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Enrollment
876
Elementary
DISTRICT 888 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EFFINGHAM COUNTY·NCES 130198000891
Springfield Elementary School
300 Old Dixie Hwy S, Springfield, GA 31329 · (912) 754-3326 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL876 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
565 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 | 94 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (150) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
58%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
50.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
68.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 58.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 60.1% |
| 2021-22 | 47.8% | 50.5% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Elementary School this school | 876 | 64.5% | 58.0% |
| Guyton Elementary School Guyton | 800 | 66.3% | 45.5% |
| Nebo Elementary School Dallas | 874 | 60.1% | 34.7% |
| Westside Elementary School Valdosta | 904 | 65.2% | 64.4% |
| Atha Road Elementary School Monroe | 771 | 59.5% | 44.1% |
| Kinchafoonee Primary School Leesburg | 853 | 63.7% | N/A |
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 Springfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #215 of 1,208 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #150 of 1,215 ▲ 126 | #2 of 8 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #262 of 1,215 ▲ 25 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.4pp | #115 of 1,183 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 876 | #160 of 1,324 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #575 of 1,301 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #548 of 1,301 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #890 of 1,312 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.1% | #34 of 386 | #2 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
876
+216 (+33%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 876 | 66.7 | 13.1:1 | 64% (565) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 62.3 | 13.2:1 | 67% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 54.9 | 13.4:1 | 56% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 49 | 13.5:1 | 58% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 52.5 | 12.2:1 | 51% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 57% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 53 | 12.7:1 | 59% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 51% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (639 to 876); teachers up 27% (52.5 to 66.7).
About Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Springfield, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 876 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Georgia enroll around 605, and this school is 45% larger than that mark.
Effingham County is the district for Springfield Elementary School. It has 13 schools and 14,560 students.
Federal enrollment data show Springfield Elementary School is 59% White. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Effingham County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Springfield Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Springfield Elementary School totals 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Springfield Elementary School is about 64%. For comparison, public schools in Effingham County average 49%.
Springfield Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.0%) and its predicted rate (44.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
The county, Effingham County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $88,438, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 14,560 students.
Measured in a straight line, Effingham County Middle School is about 2.4 miles from Springfield Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 54.2% proficiency; Springfield Elementary School posts 58.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school grew from 660 students in 2020-21 to 876 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Springfield Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Springfield Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 12 states are named Springfield Elementary. Springfield Elementary School is the largest of the 15.
- Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 798 students
- Springfield ElementaryCharleston, SC · 679 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, LA · 569 students
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGFIELD, NE · 400 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolNew Middletown, OH · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Effingham County Middle School2.4 mi · 1,150
- Effingham County High School3.0 mi · 2,199
- Guyton Elementary School5.5 mi · 800
- Ebenezer Middle School5.9 mi · 1,039
- Ebenezer Elementary School6.0 mi · 995
- Rincon Elementary School9.0 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Springfield Elementary School?
Springfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 876 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Springfield Elementary School serve?
Springfield Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Springfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Springfield Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Springfield Elementary School in?
Springfield Elementary School is part of Effingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.