Summary:
There is only one elementary school located in Candler County, Georgia - Metter Elementary School. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and faces significant challenges in terms of student performance and the socioeconomic status of its student population.
Metter Elementary School is ranked 683 out of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on the Milestones Assessment has been mixed, with proficiency rates below the state average in many subjects and grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.2% in 3rd grade ELA to 50.7% in 5th grade Math, compared to state averages of 34.9% and 42.6%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 91.54% in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $8,429 for the 2018-2019 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is slightly lower than the state average, Metter Elementary School has struggled to meet state proficiency standards in core academic subjects. Further analysis would be needed to understand the relationship between funding, resources, and student outcomes at the school.
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