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What's something South Effingham Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
863
Elementary
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EFFINGHAM COUNTY·NCES 130198001954
South Effingham Elementary School
767 Kolic Helmey Rd, Guyton, GA 31312 · (912) 728-3801 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
288 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 | 66 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 147 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (147).
Student demographics
59%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
60.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
74.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 70.9% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 61.8% |
| 2021-22 | 63.1% | 67.7% |
% 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 South Effingham Elementary School
South Effingham Elementary School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Effingham Elementary School this school | 863 | 33.4% | 67.6% |
| Pickett's Mill Elementary School Acworth | 753 | 32.3% | 64.3% |
| Roland W. Russom Elementary Dallas | 982 | 34.1% | 49.0% |
| Bullard Elementary School Kennesaw | 799 | 27.9% | 54.3% |
| Brooks Elementary Newnan | 835 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
| Frey Elementary School Acworth | 691 | 29.8% | 58.3% |
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 South Effingham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #118 of 1,208 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #87 of 1,215 ▲ 36 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #137 of 1,215 ▲ 1 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #585 of 1,183 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #170 of 1,324 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #681 of 1,301 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #517 of 1,301 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #1,162 of 1,312 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #326 of 386 | #7 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
863
-108 (-11%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 863 | 63.9 | 13.5:1 | 33% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 920 | 64.3 | 14.3:1 | 34% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 61.5 | 14.7:1 | 26% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 971 | 56 | 17.3:1 | 24% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 49.9 | 16.9:1 | 23% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 24% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 25% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 31 | 22.6:1 | 12% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 41 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Effingham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (842 to 863); teachers up 28% (49.9 to 63.9).
About South Effingham Elementary School
Guyton, Georgia, is home to South Effingham Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 863 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 43% higher.
South Effingham Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Effingham County, which enrolls 14,560 students in total.
White students are 60% of those enrolled at South Effingham Elementary School. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Effingham County overall, about 75% of residents are White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at South Effingham Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Of all students at South Effingham Elementary School, 33% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Effingham County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
South Effingham Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.6%) and its predicted rate (60.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Census data for Effingham County show the median household earns about $88,438 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting South Effingham Elementary School, Effingham County has 13 public schools.
South Effingham Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is South Effingham High School, about 3.5 miles away. Within five miles of South Effingham Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.6% is above the 45.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 971 students in 2020-21 to 863 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Rincon Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,033 students
Other schools in Guyton
- South Effingham High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- South Effingham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Effingham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,150 students
- Sand Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 881 students
- Guyton Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Marlow Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
Nearby schools
- South Effingham High School3.5 mi · 1,906
- Godley Station School3.7 mi · 1,585
- South Effingham Middle School3.7 mi · 1,161
- Blandford Elementary School4.1 mi · 987
- Marlow Elementary School4.9 mi · 670
- Rice Creek School5.0 mi · 1,011
Frequently asked questions
About South Effingham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend South Effingham Elementary School?
South Effingham Elementary School enrolls approximately 863 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Effingham Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Effingham Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Effingham Elementary School have?
South Effingham Elementary School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Effingham Elementary School?
At South Effingham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees South Effingham Elementary School?
South Effingham Elementary School is overseen by Effingham County in Effingham County.
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