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Elementary Schools in Pierce County

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

DistrictPierce County10^th of 202 Georgia districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,769

Students

Top rankedMidway Elementary School128^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Summary:

Pierce County is home to three elementary schools—Blackshear Elementary School, Midway Elementary School, and Patterson Elementary School—serving grades PK-5 in a district ranked 10th out of 201 statewide with a 5-star rating. All three schools hold 4-star ratings, and despite serving predominantly economically disadvantaged populations (81-100% free/reduced lunch), they consistently outperform state averages in math and science.

Midway Elementary School is the clear academic leader, ranking 128th of 1,219 schools (89th percentile). Its 5th grade science proficiency of 83.6% is extraordinary—39.4 points above the state average—and it also leads in 5th grade ELA (75%) and 3rd grade math (86.7%). Midway also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.6%. Patterson Elementary School excels in early-grade math, posting the district's top 3rd grade math score at 85.9% proficiency, but its state ranking has slipped from 95th to 208th over three years, coinciding with a 16% chronic absenteeism rate—nearly double Midway's. Blackshear Elementary School, the largest school with 820 students and 100% economic disadvantage, shows solid performance, particularly in 4th grade math (73%) and 4th grade ELA (59%), though it ranks lowest of the three at 311th.

A notable district-wide trend is declining math proficiency from 3rd to 5th grade, with Patterson experiencing the steepest drop (85.9% to 53.5%). Spending is nearly identical across schools ($13,957-$14,367 per student), yet Midway achieves significantly better outcomes, suggesting instructional strategies matter more than funding levels. All three schools remain well below the state's chronic absenteeism average of 17.7%, and their collective performance demonstrates that high-poverty schools can excel—Patterson's math scores and Midway's science results are particularly impressive. For parents, Midway offers the strongest overall academics, Patterson is a math powerhouse in early grades, and Blackshear provides consistent, reliable performance in a larger school setting.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3414 Drawdy St	Patterson	31557	Pierce County	Pierce County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 647-5373	465	34	13.7	88.0%	371 (79.8%)	28 (6.0%)	44 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	81.5	208^th of 1222 public elementary schools	83.0%		87	161^st of 1238 public elementary schools	87.0%	47	85.9	75.0	53.5	49.3	$14,367	$909	$13,458
Blackshear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5217 Ga Highway 121	Blackshear	31516	Pierce County	Pierce County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 449-2088	820	59	13.8	100.0%	537 (65.5%)	124 (15.1%)	91 (11.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.3%)	71.1	312^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.5%		73.9	284^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.1%	28	57.8	73.0	44.7	48.5	$13,957	$1,399	$12,558
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3244 Midway Church Rd	Blackshear	31516	Pierce County	Pierce County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 807-0084	484	35	13.9	81.0%	387 (80.0%)	9 (1.9%)	67 (13.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	89.9	128^th of 1222 public elementary schools	89.5%		90.5	127^th of 1238 public elementary schools	89.7%	1	70.4	76.2	57.4	83.6	$14,060	$1,256	$12,804

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wayne County	10.29 mi	8	81^st
Brantley County	13.65 mi	7
Appling County	15.78 mi	6	46^th
Ware County	15.92 mi	9	68^th
Okefenokee Regional Educational Service Agency	16.73 mi	1

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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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