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Saint Marys Elementary School

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Saint Marys Elementary School ranks 127 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

127^th

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of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Saint Marys Elementary School in Saint Marys, GA, serves 623 students in grades PK-5 and has earned a 4-star rating for ten consecutive years, currently ranking 127th out of 1,219 elementary schools statewide (90th percentile) within the top-rated Camden County district.

This school stands out most for its exceptional support of special education students, ranking in the top 6% statewide (28th out of 465 schools) — a rare achievement that suggests targeted, effective interventions are in place. Math is another clear strength, with proficiency rates far exceeding state averages at every grade level: 73.7% in 3rd grade, 71.4% in 4th grade, and 66.3% in 5th grade, compared to state averages around 44-50%. The 4th grade math program has been particularly remarkable, posting proficiency rates of 94.2% and 87.3% in consecutive years. Male students also perform at an elite level, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide. While chronic absenteeism (18.1%) is slightly above the state average, it remains well below the district average of 24.8% and has improved for five straight years.

Compared to nearby schools, Saint Marys sits in the upper tier of the Camden County cluster. Crooked River Elementary (119th) and Matilda Harris Elementary (123rd) rank slightly higher overall, while Kingsland Elementary (137th) and Mary Lee Clark Elementary (155th) are close behind. However, neither Crooked River nor Matilda Harris matches Saint Marys' special education excellence. Science is a relative area for growth — at 66.3% proficiency, it exceeds the state average (44.2%) but trails the district average (68.9%) and several peers like Woodbine Elementary (78.2%). Still, the school has shown dramatic improvement in science, jumping from 43.8% to 66.3% in one year. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 and per-student spending of $13,029, Saint Marys achieves strong results efficiently, serving a population where nearly 60% qualify for free or reduced lunch — a model for equitable achievement.

623

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,029

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Osborne St
Saint Marys, GA 31558

(912) 882-4839

District: Camden County

Students who attend Saint Marys Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Saint Marys Middle School
High:	Camden County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

18.5%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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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 — 75th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (69% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 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 school69%

District avg67%

Georgia avg47%

127^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Elementary Schools in the Camden County

11^th of 201Camden 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	90.0	127 of 1219	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.8	162 of 1238	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	255 of 1236	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	247 of 1223	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	203 of 1220	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	151 of 1214	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	249 of 1234	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	173 of 1209	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	349 of 1205	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	312 of 1233	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	60.7	419 of 1240	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.2	376 of 1231	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.2	388 of 1225	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	593 of 1201	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.5	427 of 1212	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	419 of 1133	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	408 of 1134	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.8	368 of 1125	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.8	144 of 1101	86.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	225 of 828	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	182 of 892	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	254 of 879	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	88 of 870	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	112 of 876	87.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	166 of 1186	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	211 of 1224	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	306 of 1223	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	226 of 1212	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	191 of 1206	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	107 of 1183	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	124 of 1225	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	205 of 1220	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	271 of 1210	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	227 of 1209	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	28 of 465	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	46 of 565	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.3	105 of 487	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	96 of 455	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	96 of 700	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.4	148 of 769	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	285 of 772	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	285 of 775	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	216 of 779	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

Science66%+22 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
Saint Marys Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Osborne St	Saint Marys	31558	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 882-4839	623	40	15.5	59.1%	380 (61.0%)	115 (18.5%)	49 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.6%)	90	127^th of 1219 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.8	162^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	86.9%	35	73.7	71.4	66.3	66.3	$13,029	$683	$12,346
Mary Lee Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Mickler Dr	Saint Marys	31558	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 882-4373	480	32	15.0	45.4%	268 (55.8%)	72 (15.0%)	74 (15.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.9%)	87.3	155^th of 1219 public elementary schools	87.3%		82.8	204^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.5%	49	72.8	68.1	59.5	67.5	$12,625	$517	$12,108
Crooked River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3570 Charlie Smith Sr Hwy	Saint Marys	31558	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 673-6995	611	44	13.8	49.1%	326 (53.4%)	94 (15.4%)	102 (16.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	81 (13.3%)	90.8	119^th of 1219 public elementary schools	90.2%		75.3	272^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.0%	153	70.5	73.4	69.0	69.4	$12,724	$410	$12,313
Sugarmill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2885 Winding Rd	Saint Marys	31558	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 882-8191	651	46	14.1	40.4%	375 (57.6%)	112 (17.2%)	95 (14.6%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.8%)	79	229^th of 1219 public elementary schools	81.2%		88	149^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.0%	80	48.9	69.6	61.8	61.8	$12,406	$430	$11,975
David L Rainer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 May Creek Dr	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-9071	496	40	12.4	55.2%	230 (46.4%)	126 (25.4%)	61 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	71 (14.3%)	75.9	259^th of 1219 public elementary schools	78.8%		60.9	425^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.7%	166	58.8	67.5	45.4	61.0	$13,474	$615	$12,859
Matilda Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Lake Boulevard	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-2940	662	45	14.8	46.4%	351 (53.0%)	136 (20.5%)	78 (11.8%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.2%)	90.4	123^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	89.9%		83.8	191^st of 1238 public elementary schools	84.6%	68	77.5	65.9	64.6	75.9	$12,621	$533	$12,088
Kingsland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W King Ave	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-5246	371	29	12.7	57.1%	224 (60.4%)	51 (13.7%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	89.2	137^th of 1219 public elementary schools	88.8%		91.1	119^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.4%	18	74.6	74.3	60.7	64.3	$14,111	$646	$13,466
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 Roberts Path	Woodbine	31569	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 576-4800	454	33	13.7	68.9%	239 (52.6%)	113 (24.9%)	38 (8.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.4%)	86.4	163^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	86.6%		87.7	151^st of 1238 public elementary schools	87.8%	12	65.4	65.3	61.1	74.1	$13,073	$550	$12,523
Woodbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	495 Broadwood Dr	Woodbine	31569	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 576-5245	339	28	12.1	59.0%	223 (65.8%)	66 (19.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.2%)	87	159^th of 1219 public elementary schools	87.0%		84.3	189^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.7%	30	62.3	64.0	69.1	78.2	$14,574	$549	$14,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Marys Elementary School

Is Saint Marys Elementary School a good school?

Saint Marys Elementary School ranks 127^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Saint Marys Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Saint Marys Elementary School.

What district is Saint Marys Elementary School in?

Camden County

What schools do graduates of Saint Marys Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Saint Marys Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saint Marys Middle School
High : Camden County High School

What is the racial makeup of Saint Marys Elementary School?

Students at Saint Marys Elementary School are 61% White, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

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