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Mary Lee Clark Elementary School

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Mary Lee Clark Elementary School ranks 155 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Mary Lee Clark Elementary School in Saint Marys, GA, serves about 480 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly-ranked Camden County School District, which ranks in the 95th percentile statewide.

This school has a strong, stable track record, earning a 4-star rating for the past decade and a 5-star rating in 2021-2022. It currently ranks in the 87th percentile of Georgia elementary schools. One of its standout strengths is 5th-grade math and science. In 2024-2025, 75% of 5th graders were proficient in math—15.5 percentage points above the district average—and 81.9% were proficient in science, nearly double the state rate. The school also does exceptionally well supporting special education students, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide for that group. All of this is achieved while spending less per student ($12,625) than several nearby schools like Woodbine Elementary ($14,574) and Kingsland Elementary ($14,111), suggesting efficient use of resources.

The most pressing concern is a recent spike in chronic absenteeism, jumping from 16.5% in 2024-2025 to 26.4% in 2025-2026. That rate is now above the state average (17.7%) and higher than some district peers like Matilda Harris Elementary (12.7%) and Sugarmill Elementary (14.5%). This attendance dip may be connected to some softening in test scores this year, particularly in 5th-grade math and science. Still, the school’s decade-long pattern of strong performance, especially in upper-elementary subjects, makes it a reliable choice for families. While it sits in the middle of the district pack—behind Crooked River Elementary and Saint Marys Elementary—it remains a solid, efficient option with particular strengths in science and math.

480

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,625

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Mickler Dr
Saint Marys, GA 31558

(912) 882-4373

District: Camden County

Students who attend Mary Lee Clark Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Georgia avg47%

155^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Camden County

11^th of 202Camden 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	87.3	155 of 1222	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	204 of 1238	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	127 of 1236	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	131 of 1223	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	123 of 1220	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	138 of 1214	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	207 of 1234	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	126 of 1209	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.3	152 of 1205	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	351 of 1233	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	64.5	364 of 1240	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	179 of 1231	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	360 of 1225	70.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.2	261 of 1201	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	434 of 1212	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.0	324 of 1183	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	360 of 1133	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.7	201 of 1134	82.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	163 of 1125	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.4	115 of 1101	89.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	220 of 879	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	136 of 1189	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.5	216 of 1224	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	109 of 1223	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	101 of 1212	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	138 of 1206	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	173 of 1186	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	188 of 1225	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	156 of 1220	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	165 of 1210	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	147 of 1209	87.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	91 of 466	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	128 of 703	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	195 of 769	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	67 of 772	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	66 of 775	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	82 of 779	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)75th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science68%+23 vs state

Mathematics67%+19 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
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 1222 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
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 1222 public elementary schools	81.3%		88	149^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.0%	80	48.9	69.6	61.8	61.8	$12,406	$430	$11,975
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%)	90.9	119^th of 1222 public elementary schools	90.3%		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
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 1222 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
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 1222 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
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 1222 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
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 1222 public elementary schools	86.7%		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
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 1222 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
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 1222 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 Mary Lee Clark Elementary School

Is Mary Lee Clark Elementary School a good school?

Mary Lee Clark Elementary School ranks 155^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mary Lee Clark Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Mary Lee Clark Elementary School.

What district is Mary Lee Clark Elementary School in?

Camden County

What is the racial makeup of Mary Lee Clark Elementary School?

Students at Mary Lee Clark Elementary School are 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mary Lee Clark Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary Lee Clark Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

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