Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER COUNTY·NCES 130558003015
Webster County Elementary/Middle School
7168 Washington St, Preston, GA 31824 · (229) 828-3365 · Webster County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
9.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
170 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Webster County Elementary/Middle School→Webster County High School
Based on grade levels within Webster County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
22.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -9.7pp since 2021
Math
33.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.8% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 18.8% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Webster County Elementary/Middle School
Webster County Elementary/Middle School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster County Elementary/Middle School this school | 170 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center Elberton | 161 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Wilkinson County Elementary School Irwinton | 203 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| S G A Elementary School Sardis | 230 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Taylor County Elementary Butler | 244 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| Baker County Elementary Newton | 138 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Webster County Elementary/Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #1,013 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #770 of 1,215 ▲ 230 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #938 of 1,215 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #564 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #1,311 of 1,324 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #432 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #67 of 854 |
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
170
-34 (-17%) vs 2020
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 170 | 18.6 | 9.1:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 20.7 | 9.3:1 | 100% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 20.7 | 9.4:1 | 92% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 91% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 23.1 | 10.9:1 | 77% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 56% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 76% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster County Elementary/Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (253 to 170); teachers down 19% (23.1 to 18.6).
About Webster County Elementary/Middle School
Webster County Elementary/Middle School is a very small elementary school in Georgia, located in Preston. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 170 students. That is 72% below the average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Webster County has 228 students spread across 2 schools.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Webster County Elementary/Middle School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 42% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The school had 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 4.2 students per teacher. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Webster County is similar, at 100%.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Webster County Elementary/Middle School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Webster County Elementary/Middle School is 4.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 21.3% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
The school's county is Webster County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $46,792, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 9%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Webster County's 2 public schools enroll about 228 students and include Webster County Elementary/Middle School.
Webster County High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.6%; Webster County Elementary/Middle School's is 21.3%, ranking 6th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 11.3:1 to 9.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Webster County Elementary/Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,381
Census ACS
Median income
$46,792
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Webster County High School0.0 mi · 58
- Stewart County High School12.4 mi · 114
- Stewart County Elementary School12.4 mi · 142
- Stewart County Middle School12.4 mi · 82
- L. K. Moss Elementary School15.6 mi · 606
- Schley County Elementary School18.2 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Webster County Elementary/Middle SchoolHow many students attend Webster County Elementary/Middle School?
Webster County Elementary/Middle School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Webster County Elementary/Middle School serve?
Webster County Elementary/Middle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Webster County Elementary/Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Webster County Elementary/Middle School is approximately 9.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Webster County Elementary/Middle School?
Webster County Elementary/Middle School reports a student body of 46% White, 6% Hispanic, 42% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Webster County Elementary/Middle School in?
Webster County Elementary/Middle School is part of Webster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.