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What's something Metter Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
994
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANDLER COUNTY·NCES 130081000316
Metter Elementary School
33661 Ga Highway 129 S, Metter, GA 30439 · (912) 685-5050 · Candler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL994 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
994 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 136 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 154 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 15% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
30.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.2pp since 2021
Math
35.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.8% | 31.5% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Metter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #657 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #724 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #714 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #314 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 994 | #85 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #955 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #216 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #66 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #492 of 854 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
994
-54 (-5%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 994 | 69 | 14.4:1 | 100% (994) |
| 2023-24 | 993 | 67.2 | 14.8:1 | 92% (909) |
| 2022-23 | 1,041 | 68.2 | 15.3:1 | 84% (876) |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 67 | 15.6:1 | 84% (882) |
| 2017-18 | 1,117 | 67.6 | 16.5:1 | 90% (1,006) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 75% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 76% (622) |
| 2000-01 | 945 | 54 | 17.5:1 | 72% (680) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metter Elementary School.
About Metter Elementary School
Metter Elementary School is a public large elementary school in Metter, Georgia. It reports enrollment of 994 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 64% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district for Metter Elementary School is Candler County, with 4 schools and 2,157 students.
The largest group at Metter Elementary School is White students, at 45%. It is also 27% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Candler County is roughly 59% White. The diversity index for Metter Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Metter Elementary School, which has 69. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Metter Elementary School is about 100%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Metter Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.4%.
The school is in Candler County, where the median household earns about $49,581 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Candler County, 4 public schools serve about 2,157 students.
Metter Elementary School's nearest public school is Metter High School (about 2.5 miles). In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Metter Elementary School. By average proficiency, Metter Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 994 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.6:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
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Candler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,043
Census ACS
Median income
$49,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Candler County
- Metter Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Metter High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Metter College and Career AcademyHigh · 179 students
Other schools in Metter
- Metter Middle SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Metter High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Metter College and Career AcademyHigh · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Metter High School2.5 mi · 484
- Metter College and Career Academy2.5 mi · 179
- Metter Middle School2.6 mi · 500
- Portal Elementary School11.3 mi · 422
- Portal Middle/High School11.6 mi · 523
- Twin City Elementary School13.5 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Metter Elementary SchoolHow large is Metter Elementary School?
Metter Elementary School enrolls approximately 994 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Metter Elementary School serve?
Metter Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Metter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Metter Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (69 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Metter Elementary School?
Metter Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 22% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Metter Elementary School?
Metter Elementary School is overseen by Candler County in Candler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.