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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMDEN COUNTY·NCES 130078002063
Matilda Harris Elementary School
1100 Lake Boulevard, Kingsland, GA 31548 · (912) 729-2940 · Camden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
307 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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
65%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
51.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.2pp since 2021
Math
66.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.5% | 66.1% |
| 2022-23 | 55.1% | 60.5% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 65.9% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Matilda Harris Elementary School
Matilda Harris Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda Harris Elementary School this school | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
| Temple Elementary School Temple | 666 | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| Poplar Road Elementary School Sharpsburg | 656 | 48.2% | 39.9% |
| Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School Richmond Hill | 658 | 48.0% | 61.1% |
| Euchee Creek Elementary School Grovetown | 705 | 45.0% | 56.5% |
| Bonaire Primary School Bonaire | 564 | 43.8% | N/A |
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 Matilda Harris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #177 of 1,208 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #173 of 1,215 no change | #4 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #257 of 1,215 ▼ 23 | #8 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #314 of 1,183 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #454 of 1,324 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,066 of 1,301 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #316 of 1,301 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #1,070 of 1,312 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #184 of 386 | 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
662
+49 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 662 | 44.5 | 14.9:1 | 46% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 50% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 43% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 49% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 42% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 38% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 25% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 34 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matilda Harris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (599 to 662); teachers up 27% (35 to 44.5).
About Matilda Harris Elementary School
Matilda Harris Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Kingsland, Georgia. Its 662 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Camden County has 9,754 students in 12 schools, and Matilda Harris Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Matilda Harris Elementary School, with 53% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 70% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 44.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Matilda Harris Elementary School is 46%.
Matilda Harris Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Matilda Harris Elementary School scores 62.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 53.4%.
In the county around the school, Camden County, the median household income is $74,378, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in Camden County, enrolling about 9,754 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Camden Middle School, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Matilda Harris Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 662 students in 2024-25, 49 more than the 613 it had in 2020-21.
The Matilda Harris Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Sugarmill ElementaryElementary · 651 students
- Saint Marys Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Crooked River Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
Other schools in Kingsland
- Camden County High SchoolHigh · 2,912 students
- Camden Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
- David L Rainer Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Kingsland Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Camden Middle School0.6 mi · 1,078
- Camden County High School1.5 mi · 2,912
- David L Rainer Elementary School1.6 mi · 496
- Sugarmill Elementary3.6 mi · 651
- Kingsland Elementary School3.6 mi · 371
- Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School3.8 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Matilda Harris Elementary SchoolHow large is Matilda Harris Elementary School?
Matilda Harris Elementary School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Matilda Harris Elementary School serve?
Matilda Harris Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Matilda Harris Elementary School have?
Matilda Harris Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Matilda Harris Elementary School?
Student demographics at Matilda Harris Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 12% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Matilda Harris Elementary School in?
Matilda Harris Elementary School is part of Camden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.