T.G. Scott Elementary School

Located at 70 Thornton Rd, in Forsyth, Georgia, T.G. Scott Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that caters to 835 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Monroe County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so T.G. Scott Elementary School sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.

T.G. Scott Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Monroe County, a district that instructs 4,703 students overall.

On the student-mix side, T.G. Scott Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Monroe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, T.G. Scott Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 58.6%, a residual of +5.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household income runs about $83,183, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. T.G. Scott Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 4,824 students).

The closest other public school is Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts T.G. Scott Elementary School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. T.G. Scott Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 20% since 2018, when it stood at 695 (now 835). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 21% to 17% over that span.

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