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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCINTOSH COUNTY·NCES 130360001356
Todd Grant Elementary School
1102 Ca Devillars Rd, Darien, GA 31305 · (912) 437-6675 · McIntosh County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
694 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 76 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within McIntosh County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
35.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 37.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 36.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 31.4% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Todd Grant Elementary School
Todd Grant Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Grant Elementary School this school | 694 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| Worth County Elementary School Sylvester | 696 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
| Dodge County Primary School Eastman | 668 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Seminole County Elementary School Donalsonville | 638 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| Irwin County Elementary School Ocilla | 760 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| Clinch County Elementary School Homerville | 625 | 100.0% | 33.2% |
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 Todd Grant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #640 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #715 of 1,215 ▼ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #544 of 1,215 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #480 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #384 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #871 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #503 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #304 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #344 of 386 |
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
694
+115 (+20%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 694 | 49.1 | 14.1:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 88% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 45.5 | 14.7:1 | 79% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 85% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 86% (584) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 89% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 80% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 66 | 15.6:1 | 67% (692) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Todd Grant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (682 to 694); teachers up 9% (45 to 49.1).
About Todd Grant Elementary School
Todd Grant Elementary School is a public elementary school run by McIntosh County in Darien, Georgia. Its 694 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
A total of 3 schools make up McIntosh County, with 1,394 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at Todd Grant Elementary School, at 51%. The remaining shares are 37% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of McIntosh County's population at about 64%. Todd Grant Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. For comparison, public schools in McIntosh County average 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Todd Grant Elementary School is B. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Todd Grant Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 36.0% actual against 25.7% predicted.
Census estimates describe McIntosh County this way: the median household income is $50,273, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, McIntosh County has 3 public schools and roughly 1,394 students.
The nearest public school is McIntosh County Middle School, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Todd Grant Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Todd Grant Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment is up 20% from 2020-21, when Todd Grant Elementary School had 579 students, to 2024-25, when it had 694.
The Todd Grant Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
McIntosh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,312
Census ACS
Median income
$50,273
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McIntosh County
- McIntosh AcademyHigh · 389 students
- McIntosh County Middle SchoolMiddle · 311 students
Other schools in Darien
- McIntosh AcademyHigh · 389 students
- McIntosh County Middle SchoolMiddle · 311 students
Nearby schools
- McIntosh County Middle School0.9 mi · 311
- McIntosh Academy4.2 mi · 389
- Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate5.0 mi · 23
- Greer Elementary School7.3 mi · 599
- Needwood Middle School7.3 mi · 736
- Coastal Plains High School10.3 mi · 1,161
Frequently asked questions
About Todd Grant Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Todd Grant Elementary School?
Todd Grant Elementary School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Todd Grant Elementary School serve?
Todd Grant Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Todd Grant Elementary School have?
Todd Grant Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Todd Grant Elementary School?
Student demographics at Todd Grant Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 3% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Todd Grant Elementary School public or private?
Todd Grant Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McIntosh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.