Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLTON COUNTY·NCES 130099000359
St. George Elementary School
13215 Florida Ave, Folkston, GA 31537 · (912) 843-2383 · Charlton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
159 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 21 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 12% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +19.6pp since 2021
Math
80.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +40.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 20 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 75.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.5% | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 40.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 St. George Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #60 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #44 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #63 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #2 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #1,303 of 1,324 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #712 of 1,312 |
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
198
+21 (+12%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 198 | 15.5 | 12.8:1 | 80% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 77% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 15.5 | 13.0:1 | 77% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 75% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 76% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 78% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | 78% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 60% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. George Elementary School.
About St. George Elementary School
At 13215 Florida Ave in Folkston, Georgia, St. George Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 198 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 67% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Charlton County has 4 schools; together they serve 1,613 students.
White students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Charlton County, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
For every teacher at St. George Elementary School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 80%. Across public schools in Charlton County, the average is 89%.
A school in Georgia with St. George Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 35.9%. St. George Elementary School scores 73.9%.
In Charlton County, median household income comes to about $61,276, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county's public schools total 4, with about 1,613 students.
St. George Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, about 9.4 miles away. St. George Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 73.9% against a local average of 70.0%.
The federal government classifies St. George Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 198, from 177 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Charlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,818
Census ACS
Median income
$61,276
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,613 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlton County
- Folkston Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Bethune Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
- Charlton County High SchoolHigh · 417 students
Other schools in Folkston
- Folkston Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Bethune Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
- Charlton County High SchoolHigh · 417 students
Nearby schools
- CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL9.4 mi · 586
- BRYCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.3 mi · 197
- CALLAHAN MIDDLE SCHOOL12.2 mi · 704
- WEST NASSAU COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL12.5 mi · 923
- CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.6 mi · 614
- HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH13.0 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About St. George Elementary SchoolHow large is St. George Elementary School?
St. George Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does St. George Elementary School serve?
St. George Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at St. George Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at St. George Elementary School.
How diverse is St. George Elementary School?
St. George Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is St. George Elementary School public or private?
St. George Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlton County.
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