The nearest other public school, Aaron Cohn Middle School, is about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mathews Elementary School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mathews Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 702 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 750. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (18.3:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mathews Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Midland
- Midland AcademyElementary · 622 students
- Aaron Cohn Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Midland Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
- Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention CenterHigh · 19 students
- Muscogee Youth Development CampusHigh
Other Mathews Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mathews Elementary. Mathews Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Mathews ElementaryGreenwood, SC · 529 students
- Mathews Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 460 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.NIXA, MO · 457 students
- Mathews Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 366 students
- Mathews ElementaryMathews, VA · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Aaron Cohn Middle School1.1 mi · 525
- Midland Academy1.4 mi · 622
- Midland Middle School1.5 mi · 455
- Aaron Cohn Regional Youth Detention Center2.2 mi · 19
- Blackmon Road Middle School3.3 mi · 478
- Waddell Elementary School3.6 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Mathews Elementary SchoolHow large is Mathews Elementary School?
Mathews Elementary School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mathews Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mathews Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mathews Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mathews Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mathews Elementary School?
At Mathews Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 17% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Mathews Elementary School public or private?
Mathews Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.