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Nicholls Elementary School

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Nicholls Elementary School ranks 639 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Nicholls Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Nicholls, Georgia, part of the Coffee County School District. With 335 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Nicholls Elementary School significantly underperforms the state and county averages on the Georgia Milestones assessments, with only 43.5% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 34.9% and 44.3%. The school also has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than the 68.54% to 96.22% range of nearby schools. Despite spending more per student ($10,454 in 2018-2019) than the $8,389 to $9,851 range of nearby schools, Nicholls Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio of 14.4 in 2023-2024, compared to 11.2 to 15.5 in nearby schools.

Nicholls Elementary School consistently underperforms nearby schools in the Coffee County district, such as Indian Creek Elementary and Westside Elementary, which have higher test scores and better SchoolDigger rankings. The school's performance has remained stagnant over the past several years, suggesting it is struggling to make meaningful improvements in student outcomes despite its high poverty levels.

325

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,406

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

704 Van Streat Hwy
Nicholls, GA 31554

(912) 345-2429

District: Coffee County

Students who attend Nicholls Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Coffee Middle School
High:	Coffee County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

African American:

17.5%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Coffee County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

639^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Coffee County

119^th of 206Coffee 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
2025	43.9	639 of 1238	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	816 of 1248	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	713 of 1242	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	688 of 1244	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	672 of 1214	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	672 of 1234	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	744 of 1209	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	839 of 1205	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	606 of 1233	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	578 of 1240	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.5	856 of 1231	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	934 of 1225	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.2	575 of 1201	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	585 of 1212	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	661 of 1183	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	753 of 1133	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	691 of 1134	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	738 of 1125	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.4	777 of 1101	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+6 vs state

English Language Arts36%-3 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 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
Nicholls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	704 Van Streat Hwy	Nicholls	31554	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 345-2429	325	23	14.1	100.0%	210 (64.6%)	57 (17.5%)	42 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	43.9	639^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.7	816^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.6%	177	43.5	30.8	33.3	43.5	32.7	22.2	50.0	$14,406	$1,417	$12,989
West Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	106 School Circle Rd	West Green	31567	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-2032	412	29	14.0	100.0%	187 (45.4%)	57 (13.8%)	141 (34.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	27.2	886^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.4%		21.2	991^st of 1248 public elementary schools	20.6%	105	31.0	31.5	19.7	32.8	37.0	24.6	16.4	$13,630	$1,484	$12,147
Bacon County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	251 Cumberland Rd	Alma	31510	Bacon County	Bacon County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 632-4765	551	43	12.9	100.0%	272 (49.4%)	140 (25.4%)	102 (18.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)								(n/a)								$15,932	$1,533	$14,399
Satilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5325 Old Axson Rd	Douglas	31535	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-2602	661	44	15.1	100.0%	240 (36.3%)	193 (29.2%)	188 (28.4%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)	22.4	969^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.7%		31.7	813^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.9%	156	13.0	22.4	23.7	15.7	32.9	21.1	42.1	$12,522	$1,522	$11,000
Bacon County Elementary School	Public	3-5	523 E 16th St	Alma	31510	Bacon County	Bacon County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 632-4133	448	39	11.5	100.0%	256 (57.1%)	115 (25.7%)	64 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	67.3	360^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.9%		71.9	320^th of 1248 public elementary schools	74.4%	40	41.3	44.0	39.0	60.6	67.4	48.2	44.7	$14,119	$1,197	$12,922
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 McDonald Ave N	Douglas	31533	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-3187	575	38	14.9	100.0%	170 (29.6%)	271 (47.1%)	90 (15.7%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	23.7	946^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.6%		19.5	1013^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.8%	67	19.8	30.6	32.1	30.9	18.1	18.8	27.1	$12,095	$1,457	$10,639
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Westside Dr	Douglas	31533	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 384-5506	625	46	13.5	100.0%	115 (18.4%)	304 (48.6%)	154 (24.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.7%)	35.3	748^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.6	703^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	43.7%	45	20.9	24.4	40.2	33.7	27.9	31.5	46.7	$13,392	$1,665	$11,727
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2033 Ga Highway 158 W	Douglas	31535	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 393-1300	675	46	14.7	100.0%	368 (54.5%)	113 (16.7%)	164 (24.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	62.2	409^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	453^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	63.7%	44	45.3	44.2	50.5	65.1	34.7	31.9	54.9	$13,412	$1,106	$12,306
Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Little Ave W	Broxton	31519	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 359-2391	304	23	13.2	100.0%	167 (54.9%)	75 (24.7%)	48 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	42	660^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.7%		47.1	602^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	51.8%	58	26.7	38.2	36.7	33.3	47.1	31.7	41.7	$15,609	$1,525	$14,084
Pearson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	563 King St N	Pearson	31642	Atkinson County	Atkinson County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 422-3882	621	42	14.7	86.2%	258 (41.5%)	60 (9.7%)	292 (47.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	53.6	516^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.9	470^th of 1248 public elementary schools	62.3%	46	33.3	40.0	45.2	46.9	42.4	38.7	46.2	$13,495	$1,326	$12,169

Frequently Asked Questions about Nicholls Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Nicholls Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Coffee Middle School
High : Coffee County High School

What district is Nicholls Elementary School in?

Coffee County

How many students attend Nicholls Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Nicholls Elementary School.

Is Nicholls Elementary School a good school?

Nicholls Elementary School ranks 639^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nicholls Elementary School?

Students at Nicholls Elementary School are 65% White, 18% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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