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Shiver Elementary School

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Shiver Elementary School ranks 433 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Shiver Elementary School in Pelham, GA, serves 579 students in Pre-K through 8th grade as part of the Grady County School District, and has climbed from the 30th percentile statewide a decade ago to the 64th percentile today—a remarkable, sustained turnaround.

Shiver’s standout strength is mathematics, especially in upper grades. In 2025-2026, 79% of 4th graders scored proficient in math, compared to 50% district-wide and 50.1% statewide. The 8th grade math proficiency rate of 62.5% also outpaced the state (46.3%), and 3rd grade math (62.1%) beat both district (46.4%) and state (48.3%) averages. Science is another signature area: 8th grade science proficiency hit 43.7% versus 29.7% statewide, and in 2023-2024 it reached 62.2%—more than double the state average. While 5th and 6th grade math scores dip (32.3% and 36.5%), the school recovers strongly by 7th and 8th grades, suggesting effective middle-school interventions. Compared to nearby schools, Shiver dramatically outperforms Pelham Elementary School (4th grade math: 79% vs. 43.6%) and Southside Elementary School (79% vs. 39%), while matching or exceeding Hamilton Elementary School in key subjects.

Despite serving a high-poverty population (92.23% free/reduced lunch), Shiver keeps chronic absenteeism at 17.9%—essentially the state average—and achieves these results with below-average spending of $11,652 per student. For context, Harper Elementary School spends nearly double ($22,315) yet ranks in the 0th percentile. Shiver’s consistent 3-star rating, efficient resource use, and decade-long upward trajectory make it a compelling model for rural, high-poverty schools across Georgia.

579

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,652

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1847 Ga Highway 93 N
Pelham, GA 31779

(229) 377-2325

District: Grady County

Students who attend Shiver Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cairo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Hispanic:

20.2%

African American:

9.2%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg36%

Georgia avg43%

Elementary school

433^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

186^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Grady County

93^rd of 201Grady 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	433 of 1219	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	400 of 1238	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	480 of 1236	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	487 of 1223	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	679 of 1220	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	578 of 1214	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	809 of 1234	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	891 of 1209	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	827 of 1205	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	860 of 1233	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	742 of 1240	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.8	637 of 1231	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.4	568 of 1225	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.3	443 of 1201	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.7	582 of 1212	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	472 of 1183	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	423 of 1133	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	499 of 1134	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	425 of 1125	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	551 of 1101	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	423 of 1186	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	322 of 1224	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	603 of 1223	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	586 of 1212	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	762 of 1206	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	443 of 1183	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	469 of 1225	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	408 of 1220	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	413 of 1210	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	611 of 1209	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	345 of 700	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	356 of 769	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	496 of 772	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	544 of 775	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	675 of 779	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	186 of 578	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	220 of 585	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	157 of 578	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	174 of 569	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	321 of 558	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	325 of 542	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	323 of 559	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	364 of 543	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	327 of 539	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	399 of 545	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	348 of 537	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.8	257 of 521	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	308 of 527	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.5	210 of 508	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.2	299 of 504	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	266 of 494	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.0	151 of 466	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	220 of 462	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	197 of 445	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.2	137 of 420	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	242 of 550	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	319 of 567	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	218 of 558	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	217 of 553	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	349 of 544	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	152 of 550	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	143 of 569	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	109 of 561	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	144 of 559	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	282 of 553	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	272 of 404	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	247 of 415	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	208 of 417	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	237 of 429	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	347 of 425	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

White (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+7 vs state

Science42%+4 vs state

Social Studies31%-9 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	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
Shiver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1847 Ga Highway 93 N	Pelham	31779	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-2325	579	40	14.6	92.2%	368 (63.6%)	53 (9.2%)	117 (20.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	59.7	433^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.6	400^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.7%	33	62.1	79.0	32.3	36.5	44.7	62.5	40.3	43.7	31.3	$11,652	$846	$10,806
Pelham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	534 Barrow Ave SW	Pelham	31779	Mitchell County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 294-8170	578	44	13.0	100.0%	169 (29.2%)	332 (57.4%)	61 (10.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	42	651^st of 1219 public elementary schools	46.6%		31.3	816^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.1%	165	29.8	43.6	38.2				50.0			$13,723	$1,465	$12,258
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 20th St NE	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-8441	735	55	13.4	100.0%	143 (19.5%)	227 (30.9%)	340 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	36.1	731^st of 1219 public elementary schools	40.0%		25.3	925^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.3%	194	39.6	49.2	31.8				23.8			$11,695	$1,265	$10,430
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 4th Avenue SE	Cairo	39828	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 377-3723	610	49	12.4	100.0%	119 (19.5%)	270 (44.3%)	197 (32.3%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	21.7	958^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.4%		29.7	836^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.5%	122	32.6	39.0	22.9				15.9			$13,522	$1,854	$11,668
Whigham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 W Broad Ave	Whigham	39897	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 307-1714	543	38	14.3	79.2%	383 (70.5%)	89 (16.4%)	51 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	64.2	388^th of 1219 public elementary schools	68.2%		56.1	488^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.6%	100	65.0	44.3	46.6	52.5	61.0	55.1	46.6	28.6	40.8	$12,241	$929	$11,312
Mitchell County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Griffin Rd	Camilla	31730	Mitchell County	Mitchell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 321-7003	343	32	10.8	84.3%	24 (7.0%)	284 (82.8%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)								(n/a)										$19,496	$2,628	$16,868
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 Ga Highway 111	Hartsfield	31756	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 941-5594	220	20	11.2	60.0%	181 (82.3%)	7 (3.2%)	18 (8.2%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	79.8	224^th of 1219 public elementary schools	81.6%		72.4	304^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.4%	80	60.0	60.0	54.6				72.8			$18,861	$1,014	$17,847
Hand In Hand Primary	Public	PK-K	4687 US Highway 84 Byp W	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomas County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-3908	712	50	14.2	100.0%	360 (50.6%)	239 (33.6%)	62 (8.7%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)								(n/a)										$20,685	$1,422	$19,263
Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Hansell St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2631	379	29	13.1	97.6%	12 (3.2%)	326 (86.0%)	22 (5.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	14.7	1083^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	11.2%		17.5	1039^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.1%	44	27.8	28.0	22.2				14.9			$17,302	$2,106	$15,196
Harper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Fletcher St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2622	263	22	11.8	99.6%	4 (1.5%)	251 (95.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2.7	1217^th of 1219 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.9	1217^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.7%		8.1	5.4	2.5				7.5			$22,315	$2,629	$19,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Shiver Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shiver Elementary School?

Students at Shiver Elementary School are 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Shiver Elementary School attend?

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

High : Cairo High School

What district is Shiver Elementary School in?

Grady County

Is Shiver Elementary School a good school?

Shiver Elementary School ranks 433^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shiver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Shiver Elementary School.

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