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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLOCH COUNTY·NCES 130063000283
Stilson Elementary School
15569 Ga Highway 119, Brooklet, GA 30415 · (912) 842-8480 · Bulloch County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
356 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
39.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +10.9pp since 2021
Math
45.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 35.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.6% | 23.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.7% | 30.7% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Stilson Elementary School
Stilson Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stilson Elementary School this school | 451 | 78.9% | 40.0% |
| Ila Elementary School Danielsville | 428 | 80.8% | 56.8% |
| Nevils Elementary School Statesboro | 481 | 79.2% | 56.5% |
| Midway Elementary School Blackshear | 484 | 81.0% | 69.6% |
| Odum Elementary School Odum | 441 | 73.5% | 66.6% |
| Mansfield Elementary School Mansfield | 384 | 76.8% | 52.9% |
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 Stilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bulloch County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #554 of 1,208 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #498 of 1,215 ▲ 205 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #476 of 1,215 ▼ 4 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #61 of 1,183 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #966 of 1,324 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #452 of 1,301 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #1,033 of 1,301 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #732 of 1,312 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #121 of 386 | #1 of 6 |
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
451
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 451 | 35.4 | 12.7:1 | 79% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 35.3 | 12.8:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 32.7 | 13.6:1 | 55% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 53% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 28.2 | 13.7:1 | 58% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 51% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stilson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (386 to 451); teachers up 26% (28.2 to 35.4).
About Stilson Elementary School
Stilson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Brooklet, Georgia, administered by Bulloch County. A federal count lists 451 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.
Besides Stilson Elementary School, Bulloch County runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 10,999 students.
Stilson Elementary School's enrollment is 81% White. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 19 points above the 62% share among Bulloch County residents. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 35.4 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 79%.
Stilson Elementary School is 3.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.0% versus 36.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
In Bulloch County (population about 82,683), the median household income is $58,810, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Stilson Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in the county.
Southeast Bulloch High School is the closest public school, about 8.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. The school's 40.0% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Stilson Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal data show a 6% enrollment rise, from 425 in 2020-21 to 451 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Bulloch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,683
Census ACS
Median income
$58,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
11,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bulloch County
- Statesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,801 students
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Brooklet Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
- Langston Chapel Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Julia P. Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
Other schools in Brooklet
- Southeast Bulloch High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Brooklet Elementary SchoolElementary · 808 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Bulloch High School8.1 mi · 1,118
- Southeast Bulloch Middle School8.2 mi · 884
- Brooklet Elementary School8.4 mi · 808
- Guyton Elementary School8.7 mi · 800
- Sand Hill Elementary School11.1 mi · 881
- Effingham County High School11.6 mi · 2,199
Frequently asked questions
About Stilson Elementary SchoolHow large is Stilson Elementary School?
Stilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stilson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stilson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stilson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stilson Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stilson Elementary School?
At Stilson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Stilson Elementary School in?
Stilson Elementary School is part of Bulloch County.
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