Elementary Schools in Effingham County

Summary:

The Effingham County School District in Georgia is home to 8 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district as a whole is highly ranked, coming in at 19th out of 206 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the elementary schools, South Effingham Elementary stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the best in the state with a 5-star rating. It boasts impressive test scores, with over 85% proficiency in 4th grade math and 71.2% proficiency in 5th grade math and science. Marlow Elementary and Blandford Elementary are also high-achieving, with 4-star ratings and strong performance across multiple grade levels and subjects.

However, the data reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between the top and bottom performing schools in the Effingham County district. Schools with higher rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, such as Guyton Elementary, tend to have lower test scores. This suggests opportunities for the district to identify and replicate the best practices of its highest-performing schools to support improvement across the board.

District Detail

405 North Ash Street
Springfield, GA 31329

(912) 754-6491

SchoolDigger Rank:
19^th of 206 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,560

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Marlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5160 Ga Highway 17 S	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3262	670	59	11.3	46.1%	488 (72.8%)	57 (8.5%)	85 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)	86.5	166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.6%		82	211^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.1%	45	58.3	53.4	57.4	55.2	78.4	66.7	66.7	$18,049	$308	$17,741
Guyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Central Blvd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 772-3384	800	59	13.6	66.3%	493 (61.6%)	154 (19.3%)	95 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.0%)	63.3	401^st of 1238 public elementary schools	67.6%		58.5	466^th of 1248 public elementary schools	62.7%	65	36.3	39.1	47.0	54.8	57.3	47.0	46.2	$15,720	$741	$14,979
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Dixie Hwy S	Springfield	31329	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 754-3326	876	67	13.1	64.5%	520 (59.4%)	191 (21.8%)	94 (10.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	83.5	196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%		77.2	261^st of 1248 public elementary schools	79.1%	65	47.8	43.6	58.2	73.5	64.5	66.4	65.6	$16,071	$709	$15,362
Rincon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1703 Fort Howard Road	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 826-5523	1,033	72	14.2	57.1%	526 (50.9%)	243 (23.5%)	134 (13.0%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (9.6%)	83.5	195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%		79	242^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	80.6%	47	46.9	56.4	57.1	66.9	69.9	58.2	59.3	$14,605	$617	$13,988
Sand Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Stagecoach Ave	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 728-5112	881	69	12.8	50.3%	666 (75.6%)	55 (6.2%)	92 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.5%)	79.8	237^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.9%		81.4	212^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.0%	25	50.4	47.9	49.6	63.8	82.4	55.0	55.0	$15,834	$523	$15,311
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1198 Ebenezer Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 754-5522	995	72	13.8	49.1%	644 (64.7%)	154 (15.5%)	118 (11.9%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.9%)	81.5	225^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.8%		77.4	257^th of 1248 public elementary schools	79.4%	32	50.3	56.6	52.1	64.2	75.2	52.8	55.8	$14,535	$297	$14,238
South Effingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	767 Kolic Helmey Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3801	863	64	13.5	33.4%	521 (60.4%)	116 (13.4%)	117 (13.6%)	54 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.9%)	91.7	111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.0%		90.5	127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.8%	16	51.3	66.7	63.4	66.5	85.0	71.2	71.2	$14,355	$300	$14,055
Blandford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 McCall Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 826-4200	987	72	13.6	50.9%	505 (51.2%)	221 (22.4%)	159 (16.1%)	35 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.5%)	83	200^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.8	180^th of 1248 public elementary schools	85.6%	20	50.8	49.0	58.9	62.3	72.4	58.6	60.0	$14,089	$297	$13,792

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Savannah-Chatham County	7.67 mi	61	127^th
Bulloch County	13.86 mi	15	94^th
Bryan County	14.75 mi	12	20^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	14.95 mi	32
Liberty County	26.3 mi	14	130^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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