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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Toombs Central Elementary School administration to hear?
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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
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-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.
- C-Three-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
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
5
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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 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.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 61.3% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 57.6% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 53.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Toombs Central Elementary School
Toombs Central Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toombs Central Elementary School this school | 492 | 98.2% | 56.3% |
| Tolbert Elementary School Resaca | 528 | 99.1% | 39.9% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School Chatsworth | 498 | 100.0% | 39.6% |
| Beaverdale Elementary School Dalton | 488 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| Eton Elementary School Chatsworth | 556 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| West Side Elementary School Rossville | 471 | 98.9% | 29.8% |
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 Toombs Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #243 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #456 of 1,215 ▼ 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #319 of 1,215 ▼ 146 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #261 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #876 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #610 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #887 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #481 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #375 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
492
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 492 | 37.1 | 13.3:1 | 98% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 36.9 | 13.4:1 | 68% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 35.5 | 14.1:1 | 86% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 100% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 100% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 99% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 71% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 74% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 28 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toombs Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (489 to 492); teachers up 3% (36 to 37.1).
About Toombs Central Elementary School
Toombs Central Elementary School is one of the public schools in Lyons, Georgia. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. School enrollment was 492 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Toombs Central Elementary School is one school in Toombs County, a system of 5 schools with 3,118 students.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at Toombs Central Elementary School combined. The school is also 23% Hispanic and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 62%. Toombs Central Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Toombs Central Elementary School's 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 13.3:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. That is close to the 97% average for public schools in Toombs County.
allk12 grades Toombs Central Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 26.6%. Toombs Central Elementary School posts 56.3%, 29.7 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Toombs County, median household income is about $52,621, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 9 public schools operate in Toombs County, serving about 5,397 students.
Nearby, Toombs County Middle School is about 9.4 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.3%; Toombs Central Elementary School's is 56.3%, ranking 1st of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Toombs Central Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 492, starting from 485.
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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.