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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIDALIA CITY·NCES 130534001737
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School
205 Waters Dr, Vidalia, GA 30474 · (912) 537-4755 · Toombs County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
622 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 150 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 24% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vidalia City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
20.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
25.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 24.4% | 30.5% |
| 2021-22 | 24.6% | 35.5% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
Where Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #921 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #946 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #986 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.7pp | #78 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #544 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #983 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #429 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #418 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #232 of 854 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
622
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 622 | 42.8 | 14.5:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 42.7 | 15.0:1 | 87% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 44.2 | 14.6:1 | 86% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 84% (568) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 52.6 | 14.8:1 | 93% (721) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 78% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 65% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 63% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 39 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School.
About Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Vidalia, Georgia. Students in grades 2 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 622 students.
Vidalia City is the local district for Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 2,279 students.
More than half of enrollment at Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School is Black: 52%. The remaining shares are 31% White, 11% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Toombs County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
A staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Public schools in Toombs County average a similar 97%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.7% for Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School. The school posts 25.4%, within a point of the prediction.
In Toombs County, home to about 27,102 people, the median household earns about $52,621 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Toombs County number 9, with about 5,397 students.
J. D. Dickerson Primary School is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School, there are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School enrolled 673 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 622. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 14.5:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Toombs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,102
Census ACS
Median income
$52,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vidalia City
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- J. R. Trippe Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- J. D. Dickerson Primary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Vidalia
- Vidalia Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- J. R. Trippe Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- J. D. Dickerson Primary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- J. D. Dickerson Primary School1.1 mi · 456
- Vidalia Comprehensive High School2.0 mi · 703
- J. R. Trippe Middle School2.7 mi · 498
- Toombs County High School4.0 mi · 896
- Lyons Primary School4.0 mi · 571
- Toombs County Middle School4.2 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School?
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades 02-05.
Is Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School have?
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 11% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School?
Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School is overseen by Vidalia City in Toombs County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.