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Waldo Pafford Elementary School

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Waldo Pafford Elementary School ranks 826 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Waldo Pafford Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hinesville, Georgia, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 835 students. The school is part of the Liberty County School District, which is ranked 130 out of 206 districts in Georgia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Waldo Pafford Elementary School's test scores on the Milestones Assessment are generally lower than the state and county averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were below the state and county averages for all grade levels. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 610 and 945 out of 1,238 to 1,248 schools over the past 10 years. Additionally, Waldo Pafford Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.55% to 70.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state and county averages.

When comparing Waldo Pafford Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Liberty County district, it generally performs worse on test scores and has a lower School Digger ranking. For instance, Taylors Creek Elementary School, which is less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Waldo Pafford on state assessments and has a higher School Digger rating. The school's consistently low rankings and test scores, as well as the declining performance trend, indicate that Waldo Pafford Elementary School may benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

741

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,619

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 15th St
Hinesville, GA 31313

(912) 877-4188

District: Liberty County

Students who attend Waldo Pafford Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bradwell Institute

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

16.2%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

826^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Liberty County

130^th of 206Liberty 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	30.6	826 of 1238	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	695 of 1248	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	610 of 1242	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	725 of 1244	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	767 of 1214	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	612 of 1234	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	535 of 1209	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.7	828 of 1205	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	686 of 1233	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	728 of 1240	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	631 of 1231	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.0	445 of 1225	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.3	315 of 1201	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.5	499 of 1212	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	436 of 1183	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.6	272 of 1133	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.0	273 of 1134	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	251 of 1125	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	207 of 1101	81.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-4 vs state

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Waldo Pafford Elementary School USED to be excellent once, since the new principal and assistant principal came this school is NO LONGER #1 for elementary schools. They are very racist and have no respect to the students and parents, not very helpful at all, ALWAYS ASKING FOR MONEY and always adding fraudulent charges on my child books, i.e. booking missing or lunch money when my child is on free lunch. Next year i'll homeschool or will be attending private school.
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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
Waldo Pafford Elementary School	Public	K-5	2550 15th St	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 877-4188	741	49	15.1	83.1%	84 (11.3%)	443 (59.8%)	120 (16.2%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	72 (9.7%)	30.6	826^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.3%		40	695^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.3%	131	28.8	27.3	33.3	28.2	24.5	25.7	40.0	$12,619	$982	$11,637
Taylors Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	378 Airport Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 369-0378	765	50	15.3	88.6%	187 (24.4%)	361 (47.2%)	127 (16.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	78 (10.2%)	72.5	302^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	75.6%		70.3	342^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	72.6%	40	32.3	50.0	45.4	61.6	76.6	47.4	54.6	$12,668	$949	$11,719
Lyman Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	1396 Shaw Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3348	588	40	14.7	100.0%	88 (15.0%)	344 (58.5%)	77 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	63 (10.7%)	15.9	1077^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.0%		21.9	983^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	21.2%	94	14.0	24.0	19.1	25.0	26.0	17.9	18.1	$13,733	$989	$12,744
Frank Long Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 Long Frasier Dr	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3595	685	47	14.5	100.0%	113 (16.5%)	404 (59.0%)	80 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (11.4%)	41.1	674^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.6%		40.3	691^st of 1248 public elementary schools	44.6%	17	23.6	31.4	40.0	37.3	47.6	31.8	39.1	$13,325	$1,050	$12,275
Button Gwinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	635 Taylor Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 876-0146	1,162	43	27.1	95.4%	198 (17.0%)	701 (60.3%)	80 (6.9%)	14 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	158 (13.6%)	23.8	945^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%		27.7	885^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.1%	60	19.2	24.5	27.2	31.3	17.6	28.3	32.6	$12,005	$951	$11,054
Joseph Martin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Joseph Martin Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3114	720	47	15.3	76.0%	126 (17.5%)	355 (49.3%)	147 (20.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	72 (10.0%)	30.1	832^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.8%		33.8	787^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.9%	45	23.5	26.3	34.4	41.7	23.7	23.7	33.0	$12,354	$879	$11,475
McClelland Elementary School	Public	4-5	2015 US Highway 84 E	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-7910	694	42	16.3	80.3%	304 (43.8%)	172 (24.8%)	137 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	71 (10.2%)	33.2	795^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.8%		26	915^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.7%	120		22.6	34.9		28.3	32.0	42.3	$10,375	$642	$9,732
Long County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	50 Martin Luther King Jr. Stre	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(912) 545-2367	905	45	20.0	78.3%	374 (41.3%)	226 (25.0%)	220 (24.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.4%)								(n/a)								$11,197	$560	$10,637
Smiley Elementary School	Public	2-3	1530 Ga Highway 57	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2147	765	48	15.9	77.3%	323 (42.2%)	202 (26.4%)	154 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	76 (9.9%)								(n/a)	27.9			45.5				$10,345	$532	$9,813
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Edgewater Dr	Midway	31320	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 884-3326	718	49	14.8	96.2%	288 (40.1%)	287 (40.0%)	75 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	45.3	623^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	49.7%		33.8	788^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.9%	165	35.7	34.9	36.0	40.5	44.0	40.0	31.3	$13,270	$922	$12,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Waldo Pafford Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Waldo Pafford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Waldo Pafford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bradwell Institute

What district is Waldo Pafford Elementary School in?

Liberty County

How many students attend Waldo Pafford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Waldo Pafford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Waldo Pafford Elementary School?

Students at Waldo Pafford Elementary School are 60% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

Is Waldo Pafford Elementary School a good school?

Waldo Pafford Elementary School ranks 826^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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