Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School

Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Vidalia, Georgia, run under Vidalia City, enrolls 622 students, covering grades 2 through 5.

Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Vidalia City, a district that instructs 2,279 students overall.

On demographics, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 25.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Toombs County put median household income runs about $52,621, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Toombs County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,397 students), Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

J. D. Dickerson Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School has edged down 20%, going from 779 students in 2018 to 622 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.