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Enrollment
1,033
Elementary
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EFFINGHAM COUNTY·NCES 130198000892
Rincon Elementary School
1703 Fort Howard Road, Rincon, GA 31326 · (912) 826-5523 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
590 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 109 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 148 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 182 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (182).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
53.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.9pp since 2021
Math
64.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 66.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 63.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Rincon Elementary School
Rincon Elementary School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon Elementary School this school | 1,033 | 57.1% | 57.7% |
| Blandford Elementary School Rincon | 987 | 50.9% | 60.4% |
| Nebo Elementary School Dallas | 874 | 60.1% | 34.7% |
| Loganville Elementary School Loganville | 951 | 48.1% | 63.5% |
| North Harlem Elementary School Harlem | 930 | 53.2% | 45.2% |
| Westside Elementary School Valdosta | 904 | 65.2% | 64.4% |
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 Rincon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #221 of 1,208 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #194 of 1,215 ▲ 65 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #216 of 1,215 ▲ 41 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #380 of 1,183 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,033 | #67 of 1,324 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #927 of 1,301 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #268 of 1,301 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #974 of 1,312 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.5% | #43 of 386 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,033
+54 (+6%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,033 | 72.3 | 14.3:1 | 57% (590) |
| 2023-24 | 1,072 | 74 | 14.5:1 | 57% (612) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 70 | 15.0:1 | 49% (514) |
| 2020-21 | 979 | 63 | 15.5:1 | 42% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 51% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 47% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 48% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 34% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rincon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (774 to 1,033); teachers up 48% (49 to 72.3).
About Rincon Elementary School
This page covers Rincon Elementary School, a large elementary school in Rincon, Georgia. School enrollment was 1,033 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Effingham County counts 13 schools and 14,560 students, including Rincon Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Rincon Elementary School is 51% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Effingham County overall, about 75% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Rincon Elementary School comes in at 66%.
The school reports 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.3 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students. Among public schools in Effingham County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rincon Elementary School is 9.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.7% actual, 47.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In the county around the school, Effingham County, median household income is about $88,438, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rincon Elementary School is among the 13 public schools in Effingham County.
Blandford Elementary School is located about 3.3 miles from Rincon Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 51.7%, lower than Rincon Elementary School's 57.7%.
The NCES locale for Rincon Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 979 to 1,033. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,143
Census ACS
Median income
$88,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
14,560 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Effingham County
- Effingham County High SchoolHigh · 2,199 students
- South Effingham High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- South Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Effingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,150 students
- Ebenezer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Ebenezer Elementary SchoolElementary · 995 students
Other schools in Rincon
- Ebenezer Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Ebenezer Elementary SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Blandford Elementary SchoolElementary · 987 students
Nearby schools
- Blandford Elementary School3.3 mi · 987
- Ebenezer Middle School3.7 mi · 1,039
- Ebenezer Elementary School3.7 mi · 995
- Rice Creek School5.4 mi · 1,011
- South Effingham Elementary School7.4 mi · 863
- Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch7.7 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Rincon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rincon Elementary School?
Rincon Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rincon Elementary School serve?
Rincon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rincon Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Rincon Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rincon Elementary School?
At Rincon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 13% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Rincon Elementary School in?
Rincon Elementary School is part of Effingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.