Sugarmill Elementary

Sugarmill Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Saint Marys, Georgia, overseen by Camden County. Current enrollment sits at 651 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Sugarmill Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Camden County, a district that hosts 9,754 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sugarmill Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Sugarmill Elementary has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Sugarmill Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Camden County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sugarmill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 62.6%, a residual of +6.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Camden County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,378 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Sugarmill Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Camden County (combined enrollment of about 9,754 students).

Crooked River Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sugarmill Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sugarmill Elementary has ticked up 20%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 651 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Sugarmill Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.