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Altama Elementary School

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Altama Elementary School ranks 807 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

807^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Altama Elementary School in Brunswick, GA, serves approximately 672 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Glynn County School District, and it has shown meaningful improvement this year, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and climbing 126 spots in statewide rankings.

Altama’s test scores still trail district and state averages in most subjects, but the school is making real progress. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency rose from 34.4% to 40.4%, and 5th grade math jumped from 22.1% to 35.4%. That said, the gap widens in upper grades—4th and 5th grade math run 16–18 points below the district average, and 5th grade science (29.1% proficient) lags well behind the district (47.1%). Compared to nearby schools, the contrast is stark: Oglethorpe Point Elementary, just 5.9 miles away, ranks 81st statewide with 5 stars and posts 79.5% 3rd grade math proficiency—nearly double Altama’s rate. However, Altama is not the lowest-performing high-poverty school in the area; Burroughs-Molette Elementary (9th percentile) and Goodyear Elementary (27th percentile) trail behind, while Golden Isles Elementary (56th percentile) outperforms Altama.

Altama shows notable strengths with specific student groups. It ranks in the 56th percentile statewide for African American students and the 55th percentile for English Language Learners—both solid 3-star ratings. The biggest challenge is special education, where the school sits in the bottom 14th percentile. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 20.8% to 19.5%, though it remains above the district (15.0%) and state (17.7%) averages. With 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Altama serves one of the highest-need populations in the area. The school spends $16,309 per student and maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio. While outcomes still lag, the combination of rising math scores, improving attendance, and strong subgroup support suggests Altama has positive momentum worth watching.

672

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,309

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6045 Altama Ave
Brunswick, GA 31525

(912) 264-3563

District: Glynn County

Students who attend Altama Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Needwood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

25.6%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

Georgia avg47%

807^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Glynn County

51^st of 202Glynn 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	31.9	807 of 1222	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	931 of 1238	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	886 of 1236	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	977 of 1223	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	922 of 1220	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	675 of 1214	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	760 of 1234	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	840 of 1209	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.3	936 of 1205	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	952 of 1233	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1033 of 1240	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1136 of 1231	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1037 of 1225	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	991 of 1201	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1075 of 1212	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1028 of 1183	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	915 of 1133	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	1027 of 1134	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	875 of 1125	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.1	798 of 1101	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	361 of 829	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	435 of 892	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	435 of 879	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	440 of 870	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	539 of 876	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	96 of 215	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	150 of 317	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	234 of 304	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	186 of 286	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	761 of 1189	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	936 of 1224	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	941 of 1223	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1020 of 1212	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	924 of 1206	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	307 of 504	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.6	505 of 583	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	527 of 565	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	489 of 535	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	377 of 516	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	794 of 1186	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.3	889 of 1225	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	802 of 1220	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	920 of 1210	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	888 of 1209	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	401 of 466	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	514 of 565	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	469 of 487	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	412 of 455	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	390 of 415	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)56th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-11 vs state

Science29%-15 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
Altama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6045 Altama Ave	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-3563	672	51	13.0	100.0%	55 (8.2%)	386 (57.4%)	172 (25.6%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (6.1%)	31.9	807^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.0%		24.8	931^st of 1238 public elementary schools	24.8%	124	40.4	33.7	35.4	29.1	$16,309	$1,423	$14,886
Golden Isles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Cate Rd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-6822	619	47	13.3	100.0%	249 (40.2%)	194 (31.3%)	118 (19.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.6%)	51.3	534^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.3%		57.4	473^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	61.8%	61	41.3	54.5	38.6	44.6	$14,927	$1,071	$13,856
Glyndale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1785 Old Jesup Rd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-8740	585	49	11.9	100.0%	177 (30.3%)	177 (30.3%)	185 (31.6%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	42	651^st of 1222 public elementary schools	46.7%		33.7	784^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.7%	133	31.3	48.2	41.3	40.2	$16,142	$1,255	$14,888
Goodyear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Roxboro Rd	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4170	515	44	11.6	100.0%	29 (5.6%)	292 (56.7%)	174 (33.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	26.4	891^st of 1222 public elementary schools	27.1%		23.3	956^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.8%	65	19.6	41.5	31.3	32.8	$18,199	$1,937	$16,262
Greer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	695 Harry Driggers Blvd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4135	599	48	12.5	73.8%	326 (54.4%)	110 (18.4%)	107 (17.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.2%)	79.3	227^th of 1222 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.8	219^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.3%	8	51.3	70.8	68.1	59.5	$15,767	$1,114	$14,653
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Lee St	Brunswick	31520	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 267-4130	546	51	10.7	100.0%	9 (1.6%)	401 (73.4%)	113 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	13.5	1107^th of 1222 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.5	1081^st of 1238 public elementary schools	12.7%	26	24.7	19.0	15.3	27.8	$17,770	$1,844	$15,926
Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 McKenzie Ln	Brunswick	31523	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 279-1509	767	55	13.9	100.0%	339 (44.2%)	207 (27.0%)	157 (20.5%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	49	560^th of 1222 public elementary schools	54.2%		39.2	700^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.5%	140	44.3	47.5	45.5	37.5	$13,860	$988	$12,871
Oglethorpe Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Frederica Rd	Saint Simons Island	31522	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	No	(912) 638-6200	486	39	12.3	44.0%	350 (72.0%)	70 (14.4%)	46 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	94.5	81^st of 1222 public elementary schools	93.4%		95.3	69^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.4%	12	79.5	75.6	75.4	72.8	$17,272	$373	$16,899
St. Simons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Ocean Blvd	Saint Simons Island	31522	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 638-2851	462	38	12.0	69.0%	268 (58.0%)	90 (19.5%)	75 (16.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	90.9	120^th of 1222 public elementary schools	90.2%		87.6	153^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	87.6%	33	87.2	72.0	65.7	62.9	$18,474	$845	$17,629
Satilla Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 S Port Pkwy	Brunswick	31523	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 265-3675	752	53	14.2	66.9%	537 (71.4%)	103 (13.7%)	62 (8.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	75.8	260^th of 1222 public elementary schools	78.7%		79.7	239^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.7%	21	59.8	57.7	54.0	60.3	$13,774	$724	$13,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Altama Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Altama Elementary School?

Students at Altama Elementary School are 57% African American, 26% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Altama Elementary School in?

Glynn County

What schools do graduates of Altama Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Needwood Middle School

Is Altama Elementary School a good school?

Altama Elementary School ranks 807^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Altama Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Altama Elementary School.

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