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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the T.G. Scott Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
835
Elementary
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE COUNTY·NCES 130372003430
T.G. Scott Elementary School
70 Thornton Rd, Forsyth, GA 31029 · (478) 994-3495 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL835 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
395 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 74%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
T.G. Scott Elementary School→Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus→Mary Persons High School
Based on grade levels within Monroe County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
58.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points.
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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
835
+140 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.7:1
% White
72%
was 71%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
17%
was 21%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for T.G. Scott Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,664
Census ACS
Median income
$83,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
4,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monroe County
- Mary Persons High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusMiddle · 1,062 students
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other schools in Forsyth
- Mary Persons High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens CampusMiddle · 1,062 students
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Department of CorrectionsCombined · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe County Middle School- Banks Stephens Campus0.3 mi · 1,062
- Mary Persons High School1.4 mi · 1,323
- Department of Corrections1.9 mi · 121
- Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School2.3 mi · 753
- Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School3.6 mi · 730
- Howard Middle School11.2 mi · 973
Frequently asked questions
About T.G. Scott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at T.G. Scott Elementary School?
T.G. Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 835 students in grades PK-05.
Is T.G. Scott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
T.G. Scott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at T.G. Scott Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at T.G. Scott Elementary School.
How diverse is T.G. Scott Elementary School?
T.G. Scott Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 4% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees T.G. Scott Elementary School?
T.G. Scott Elementary School is overseen by Monroe County in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.