Summary:
Quitman County Elementary is the sole elementary school serving Georgetown, Georgia, a small rural community where the school educates students in grades PK through 8 within the Quitman County district.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school faces significant academic hurdles but also shows notable strengths. Proficiency rates in math, science, and social studies are well below state averages—typically 20 to 35 percentage points lower. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 17.6% versus the state's 48.3%, and 8th grade social studies sits at just 6.7% compared to 40.2% statewide. However, there are bright spots: 8th grade science proficiency (26.7%) nearly matches the state average (29.7%), and the school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 2nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 6th percentile in 2025-2026. Early-grade math also saw strong gains, with 3rd grade jumping from 8% to 17.6% and 5th grade from 10% to 23.5% year over year.
One of the school's most remarkable features is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.6%, compared to the state average of 17.7%—a sign of strong family engagement despite 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school also benefits from a favorable 12.1:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $23,217 per student, reflecting the high fixed costs of a small rural school. That said, scores can swing dramatically due to small class sizes (roughly 20 students per grade), as seen in 6th grade math dropping from 20% to 6.3%. While the school's academic challenges are real, its attendance record, improving trajectory, and near-parity in 8th grade science suggest that targeted support could yield broader gains.
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