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Stilson Elementary School

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Stilson Elementary School ranks 274 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Stilson Elementary School in Brooklet, GA, serves 451 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of Bulloch County Schools, and has become one of the state's most impressive turnaround stories.

Over the past three years, Stilson has climbed from the 20th percentile statewide (1-star rating) to the 78th percentile (4-star rating), a remarkable jump of 58 percentile points. In 2025-2026, the school ranks 274 out of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools—up from 999th just three years earlier. This improvement is especially notable given that nearly 4 in 5 students (78.94%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. Current test scores show Stilson outperforming both district and state averages in most subjects: 4th grade math proficiency is 62.9% (district: 50.9%, state: 50.1%), 5th grade math is 57.5% (district: 49.1%, state: 44.1%), and 5th grade science is 59.5% (district: 47.8%, state: 44.2%). The school also shows balanced effectiveness across genders, ranking in the 80th percentile for male students and 75th percentile for female students statewide.

Within Bulloch County, Stilson now ranks second among elementary schools, trailing only Brooklet Elementary (86th percentile) but ahead of Nevils Elementary (76th), Sallie Zetterower Elementary (51st), Mill Creek Elementary (22nd), and Langston Chapel Elementary (16th). Notably, Stilson achieves these results while serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than its higher-ranked neighbor Brooklet Elementary. The school's 5th grade science proficiency has nearly doubled since 2022-2023, and its math scores have surged dramatically—5th grade math jumped from 13.6% to 57.5% proficiency in just three years. While chronic absenteeism (20.6%) remains slightly above the state average, the school's per-student spending of $16,263 and favorable 12.7:1 student-teacher ratio suggest strong investment in instructional support.

451

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,263

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15569 Ga Highway 119
Brooklet, GA 30415

(912) 842-8480

District: Bulloch County

Students who attend Stilson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Bulloch Middle School
High:	Southeast Bulloch High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.2%

Hispanic:

8.0%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

Georgia avg47%

274^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Bulloch County

76^th of 202Bulloch County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	274 of 1222	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.1	513 of 1238	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	614 of 1236	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.5	990 of 1223	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	755 of 1220	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	560 of 1214	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	601 of 1234	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	764 of 1209	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	759 of 1205	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	618 of 1233	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	550 of 1240	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	581 of 1231	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	541 of 1225	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	365 of 1201	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.3	391 of 1212	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.1	349 of 1183	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	64.5	432 of 1133	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.1	271 of 1134	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.0	241 of 1125	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	83.1	120 of 1101	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	298 of 1189	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	55.1	496 of 1224	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	610 of 1223	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	890 of 1212	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	732 of 1206	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	242 of 1186	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	532 of 1225	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	624 of 1220	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1031 of 1210	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	752 of 1209	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	291 of 565	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	365 of 703	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	609 of 769	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	637 of 772	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	766 of 775	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	716 of 779	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+15 vs state

Mathematics57%+9 vs state

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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
Stilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15569 Ga Highway 119	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8480	451	35	12.7	78.9%	366 (81.2%)	26 (5.8%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	74.8	274^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.6%		54.1	513^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.6%	239	48.2	62.9	57.5	59.5	$16,263	$861	$15,402
Brooklet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W Lane St	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8300	808	52	15.5	70.2%	613 (75.9%)	69 (8.5%)	63 (7.8%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	85.8	172^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	85.9%		85.9	172^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	86.1%		70.5	57.2	69.6	70.6	$13,623	$602	$13,021
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%)	52.1	529^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.7%		63.3	401^st of 1238 public elementary schools	67.6%	128	59.5	48.4	34.9	38.7	$15,720	$741	$14,979
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%)	78.9	232^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	81.0%		79.8	237^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.9%	5	64.7	55.7	53.5	71.0	$15,834	$523	$15,311
Bryan County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Payne Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5033	1,020	79	12.9	71.4%	645 (63.2%)	169 (16.6%)	106 (10.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (9.4%)	70.5	321^st of 1222 public elementary schools	73.7%		65.7	381^st of 1238 public elementary schools	69.2%	60	59.8	55.4	50.7	53.1	$14,175	$820	$13,355
Nevils Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8438 Nevils Groveland Rd	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8320	481	33	14.6	79.2%	357 (74.2%)	51 (10.6%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	72.5	296^th of 1222 public elementary schools	75.8%		76.6	263^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.8%	33	52.1	57.5	51.3	65.7	$14,720	$573	$14,147
Sallie Zetterower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Cawana Rd	Statesboro	30461	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8800	689	50	13.6	100.0%	167 (24.2%)	390 (56.6%)	60 (8.7%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (8.0%)	46.2	604^th of 1222 public elementary schools	50.6%		30.7	824^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%	220	45.9	50.4	45.5	23.6	$16,170	$885	$15,286
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%)	75.4	268^th of 1222 public elementary schools	78.1%		86.5	166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.6%	102	57.3	65.4	58.6	50.8	$18,049	$308	$17,741
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%)	71	314^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.5	196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%	118	65.4	54.3	44.8	57.8	$16,071	$709	$15,362
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Beasley Rd	Statesboro	30461	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8780	602	43	14.0	100.0%	132 (21.9%)	395 (65.6%)	36 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	30 (5.0%)	22.3	958^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.1	1014^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.1%	56	43.6	30.4	19.7	15.8	$15,819	$1,221	$14,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Stilson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Stilson Elementary School?

Students at Stilson Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Stilson Elementary School a good school?

Stilson Elementary School ranks 274^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stilson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Stilson Elementary School.

What district is Stilson Elementary School in?

Bulloch County

What schools do graduates of Stilson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stilson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Bulloch Middle School
High : Southeast Bulloch High School

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