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What tradition at Toombs Central Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOOMBS COUNTY·NCES 130504001692
Toombs Central Elementary School
172 North Toombs Central Rd, Lyons, GA 30436 · (912) 565-7781 · Toombs County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
483 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Based on grade levels within Toombs County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
47.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 down about 6 points.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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
492
+3 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.6:1
% White
71%
was 69%
% Hispanic
23%
was 24%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Toombs Central Elementary School
As a tight-knit K-5 school in Lyons, Georgia, Toombs Central Elementary School works with 492 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Toombs County.
Toombs County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,118 students. Toombs Central Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Toombs Central Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Toombs County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Toombs Central Elementary School logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Toombs Central Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.6%; this one delivers 56.3%, a residual of +29.7 points.
In the area at large, Toombs County reports that median household earnings sit near $52,621, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Toombs Central Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Toombs County (combined enrollment of about 5,397 students).
Toombs County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Toombs Central Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 31.3%.
Toombs Central Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Toombs Central Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 492).
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Toombs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,102
Census ACS
Median income
$52,621
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Toombs County
- Toombs County High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Toombs County Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Lyons Primary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Lyons Upper ElementaryElementary · 478 students
Other schools in Lyons
- Toombs County High SchoolHigh · 896 students
- Toombs County Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Lyons Primary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Lyons Upper ElementaryElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Toombs County Middle School9.4 mi · 681
- Lyons Upper Elementary9.6 mi · 478
- Lyons Primary School9.7 mi · 571
- Toombs County High School9.9 mi · 896
- Sally Dailey Meadows Elementary School11.2 mi · 622
- Altamaha Elementary School12.0 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Toombs Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Toombs Central Elementary School?
Toombs Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Toombs Central Elementary School serve?
Toombs Central Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Toombs Central Elementary School have?
Toombs Central Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Toombs Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Toombs Central Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Toombs Central Elementary School public or private?
Toombs Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Toombs County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.