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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLOCH COUNTY·NCES 130063002296
Mill Creek Elementary School
239 Beasley Rd, Statesboro, GA 30461 · (912) 212-8780 · Bulloch County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- FThree-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
14.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
602 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
18.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -12.2pp since 2021
Math
26.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 34.8% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 32.1% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
Schools most like Mill Creek Elementary School
Mill Creek Elementary School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Elementary School this school | 602 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Hephzibah Elementary School Hephzibah | 574 | 100.0% | 12.8% |
| Turner County Elementary School Ashburn | 564 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| Ridge Road Elementary School Sandersville | 585 | 96.9% | 27.5% |
| Jones-Wheat Primary School Bainbridge | 664 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Ridge Road Primary School Sandersville | 588 | 95.1% | 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 Mill Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bulloch County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #893 of 1,208 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #933 of 1,215 ▼ 202 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,042 of 1,215 ▼ 187 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #41 of 1,183 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #594 of 1,324 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #838 of 1,301 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #754 of 1,301 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #58 of 1,312 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #320 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
602
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 602 | 42.9 | 14.0:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 45.6 | 12.7:1 | 94% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 44.5 | 13.0:1 | 75% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 71% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 47.5 | 15.2:1 | 76% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 77% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 75% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 64% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (720 to 602); teachers down 10% (47.5 to 42.9).
About Mill Creek Elementary School
At 239 Beasley Rd in Statesboro, Georgia, Mill Creek Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 602 students in pre-K through 5.
Mill Creek Elementary School is one school in Bulloch County, a system of 15 schools with 10,999 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mill Creek Elementary School is 66% Black. The remaining shares are 22% White, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Bulloch County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Mill Creek Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Mill Creek Elementary School totals 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Mill Creek Elementary School is about 100%. For comparison, public schools in Bulloch County average 87%.
Mill Creek Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Mill Creek Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.4%) and its predicted rate (25.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
In Bulloch County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $58,810 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bulloch County number 16, with about 11,194 students.
Measured in a straight line, Statesboro High School is about 1.2 miles from Mill Creek Elementary School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 26.4% is below the 31.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The school grew from 579 students in 2020-21 to 602 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Mill Creek Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bulloch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,683
Census ACS
Median income
$58,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
11,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bulloch County
- Statesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,801 students
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Brooklet Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
- Langston Chapel Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Julia P. Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
Other schools in Statesboro
- Statesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,801 students
- Langston Chapel Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Julia P. Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Sallie Zetterower Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Langston Chapel Elementary SchoolElementary · 647 students
- Mattie Lively Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
Other Mill Creek Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Mill Creek Elementary. Mill Creek Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 14.
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 974 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 965 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolKnoxville, TN · 754 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolWarrington, PA · 729 students
- Mill Creek ElementaryMill Creek, WA · 694 students
Nearby schools
- Statesboro High School1.2 mi · 1,801
- Statesboro STEAM Academy1.6 mi · 195
- Sallie Zetterower Elementary School2.4 mi · 689
- Mattie Lively Elementary School2.6 mi · 607
- Julia P. Bryant Elementary School3.0 mi · 712
- William James Middle School4.6 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Mill Creek Elementary School?
Mill Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mill Creek Elementary School serve?
Mill Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Mill Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Mill Creek Elementary School?
Mill Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 6% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mill Creek Elementary School in?
Mill Creek Elementary School is part of Bulloch County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.