Waldo Pafford Elementary School

Located at 2550 15th St, in Hinesville, Georgia, Waldo Pafford Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school that hosts 741 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Liberty County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Waldo Pafford Elementary School sits 22% larger than that benchmark.

Waldo Pafford Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Liberty County, a district that caters to 10,925 students overall.

Demographically, Waldo Pafford Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Waldo Pafford Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Waldo Pafford Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Liberty County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,456, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Waldo Pafford Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Liberty County (combined enrollment of about 10,925 students).

Nearest neighbor: Taylors Creek Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Waldo Pafford Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Waldo Pafford Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

Waldo Pafford Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Waldo Pafford Elementary School's enrollment has grew 22% since 2018, when it stood at 606 (now 741). The White share of enrollment edged down from 19% to 11% over that span.

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