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Guyton Elementary School

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Guyton Elementary School ranks 529 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Guyton Elementary School in Guyton, GA, serves approximately 800 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the highly rated Effingham County school district, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 90th percentile statewide.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 75th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that outpaces its overall school ranking. Additionally, Guyton Elementary keeps chronic absenteeism impressively low at 10.3%, well below the district average of 12.9% and the state average of 17.7%, which is especially notable given that about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 and has increased per-student spending to $15,720, which is higher than several nearby schools like Rincon Elementary School ($14,605) and Blandford Elementary School ($14,089).

However, there are clear academic challenges, particularly in upper-grade math and science. In 2025-2026, 5th grade math proficiency dropped to 34.9%, a steep decline from 3rd grade's 59.5%, and this rate is nearly 20 points below the district average and more than 9 points below the state average. Similarly, 5th grade science proficiency sits at 38.7%, trailing the district average of 58.2% and every other elementary school in the district, including South Effingham Elementary School (69.2%). While the school's overall ranking has improved over the years—climbing from 622nd to its current 528th place—these subject-area gaps remain a concern. On a positive note, the most recent complete ELA data (2024-2025) showed competitive performance, with 3rd grade proficiency exceeding the state average. With strong attendance, dedicated special education services, and rising investment per student, Guyton Elementary has a solid foundation to build upon, though addressing the math and science achievement gap in the upper grades will be key to future progress.

800

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,720

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

719 Central Blvd
Guyton, GA 31312

(912) 772-3384

District: Effingham County

Students who attend Guyton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Effingham County Middle School
High:	Effingham County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

African American:

19.3%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Effingham County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg59%

Georgia avg47%

529^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Effingham County

21^st of 202Effingham 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	52.1	529 of 1222	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	401 of 1238	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	466 of 1236	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	514 of 1223	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	493 of 1220	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	438 of 1214	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	552 of 1234	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	622 of 1209	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	553 of 1205	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.3	564 of 1233	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	474 of 1240	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.7	346 of 1231	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	187 of 1225	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	70.0	387 of 1201	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	381 of 1212	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	485 of 1183	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	458 of 1133	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	397 of 1134	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	424 of 1125	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	367 of 1101	66.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	407 of 829	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	286 of 892	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	360 of 879	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	409 of 870	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	315 of 876	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	499 of 1189	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	403 of 1224	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	406 of 1223	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	501 of 1212	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	454 of 1206	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	192 of 583	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	532 of 1186	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	406 of 1225	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	520 of 1220	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	527 of 1210	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	527 of 1209	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	115 of 466	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	113 of 565	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.3	252 of 487	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	252 of 455	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	252 of 415	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	449 of 703	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	444 of 769	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	494 of 772	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	543 of 775	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	541 of 779	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

African American (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Science39%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Guyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Central Blvd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 772-3384	800	59	13.6	66.3%	493 (61.6%)	154 (19.3%)	95 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.0%)	52.1	529^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.7%		63.3	401^st of 1238 public elementary schools	67.6%	128	59.5	48.4	34.9				38.7			$15,720	$741	$14,979
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Dixie Hwy S	Springfield	31329	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 754-3326	876	67	13.1	64.5%	520 (59.4%)	191 (21.8%)	94 (10.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	71	314^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.3%		83.5	196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%	118	65.4	54.3	44.8				57.8			$16,071	$709	$15,362
Sand Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Stagecoach Ave	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 728-5112	881	69	12.8	50.3%	666 (75.6%)	55 (6.2%)	92 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.5%)	78.9	232^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	81.0%		79.8	237^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.9%	5	64.7	55.7	53.5				71.0			$15,834	$523	$15,311
Stilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15569 Ga Highway 119	Brooklet	30415	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8480	451	35	12.7	78.9%	366 (81.2%)	26 (5.8%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	74.8	274^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.6%		54.1	513^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.6%	239	48.2	62.9	57.5				59.5			$16,263	$861	$15,402
Marlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5160 Ga Highway 17 S	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3262	670	59	11.3	46.1%	488 (72.8%)	57 (8.5%)	85 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)	75.4	268^th of 1222 public elementary schools	78.1%		86.5	166^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.6%	102	57.3	65.4	58.6				50.8			$18,049	$308	$17,741
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1198 Ebenezer Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 754-5522	995	72	13.8	49.1%	644 (64.7%)	154 (15.5%)	118 (11.9%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.9%)	76.4	255^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.1%		81.5	225^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.8%	30	64.1	57.6	56.6				55.2			$14,535	$297	$14,238
Blandford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 McCall Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 826-4200	987	72	13.6	50.9%	505 (51.2%)	221 (22.4%)	159 (16.1%)	35 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.5%)	81.4	209^th of 1222 public elementary schools	82.9%		83	200^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.8%	9	56.1	67.4	64.6				61.7			$14,089	$297	$13,792
South Effingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	767 Kolic Helmey Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3801	863	64	13.5	33.4%	521 (60.4%)	116 (13.4%)	117 (13.6%)	54 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.9%)	89.8	129^th of 1222 public elementary schools	89.4%		91.7	111^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.0%	18	71.1	71.7	65.0				69.2			$14,355	$300	$14,055
Rincon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1703 Fort Howard Road	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 826-5523	1,033	72	14.2	57.1%	526 (50.9%)	243 (23.5%)	134 (13.0%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (9.6%)	79.4	226^th of 1222 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.5	195^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.2%	31	71.1	58.6	56.2				57.5			$14,605	$617	$13,988
Rice Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Mulberry Ave	Port Wentworth	31407	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4100	1,011	74	13.6	74.6%	115 (11.4%)	599 (59.2%)	209 (20.7%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.0%)	43.3	638^th of 1222 public elementary schools	47.8%		35.1	751^st of 1238 public elementary schools	39.3%	113	41.9	54.9	36.4	23.7	28.3	30.8	39.1	30.9	17.2	$16,552	$1,604	$14,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Guyton Elementary School

How many students attend Guyton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Guyton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Guyton Elementary School?

Students at Guyton Elementary School are 62% White, 19% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Guyton Elementary School in?

Effingham County

Is Guyton Elementary School a good school?

Guyton Elementary School ranks 529^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Guyton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Effingham County Middle School
High : Effingham County High School

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