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Portal Elementary School

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Portal Elementary School ranks 271 st of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Portal Elementary School in Portal, GA, serves approximately 422 students in grades PK-5 as part of Bulloch County Schools, and has climbed to its highest statewide ranking in a decade—the 78th percentile—earning a 4-star rating.

What really sets Portal Elementary apart is its standout performance in math and science. In 5th grade math, 63.5% of students are proficient—a full 19 points above both the district and state averages. The school beats district and state averages in math at every grade level (3rd, 4th, and 5th), which shows consistent, strong instruction across the board. Science is another bright spot: 61.6% of 5th graders are proficient, up dramatically from 41% just a year earlier. That's 17 points above the state average and far ahead of nearby schools like Sallie Zetterower Elementary (23.6%) and Langston Chapel Elementary (12.2%).

This success is especially notable given that 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—a much higher rate than many neighboring schools. Portal achieves its strong results while spending less per student ($16,107) than lower-performing schools like Mattie Lively Elementary ($17,734) and Sallie Zetterower Elementary ($16,170). Within Bulloch County, Portal outperforms several larger schools, including Mill Creek Elementary (22nd percentile) and Langston Chapel Elementary (16th percentile). Chronic absenteeism has also dropped from 28.5% to 18.5% over four years, now below the district average. For families seeking a school that delivers strong academics despite economic challenges, Portal Elementary is clearly exceeding expectations.

422

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,107

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

328 Grady St S
Portal, GA 30450

(912) 842-8340

District: Bulloch County

Students who attend Portal Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Portal Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

African American:

27.0%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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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

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

Georgia avg47%

271^st of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Bulloch County

75^th of 201Bulloch 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	75.2	271 of 1219	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	375 of 1238	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	436 of 1236	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	446 of 1223	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	398 of 1220	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	354 of 1214	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	534 of 1234	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	301 of 1209	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	52.2	523 of 1205	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	506 of 1233	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.7	456 of 1240	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.9	622 of 1231	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.3	386 of 1225	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.4	474 of 1201	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	652 of 1212	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	618 of 1183	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	624 of 1133	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.2	497 of 1134	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.9	210 of 1125	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	180 of 1101	83.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	236 of 828	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	45.0	427 of 892	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	434 of 879	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	237 of 870	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	141 of 876	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	222 of 1186	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	58.2	457 of 1224	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	473 of 1223	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	435 of 1212	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	458 of 1206	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	310 of 1183	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	296 of 1225	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	393 of 1220	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	464 of 1210	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	348 of 1209	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	233 of 700	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	312 of 769	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	406 of 772	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	435 of 775	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	414 of 779	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+17 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 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	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
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%)	75.2	271^st of 1219 public elementary schools	77.8%		66	375^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.7%	104	53.3	53.2	63.5	61.6	$16,107	$774	$15,333
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%)	71.6	306^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.9%		57.9	463^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	62.6%	157	50.5	52.4	60.5	61.2	$15,737	$821	$14,916
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%)	49.4	548^th of 1219 public elementary schools	55.0%		39.2	701^st of 1238 public elementary schools	43.4%	153	35.2	56.6	41.1	41.2	$17,734	$2,016	$15,718
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%)	37.1	713^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.9	683^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.8%	30	35.8	39.9	31.9	42.2	$15,224	$1,656	$13,568
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%)	18.4	1023^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.4	1123^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	9.3%	100	28.9	40.9	13.3	12.2	$16,280	$1,048	$15,232
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	956^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.6%		19.1	1014^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.1%	58	43.6	30.4	19.7	15.8	$15,819	$1,221	$14,598
Twin City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Parrish Pond Rd	Twin City	30471	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 763-2253	515	38	13.5	82.9%	337 (65.4%)	132 (25.6%)	20 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	69.9	327^th of 1219 public elementary schools	73.2%		66.8	368^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.3%	41	53.5	45.7	70.8	54.9	$13,296	$1,345	$11,950
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%)	46.1	603^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	50.5%		30.7	824^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.4%	221	45.9	50.4	45.5	23.6	$16,170	$885	$15,286
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 1219 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
Jenkins County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	433 Barney Ave	Millen	30442	Jenkins County	Jenkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 982-5503	601	51	11.9	100.0%	240 (39.9%)	269 (44.8%)	54 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	28.5	857^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.7%		37.5	720^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.8%	137	43.0	44.2	26.4	10.5	$14,339	$1,389	$12,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Portal Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Portal Elementary School attend?

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

High : Portal Middle/High School

What is the racial makeup of Portal Elementary School?

Students at Portal Elementary School are 62% White, 27% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Portal Elementary School in?

Bulloch County

Is Portal Elementary School a good school?

Portal Elementary School ranks 271^st of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Portal Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Portal Elementary School.

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