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Metter Elementary School

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Metter Elementary School ranks 715 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Metter Elementary School serves approximately 994 students in grades PK-5 in Metter, GA, a small town in Candler County, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has held a steady 2-star rating and ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide, placing it in the middle of the pack when compared to nearby elementary schools.

One of the school's standout strengths is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5%—well below the state average of 17.7% and dramatically better than nearby schools like Langston Chapel Elementary (24.1%) and Mill Creek Elementary (21.9%). This represents a 42% improvement since 2021-2022, a notable achievement for a school serving a high-poverty population. Metter also shows consistent strength in 5th grade math, outperforming the state average for three consecutive years (including 50.7% proficiency in 2024-2025, more than 8 points above the state). Fifth grade science has also improved steadily, nearly matching the state average at 42.2% proficiency.

However, the school faces challenges. Test scores show significant year-to-year volatility—5th grade math dropped sharply from 50.7% to 31.9% in the most recent year—and most subjects trail state averages. Subgroup data reveals areas of concern, particularly for Hispanic and African American students, who rank in the 18th and 16th percentiles respectively. Per-student spending has risen 35% over three years to $15,224, higher than several comparison schools like Swainsboro Elementary ($12,918) and Twin City Elementary ($13,296), yet overall rankings have remained flat. While higher-performing nearby schools like Portal Elementary (78th percentile) and Julia P. Bryant Elementary (75th percentile) show what's possible, Metter's success in attendance and specific subjects suggests a solid foundation to build on.

994

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,224

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33661 Ga Highway 129 S
Metter, GA 30439

(912) 685-5050

District: Candler County

Students who attend Metter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Metter Middle School
High:	Metter High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

African American:

27.2%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Georgia avg47%

715^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 202Candler 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	715 of 1222	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	683 of 1238	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	688 of 1236	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	720 of 1223	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	795 of 1220	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	730 of 1214	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	764 of 1234	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	703 of 1209	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.7	587 of 1231	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.5	384 of 1225	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.3	607 of 1201	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.0	415 of 1212	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	587 of 1183	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.2	182 of 1133	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	55.9	564 of 1134	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.3	568 of 1125	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.2	387 of 1101	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	693 of 829	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	521 of 892	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	547 of 879	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	691 of 870	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	758 of 876	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	731 of 1189	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	691 of 1224	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	651 of 1223	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	693 of 1212	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	775 of 1206	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	413 of 504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.3	326 of 583	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	249 of 565	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	258 of 535	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	352 of 516	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	693 of 1186	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	680 of 1225	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	718 of 1220	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	716 of 1210	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	795 of 1209	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	315 of 466	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	339 of 565	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	352 of 487	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	309 of 455	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	486 of 703	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	595 of 769	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	605 of 772	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	575 of 775	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	663 of 779	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-12 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
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	715^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.9	683^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	44.8%	32	35.8	39.9	31.9	42.2	$15,224	$1,656	$13,568
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 1222 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
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	328^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.2%		66.8	368^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.3%	40	53.5	45.7	70.8	54.9	$13,296	$1,345	$11,950
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	1025^th of 1222 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.4	1123^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	9.3%	98	28.9	40.9	13.3	12.2	$16,280	$1,048	$15,232
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 1222 public elementary schools	75.0%		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	549^th of 1222 public elementary schools	55.1%		39.2	701^st of 1238 public elementary schools	43.4%	152	35.2	56.6	41.1	41.2	$17,734	$2,016	$15,718
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
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
Swainsboro Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	308 Tiger Trl	Swainsboro	30401	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 237-8302	833	60	13.9	100.0%	342 (41.1%)	334 (40.1%)	106 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.8%)								(n/a)					$13,849	$1,566	$12,283
Swainsboro Elementary School	Public	3-5	258 Tiger Trl	Swainsboro	30401	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 237-7266	627	49	12.8	100.0%	258 (41.1%)	276 (44.0%)	61 (9.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	34.5	766^th of 1222 public elementary schools	37.3%		25.6	917^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.9%	151	50.8	29.9	30.7	31.8	$12,918	$1,258	$11,660

Frequently Asked Questions about Metter Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Metter Elementary School?

Students at Metter Elementary School are 45% White, 27% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Metter Elementary School in?

Candler County

What schools do graduates of Metter Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Metter Middle School
High : Metter High School

How many students attend Metter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 994 students attended Metter Elementary School.

Is Metter Elementary School a good school?

Metter Elementary School ranks 715^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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