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Oglethorpe Point Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Oglethorpe Point Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school located in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 523 students. The school is part of the Glynn County School District, which is ranked 59 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oglethorpe Point Elementary consistently outperforms the Glynn County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 69.9% of 3rd graders, 66.3% of 4th graders, and 73.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.2% and 34.9% for Glynn County and Georgia, respectively. The school has been consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Georgia, with a ranking of 69 out of 1,238 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Oglethorpe Point Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages, the performance of nearby schools varies significantly. For example, St. Simons Elementary School, located just 5.7 miles away, also performs well and is ranked 153 out of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. In contrast, schools like Burroughs-Molette Elementary and Goodyear Elementary have much lower academic performance and rankings.

486

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,272

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Frederica Rd
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522

(912) 638-6200

District: Glynn County

Students who attend Oglethorpe Point Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glynn Middle School
High:	Glynn Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

African American:

14.4%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (73% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Glynn County

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg43%

Georgia avg42%

69^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Glynn County

59^th of 206Glynn County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	69 of 1238	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	68 of 1248	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	56 of 1242	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	33 of 1244	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	45 of 1214	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	35 of 1234	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	42 of 1209	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	43 of 1205	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	59 of 1233	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.3	58 of 1240	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.8	73 of 1231	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	92 of 1225	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	79.5	197 of 1201	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	86.5	73 of 1212	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	80 of 1183	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	78.2	194 of 1133	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.1	345 of 1134	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	80.1	173 of 1125	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.6	97 of 1101	91.2%	★★★★★

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+33 vs state

English Language Arts70%+31 vs state

Science68%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2012

THIS IS THE PERFECT SCHOOL FOR ELEMENTRY SCHOOL STUDENTS. NEW KIDS ARE WELOCOMED AS THE KIDS TAKE THEM IN.tHE CHILDREN AND TEACHERS ARE FRIENDLY.The teachers expectations are high and love all the kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oglethorpe Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Frederica Rd	Saint Simons Island	31522	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	No	(912) 638-6200	486	39	12.3	44.0%	350 (72.0%)	70 (14.4%)	46 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	95.3	69^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.7	68^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.6%	1	69.9	66.3	73.8	78.1	77.5	78.5	67.7	$17,272	$373	$16,899
St. Simons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Ocean Blvd	Saint Simons Island	31522	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 638-2851	462	38	12.0	69.0%	268 (58.0%)	90 (19.5%)	75 (16.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	87.6	153^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	87.6%		83.7	191^st of 1248 public elementary schools	84.7%	38	50.0	54.9	62.2	67.1	69.0	64.6	70.7	$18,474	$845	$17,629
Altama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6045 Altama Ave	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-3563	672	51	13.0	100.0%	55 (8.2%)	386 (57.4%)	172 (25.6%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (6.1%)	24.8	931^st of 1238 public elementary schools	24.8%		27.4	890^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.7%	41	20.9	26.2	24.0	34.4	38.5	22.1	21.2	$16,309	$1,423	$14,886
Goodyear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Roxboro Rd	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4170	515	44	11.6	100.0%	29 (5.6%)	292 (56.7%)	174 (33.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	23.3	956^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.8%		16.6	1073^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	14.0%	117	27.0	29.5	17.1	35.5	32.8	21.4	11.4	$18,199	$1,937	$16,262
Greer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	695 Harry Driggers Blvd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4135	599	48	12.5	73.8%	326 (54.4%)	110 (18.4%)	107 (17.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.2%)	81.8	219^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.3%		83.6	193^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	84.5%	26	50.6	50.0	59.2	57.6	59.6	68.9	59.8	$15,767	$1,114	$14,653
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Lee St	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4130	546	51	10.7	100.0%	9 (1.6%)	401 (73.4%)	113 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	15.5	1081^st of 1238 public elementary schools	12.7%		24	943^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	24.4%	138	14.6	8.6	20.0	30.5	21.0	20.0	24.2	$17,770	$1,844	$15,926
Golden Isles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Cate Rd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-6822	619	47	13.3	100.0%	249 (40.2%)	194 (31.3%)	118 (19.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.6%)	57.4	473^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	61.8%		63.8	412^th of 1248 public elementary schools	67.0%	61	33.7	43.7	44.6	35.0	56.3	42.0	50.9	$14,927	$1,071	$13,856
Glyndale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1785 Old Jesup Rd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-8740	585	49	11.9	100.0%	177 (30.3%)	177 (30.3%)	185 (31.6%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	33.7	784^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.7%		33	796^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.2%	12	19.3	29.9	39.8	24.7	32.2	35.9	37.4	$16,142	$1,255	$14,888
Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 McKenzie Ln	Brunswick	31523	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 279-1509	767	55	13.9	100.0%	339 (44.2%)	207 (27.0%)	157 (20.5%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	39.2	700^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.5%		47.8	588^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.9%	112	25.2	31.3	28.6	44.2	42.0	39.7	32.5	$13,860	$988	$12,871
Todd Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Ca Devillars Rd	Darien	31305	McIntosh County	McIntosh County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 437-6675	694	49	14.1	100.0%	356 (51.3%)	254 (36.6%)	19 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.4%)	43.7	640^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.3%		41.8	664^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.8%	24	30.0	39.1	41.3	34.7	40.0	31.5	41.3	$13,062	$1,256	$11,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Oglethorpe Point Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Oglethorpe Point Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oglethorpe Point Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glynn Middle School
High : Glynn Academy

What is the racial makeup of Oglethorpe Point Elementary School?

Students at Oglethorpe Point Elementary School are 72% White, 14% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Oglethorpe Point Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Oglethorpe Point Elementary School ranks in the top 5.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Oglethorpe Point Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Oglethorpe Point Elementary School.

What district is Oglethorpe Point Elementary School in?

Glynn County

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