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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sterling Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLYNN COUNTY·NCES 130240003372
Sterling Elementary School
200 McKenzie Ln, Brunswick, GA 31523 · (912) 279-1509 · Glynn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
767 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 | 61 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
69%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
28.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
42.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 47.5% |
| 2022-23 | 26.1% | 42.6% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% | 42.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Sterling Elementary School
Sterling Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Elementary School this school | 767 | 100.0% | 36.8% |
| North Tattnall Elementary School Collins | 831 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Cook Primary School Adel | 778 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Putnam County Primary School Eatonton | 784 | 100.0% | N/A |
| South Tattnall Elementary School Glennville | 831 | 100.0% | 32.4% |
| Byron Elementary School Byron | 706 | 100.0% | 30.0% |
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 Sterling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Glynn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #619 of 1,208 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #575 of 1,215 ▼ 112 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #791 of 1,215 ▼ 109 | #7 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #702 of 1,183 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #275 of 1,324 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #818 of 1,301 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #167 of 1,301 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #258 of 1,312 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #593 of 854 | #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
767
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 767 | 55 | 13.9:1 | 100% (767) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 54.5 | 13.4:1 | 80% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 56.5 | 13.1:1 | 74% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 65% (488) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 69% (576) |
| 2015-16 | 854 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 73% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | 47 | 16.0:1 | 70% (531) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (836 to 767); teachers up 2% (54 to 55).
About Sterling Elementary School
Sterling Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Brunswick, Georgia. It serves 767 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 27% bigger than that.
The 17 schools in Glynn County enroll 12,750 students altogether, Sterling Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Sterling Elementary School, at 44%. Enrollment also includes 27% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Glynn County, the White share is about 64%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 55 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Glynn County is 79%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sterling Elementary School is 25.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.8%.
Glynn County has these Census figures: the median household income is $69,799, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. In all, Glynn County has 18 public schools and roughly 13,911 students.
Jane Macon Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Sterling Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Sterling Elementary School is behind the 42.2% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 754 to 767, a small change.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Needwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Glynn Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,951 students
- Glynn AcademyHigh · 1,911 students
- Coastal Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Jane Macon MiddleMiddle · 801 students
- Satilla Marsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Needwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
Other Sterling Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Sterling Elementary. Sterling Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Sterling ElementaryPineville, NC · 786 students
- Sterling ElementarySterling, VA · 430 students
- STERLING ELEM.WARRENSBURG, MO · 399 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolSterling, OK · 213 students
- Sterling Elementary SchoolSTERLING, MI · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Jane Macon Middle0.3 mi · 801
- Golden Isles Elementary School3.4 mi · 619
- Glyndale Elementary School3.4 mi · 585
- Coastal Plains High School4.1 mi · 1,161
- Altama Elementary School5.7 mi · 672
- Needwood Middle School5.7 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sterling Elementary School?
Sterling Elementary School enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sterling Elementary School serve?
Sterling Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sterling Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sterling Elementary School?
At Sterling Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 20% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sterling Elementary School public or private?
Sterling Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glynn County.
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