Oglethorpe Point Elementary School

Located at 6200 Frederica Rd, in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, Oglethorpe Point Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary school that serves 486 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Glynn County.

Within Glynn County, which oversees 17 schools and 12,750 students, Oglethorpe Point Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Oglethorpe Point Elementary School logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Glynn County's rate of about 79%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oglethorpe Point Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 73.7%, a residual of +19.1 points.

In the area at large, census data for Glynn County shows median household income runs about $69,799, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Glynn County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,911 students), of which Oglethorpe Point Elementary School is one.

St. Simons Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oglethorpe Point Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.