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Sallie Zetterower Elementary School

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Sallie Zetterower Elementary School ranks 824 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

824^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Sallie Zetterower Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Statesboro, Georgia, with an enrollment of 756 students. The school is part of the Bulloch County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite serving a similar student population, Sallie Zetterower Elementary consistently underperforms the Bulloch County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 25.9%, compared to 33.7% for Bulloch County and 34.9% for Georgia. Additionally, Sallie Zetterower has very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching over 80% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools like Stilson Elementary and Portal Elementary. The school also spends around $8,600 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

Sallie Zetterower's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past 10 years, from 431 out of 1,240 Georgia elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 824 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025. The nearby schools in the Bulloch County district, such as Nevils Elementary, Brooklet Elementary, and Portal Elementary, significantly outperform Sallie Zetterower on test scores, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as instructional quality and school leadership, may be contributing to the performance gap.

689

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,170

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Cawana Rd
Statesboro, GA 30461

(912) 212-8800

District: Bulloch County

Students who attend Sallie Zetterower Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Langston Chapel Middle School
High:	Statesboro High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.6%

White:

24.2%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 21 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Georgia avg42%

824^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Bulloch County

94^th of 206Bulloch 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	824 of 1238	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	853 of 1248	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	745 of 1242	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	629 of 1244	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	597 of 1214	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	576 of 1234	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	767 of 1209	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.4	635 of 1205	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	647 of 1233	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.1	431 of 1240	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.1	843 of 1231	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.3	592 of 1225	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.0	766 of 1201	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.3	431 of 1212	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	342 of 1183	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	219 of 1133	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	227 of 1134	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	293 of 1125	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	129 of 1101	88.3%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Science22%-21 vs state

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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
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%)	30.7	824^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%		30.1	853^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	31.7%	29	25.9	23.1	27.4	29.3	48.4	35.4	22.5	$16,170	$885	$15,286
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%)	19.1	1014^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.1%		30.8	839^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.8%	175	17.3	16.5	22.7	29.8	25.6	22.7	26.7	$15,819	$1,221	$14,598
Julia P. Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 W Main St	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8680	712	48	14.8	78.8%	307 (43.1%)	328 (46.1%)	37 (5.2%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	57.9	463^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	62.6%		59.3	457^th of 1248 public elementary schools	63.4%	6	30.3	50.5	47.3	38.3	54.4	47.7	41.3	$15,737	$821	$14,916
Langston Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Langston Chapel Rd	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8700	647	52	12.4	100.0%	103 (15.9%)	396 (61.2%)	108 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	13.4	1123^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	9.3%		14	1118^th of 1248 public elementary schools	10.4%	5	28.9	13.7	17.2	22.9	12.6	8.8	7.8	$16,280	$1,048	$15,232
Mattie Lively Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Debbie Dr	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8760	607	48	12.5	100.0%	204 (33.6%)	303 (49.9%)	62 (10.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	39.2	701^st of 1238 public elementary schools	43.4%		36.2	751^st of 1248 public elementary schools	39.8%	50	26.7	33.3	30.4	34.8	33.3	43.0	41.8	$17,734	$2,016	$15,718
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%)	85.9	172^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	86.1%		91.9	113^th of 1248 public elementary schools	90.9%	59	48.3	59.7	65.4	52.1	74.2	68.6	64.1	$13,623	$602	$13,021
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%)	76.6	263^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.8%		80.1	229^th of 1248 public elementary schools	81.7%	34	49.3	47.4	58.0	60.6	57.3	52.1	54.9	$14,720	$573	$14,147
Portal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	328 Grady St S	Portal	30450	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8340	422	29	14.6	94.3%	261 (61.8%)	114 (27.0%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	66	375^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.7%		61.9	436^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.1%	61	36.4	49.3	36.1	60.6	71.0	47.5	41.0	$16,107	$774	$15,333
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%)	54.1	513^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.6%		45.8	615^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.7%	102	44.4	35.8	39.7	49.2	43.8	43.8	40.0	$16,263	$861	$15,402
Metter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	33661 Ga Highway 129 S	Metter	30439	Candler County	Candler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 685-5050	994	69	14.4	100.0%	450 (45.3%)	270 (27.2%)	217 (21.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.9%)	39.9	683^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.8%		40.3	689^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.8%	6	23.2	32.9	32.7	26.4	27.6	50.7	47.3	$15,224	$1,656	$13,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Sallie Zetterower Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sallie Zetterower Elementary School?

Students at Sallie Zetterower Elementary School are 57% African American, 24% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sallie Zetterower Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sallie Zetterower Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Langston Chapel Middle School
High : Statesboro High School

Is Sallie Zetterower Elementary School a good school?

Sallie Zetterower Elementary School ranks 824^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sallie Zetterower Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Sallie Zetterower Elementary School.

What district is Sallie Zetterower Elementary School in?

Bulloch County

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