Summary:
The city of Quitman, Georgia is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The data reveals significant challenges across the Quitman school system, with consistently low academic performance and high levels of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Quitman Elementary School stands out as the lowest-performing school, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Georgia elementary schools and with proficiency rates well below the county and state averages. In contrast, Brooks County High School has the strongest performance of the Quitman schools, though it still lags behind state averages. The data also highlights the concerning performance of Delta Innovative School, a high school that ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Georgia high schools and has extremely low proficiency rates.
Across the Quitman schools, there are several common trends that emerge, including very high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (77.8% to 100%), relatively high student-teacher ratios, and low per-student spending, particularly at the lowest-performing schools. These factors likely contribute to the systemic challenges facing the Quitman school district, as reflected in the consistently poor academic outcomes and lack of improvement over time. Addressing these issues will be crucial to improving educational opportunities for students in the Brooks County community.
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