Enrollment
260
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANTLEY COUNTY·NCES 130048000234
Nahunta Elementary School
9110 Main St S, Nahunta, GA 31553 · (912) 462-5166 · Brantley County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
260 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 89 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Brantley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
50.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 65.8% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 56.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.7% | 53.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Nahunta Elementary School
Nahunta Elementary School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahunta Elementary School this school | 260 | 100.0% | 52.6% |
| Atkinson Elementary School Waynesville | 276 | 100.0% | 48.0% |
| Stephens County Fifth Grade Academy Toccoa | 295 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Towns County Middle School Hiawassee | 197 | 91.9% | 59.7% |
| Chattanooga Valley Middle School Flintstone | 449 | 95.3% | 38.3% |
| Crawford County Middle School Roberta | 373 | 97.9% | 25.4% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Nahunta Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #99 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #143 of 474 ▼ 91 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #174 of 474 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #26 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #454 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #105 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #427 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #16 of 479 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
260
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 260 | 20.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 18.6 | 14.4:1 | 68% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 20.8 | 13.3:1 | 71% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 77% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 21.1 | 12.3:1 | 88% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 88% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 66% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 66% (230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nahunta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (260 to 260); teachers down 3% (21.1 to 20.4).
About Nahunta Elementary School
Nahunta Elementary School is a small middle school in Nahunta, Georgia, (ZIP code 31553). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 260 students in grades 4 through 6. The average for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students, so this school is 66% smaller than average.
Brantley County runs 7 schools with a combined 3,375 students. Nahunta Elementary School is one of them.
White students make up 87% of enrollment at Nahunta Elementary School. The next largest groups are 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Brantley County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Brantley County report 89%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Nahunta Elementary School beats its 25.7% prediction with 52.6%, a top-10% result in Georgia.
Within Brantley County, the median household income is $58,239, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Brantley County has 7 public schools and roughly 3,375 students.
The nearest public school is Nahunta Primary School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nahunta Elementary School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Nahunta Elementary School's enrollment declined 7%, to 260. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Nahunta Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brantley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,315
Census ACS
Median income
$58,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brantley County
- Brantley County High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Hoboken Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Brantley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Nahunta Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Waynesville Primary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Atkinson Elementary SchoolMiddle · 276 students
Other schools in Nahunta
- Brantley County High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Brantley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Nahunta Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Nahunta Primary School0.1 mi · 440
- Brantley County Middle School2.4 mi · 493
- Brantley County High School2.7 mi · 921
- Hoboken Elementary School8.6 mi · 551
- Atkinson Elementary School9.6 mi · 276
- Waynesville Primary School11.7 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Nahunta Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nahunta Elementary School?
Nahunta Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Nahunta Elementary School serve?
Nahunta Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Nahunta Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Nahunta Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Nahunta Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nahunta Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Nahunta Elementary School public or private?
Nahunta Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brantley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.