Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMASVILLE CITY·NCES 130495001675
Scott Elementary School
100 N Hansell St, Thomasville, GA 31792 · (229) 225-2631 · Thomas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
370 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Thomasville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
23.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.1pp 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 23 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 19.1% |
| 2022-23 | 15.9% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.4% | 9.2% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Elementary School this school | 379 | 97.6% | 20.9% |
| Bob Mathis Elementary School Decatur | 368 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Snapfinger Elementary School Decatur | 356 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| Haven Elementary School Savannah | 361 | 97.8% | 13.7% |
| Columbia Elementary School Decatur | 364 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| Copeland Elementary School Augusta | 369 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
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 Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Thomas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,029 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #997 of 1,215 ▲ 58 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #972 of 1,215 ▲ 120 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #285 of 1,183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #1,133 of 1,324 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #568 of 1,301 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #1,125 of 1,301 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #488 of 1,312 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #166 of 386 | N/A |
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
379
+47 (+14%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 379 | 28.9 | 13.1:1 | 98% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 28.7 | 11.3:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.6 | 13.2:1 | 91% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 29.6 | 11.4:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 99% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 84% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 25 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (339 to 379); teachers down 2% (29.6 to 28.9).
About Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Thomasville, Georgia. Its 379 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
Scott Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Thomasville City, with 2,622 students.
Black students are the large majority at Scott Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Thomas County residents are about 35% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Scott Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Staffing totals 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Scott Elementary School is 98%.
The allk12 Grade for Scott Elementary School is C-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Scott Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 20.9% actual against 26.9% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Thomas County show that median household income is about $60,736, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Scott Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Thomas County, which together enroll about 8,451 students.
Nearby, MacIntyre Park Middle School is about 0.3 miles away. Scott Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Scott Elementary School at 5th of 7.
Scott Elementary School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 379 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 332.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Thomas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,777
Census ACS
Median income
$60,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thomasville City
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Jerger Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 students
- MacIntyre Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Thomas County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,665 students
- Thomas County Central High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
- Garrison-Pilcher Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Cross Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 742 students
- Hand In Hand PrimaryElementary · 712 students
Other Scott Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Scott Elementary. Scott Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 11.
- Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base, IL · 852 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 587 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 566 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 493 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 475 students
Nearby schools
- MacIntyre Park Middle School0.3 mi · 530
- Thomasville High School0.3 mi · 742
- Harper Elementary School1.0 mi · 263
- Jerger Elementary School1.3 mi · 708
- The Renaissance Center for Academic and Career Development1.7 mi · 45
- Bishop Hall1.8 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Scott Elementary School?
Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
Is Scott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Scott Elementary School have?
Scott Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Scott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Scott Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Scott Elementary School in?
Scott Elementary School is part of Thomasville City.
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