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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLYNN COUNTY·NCES 130240001059
St. Simons Elementary School
805 Ocean Blvd, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 · (912) 638-2851 · Glynn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
319 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
55.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.7pp since 2021
Math
66.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 57.6% |
% 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 21 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 →
Schools most like St. Simons Elementary School
St. Simons Elementary School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Simons Elementary School this school | 462 | 69.0% | 62.2% |
| Kingston Elementary School Kingston | 473 | 72.9% | 30.1% |
| Sam D. Panter Elementary School Hiram | 506 | 70.6% | 42.1% |
| Western Elementary School Newnan | 455 | 65.7% | 54.6% |
| Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School Woodbine | 454 | 68.9% | 62.4% |
| White Elementary School White | 562 | 68.0% | 43.3% |
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 St. Simons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Glynn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #176 of 1,208 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #166 of 1,215 ▲ 24 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #188 of 1,215 ▲ 10 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #383 of 1,183 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #945 of 1,324 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #289 of 1,301 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #497 of 1,301 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #845 of 1,312 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #171 of 854 | #1 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
462
-59 (-11%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 462 | 38.2 | 12.1:1 | 69% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 38.9 | 12.5:1 | 57% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 37.3 | 14.0:1 | 48% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 49% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 51% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 51% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 54% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 27% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 809 | 46 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Simons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (604 to 462); teachers up 3% (37 to 38.2).
About St. Simons Elementary School
Families in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, are served by St. Simons Elementary School, a small elementary school. It educates 462 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Glynn County operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 12,750 students.
A majority of students at St. Simons Elementary School, 58%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, St. Simons Elementary School comes in at 60%.
The teaching staff at St. Simons Elementary School is 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. The rate at public schools in Glynn County averages 79%, higher than here.
allk12 grades St. Simons Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
St. Simons Elementary School is 20.5 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Georgia.
Glynn County has about 85,447 residents, and median household income is about $69,799, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Glynn County number 18 and enroll about 13,911.
Glynn Middle School is located about 5.6 miles from St. Simons Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, St. Simons Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies St. Simons Elementary School's location as City: Small.
St. Simons Elementary School had 521 students in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Glynn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,447
Census ACS
Median income
$69,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glynn County
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,951 students
- Glynn AcademyHigh · 1,911 students
- Jane Macon MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Needwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
Other schools in Saint Simons Island
- Oglethorpe Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Glynn Middle School5.6 mi · 735
- Oglethorpe Point Elementary School5.7 mi · 486
- Goodyear Elementary School5.8 mi · 515
- Glynn Academy6.1 mi · 1,911
- Burroughs-Molette Elementary School6.1 mi · 546
- Brunswick High School7.0 mi · 1,951
Frequently asked questions
About St. Simons Elementary SchoolHow many students attend St. Simons Elementary School?
St. Simons Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does St. Simons Elementary School serve?
St. Simons Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at St. Simons Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at St. Simons Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Simons Elementary School?
At St. Simons Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is St. Simons Elementary School public or private?
St. Simons Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glynn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.