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Claxton Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Claxton Elementary School in Claxton, GA, serves 831 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Evans County district, which ranks in the 9th percentile statewide.

Claxton Elementary has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the 14th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year—a slight improvement from the previous year's 6th percentile. The school's greatest strength lies in its work with English Language Learners, where it ranks in the 71st percentile and earns a 4-star rating. This is a remarkable bright spot and suggests the school has effective strategies that could potentially be applied more broadly. However, the academic picture is uneven. In 5th grade math, only 8.1% of students were proficient in the most recent testing cycle, a sharp drop from the 25% proficiency the same cohort showed in 4th grade the year before. In contrast, 4th grade math proficiency jumped dramatically from 13.9% to 37.4% year-over-year. This volatility suggests that success may depend heavily on the specific teacher or instructional approach in a given grade, rather than a consistent school-wide system.

Compared to nearby schools, Claxton Elementary is the lowest-performing in the immediate area. For example, Nevils Elementary School (76th percentile) and Bryan County Elementary School (74th percentile) achieve proficiency rates that are often double or triple Claxton's. Even South Tattnall Elementary School (21st percentile) outperforms Claxton in most subjects. Notably, Claxton spends more per student ($17,647) than any of its neighbors—about $3,000 more than Nevils—yet this higher investment does not translate into higher scores. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 44.1% in 2021-2022 to 17.1% in the most recent data, now in line with the state average. This improvement in attendance is a strong foundation for future academic gains.

831

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,647

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6463 US Highway 301
Claxton, GA 30417

(912) 739-2714

District: Evans County

Students who attend Claxton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Claxton Middle School
High:	Claxton High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.0%

Hispanic:

26.5%

White:

25.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2024 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Georgia avg47%

1,053^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

183^rd of 202Evans 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	16.6	1053 of 1222	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1164 of 1238	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1171 of 1236	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1151 of 1223	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1069 of 1220	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	945 of 1214	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	977 of 1234	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	894 of 1209	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	825 of 1205	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	822 of 1233	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.1	896 of 1240	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.8	916 of 1231	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	829 of 1225	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.6	679 of 1201	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.0	698 of 1212	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	730 of 1183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	586 of 1133	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	721 of 1134	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	626 of 1125	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.0	701 of 1101	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	789 of 829	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	889 of 892	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	870 of 879	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	857 of 870	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	814 of 876	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	61 of 215	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	15.0	316 of 317	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	285 of 304	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	281 of 286	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	272 of 283	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	1056 of 1189	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	1204 of 1224	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1195 of 1223	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1118 of 1212	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1080 of 1206	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	400 of 504	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	567 of 583	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	542 of 565	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	520 of 535	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	486 of 516	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	978 of 1186	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1071 of 1225	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1111 of 1220	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1157 of 1210	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1047 of 1209	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	405 of 565	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	422 of 487	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	454 of 455	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	382 of 415	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	645 of 703	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	721 of 769	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	761 of 772	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	768 of 775	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	765 of 779	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 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
Claxton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6463 US Highway 301	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-2714	831	72	11.5	100.0%	209 (25.2%)	332 (40.0%)	220 (26.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.6%)	16.6	1053^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	13.8%		10.9	1164^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.0%	111	22.7	37.4	8.1	25.2	$17,647	$1,695	$15,952
Nevils Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8438 Nevils Groveland Rd	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 842-8320	481	33	14.6	79.2%	357 (74.2%)	51 (10.6%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	72.5	296^th of 1222 public elementary schools	75.8%		76.6	263^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	78.8%	33	52.1	57.5	51.3	65.7	$14,720	$573	$14,147
North Tattnall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26189 Hwy 23	Collins	30421	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(912) 693-2455	831	68	12.2	100.0%	384 (46.2%)	182 (21.9%)	187 (22.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.8%)	35.8	741^st of 1222 public elementary schools	39.4%		28.5	864^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.2%	123	35.6	38.5	35.1	38.4	$14,878	$1,572	$13,306
South Tattnall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Loves Chapel Road	Glennville	30427	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(912) 654-3931	831	72	11.6	100.0%	418 (50.3%)	166 (20.0%)	202 (24.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.1%)	21	970^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.6%		35.6	744^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.9%	226	37.2	30.4	26.5	15.7	$14,832	$1,440	$13,392
Bryan County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Payne Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5033	1,020	79	12.9	71.4%	645 (63.2%)	169 (16.6%)	106 (10.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (9.4%)	70.5	321^st of 1222 public elementary schools	73.7%		65.7	381^st of 1238 public elementary schools	69.2%	60	59.8	55.4	50.7	53.1	$14,175	$820	$13,355
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Claxton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Claxton Elementary School?

Students at Claxton Elementary School are 40% African American, 26% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% Two or more races.

Is Claxton Elementary School a good school?

Claxton Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Claxton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Claxton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Claxton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Claxton Middle School
High : Claxton High School

What district is Claxton Elementary School in?

Evans County

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2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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