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Taylors Creek Elementary School

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Taylors Creek Elementary School ranks 131 st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Taylors Creek Elementary School in Hinesville, GA, serves 765 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Liberty County school district. This school has become a standout success story, climbing from the 51st percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 89th percentile (4-star rating) in 2025-2026—a jump of nearly 470 ranking positions in just five years.

What makes this improvement so remarkable is that Taylors Creek achieves top-tier results while serving a student body where nearly 89% qualify for free or reduced lunch. In math, the school dramatically outperforms both district and state averages: 78.2% of 4th graders are proficient (compared to 40.4% district-wide and 50.1% statewide), and 5th grade science proficiency has soared from 38.7% to 68.4% in just two years. The school also ranks in the 98th percentile statewide for African American students and the 96th percentile for Hispanic students—placing it among the top 20 schools in Georgia for these groups. Chronic absenteeism has been cut in half, dropping from 26.7% to 12.8%, which is less than half the district rate of 28.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Taylors Creek is a clear outlier. It ranks 131st in Georgia, while Waldo Pafford Elementary School (just 0.8 miles away) ranks 863rd, and Lyman Hall Elementary School ranks 1,111th. The school also achieves these results while spending slightly less per student ($12,668) than several lower-performing peers. While English Language Arts scores for the current year will be released in December, historical data shows Taylors Creek consistently outperforming district averages in reading as well. This school proves that high-poverty schools can achieve exceptional academic outcomes through effective instruction, strong family engagement, and a comprehensive approach to student support.

765

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,668

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

378 Airport Rd
Hinesville, GA 31313

(912) 369-0378

District: Liberty County

Students who attend Taylors Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis Frasier Middle School
High:	Bradwell Institute

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.2%

White:

24.4%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (69% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

131^st of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Liberty County

130^th of 202Liberty 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	131 of 1222	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	302 of 1238	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	342 of 1236	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	471 of 1223	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	554 of 1220	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	600 of 1214	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	467 of 1234	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	383 of 1209	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	436 of 1205	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	472 of 1233	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	548 of 1240	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	360 of 1231	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	64.9	484 of 1225	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.8	305 of 1201	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	287 of 1212	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	195 of 1183	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	205 of 1133	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	64.6	419 of 1134	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.3	330 of 1125	70.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	175 of 1101	84.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	16 of 829	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	128 of 892	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	124 of 879	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	335 of 870	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	296 of 876	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	108 of 1189	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	74.8	272 of 1224	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	337 of 1223	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	384 of 1212	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	483 of 1206	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	20 of 504	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	60 of 583	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	52 of 565	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	54 of 535	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	59.4	181 of 516	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	165 of 1186	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	339 of 1225	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	328 of 1220	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	553 of 1210	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	619 of 1209	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	275 of 415	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	92 of 703	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	269 of 769	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	300 of 772	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	338 of 775	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	429 of 779	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)98th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)34th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+22 vs state

Science68%+24 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
Taylors Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	378 Airport Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 369-0378	765	50	15.3	88.6%	187 (24.4%)	361 (47.2%)	127 (16.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	78 (10.2%)	89.7	131^st of 1222 public elementary schools	89.3%		72.5	302^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	75.6%	171	65.0	78.2	67.5	68.4	$12,668	$949	$11,719
Waldo Pafford Elementary School	Public	K-5	2550 15th St	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 877-4188	741	49	15.1	83.1%	84 (11.3%)	443 (59.8%)	120 (16.2%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	72 (9.7%)	27.9	865^th of 1222 public elementary schools	29.2%		30.6	826^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.3%	39	37.4	34.1	22.8	35.4	$12,619	$982	$11,637
Lyman Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	1396 Shaw Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3348	588	40	14.7	100.0%	88 (15.0%)	344 (58.5%)	77 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	63 (10.7%)	13	1114^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.8%		15.9	1077^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.0%	37	20.7	16.5	18.9	27.4	$13,733	$989	$12,744
Frank Long Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 Long Frasier Dr	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3595	685	47	14.5	100.0%	113 (16.5%)	404 (59.0%)	80 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (11.4%)	32.7	790^th of 1222 public elementary schools	35.4%		41.1	674^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.6%	116	48.6	30.1	28.0	33.0	$13,325	$1,050	$12,275
Button Gwinnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	635 Taylor Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 876-0146	1,162	43	27.1	95.4%	198 (17.0%)	701 (60.3%)	80 (6.9%)	14 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	158 (13.6%)	28.6	856^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.0%		23.8	945^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%	89	41.8	33.7	21.7	32.5	$12,005	$951	$11,054
Joseph Martin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Joseph Martin Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 368-3114	720	47	15.3	76.0%	126 (17.5%)	355 (49.3%)	147 (20.4%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	72 (10.0%)	27.2	878^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.2%		30.1	832^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.8%	46	39.5	39.6	24.3	21.5	$12,354	$879	$11,475
McClelland Elementary School	Public	4-5	2015 US Highway 84 E	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-7910	694	42	16.3	80.3%	304 (43.8%)	172 (24.8%)	137 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	71 (10.2%)	36	736^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.8%		33.2	795^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.8%	59		41.0	23.8	42.5	$10,375	$642	$9,732
Long County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	50 Martin Luther King Jr. Stre	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(912) 545-2367	905	45	20.0	78.3%	374 (41.3%)	226 (25.0%)	220 (24.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (8.4%)								(n/a)					$11,197	$560	$10,637
Smiley Elementary School	Public	2-3	1530 Ga Highway 57	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2147	765	48	15.9	77.3%	323 (42.2%)	202 (26.4%)	154 (20.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	76 (9.9%)								(n/a)	47.0				$10,345	$532	$9,813
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Edgewater Dr	Midway	31320	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 884-3326	718	49	14.8	96.2%	288 (40.1%)	287 (40.0%)	75 (10.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	38.3	693^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	43.3%		45.3	623^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	49.7%	70	38.5	50.4	30.2	32.1	$13,270	$922	$12,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylors Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Taylors Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Taylors Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis Frasier Middle School
High : Bradwell Institute

How many students attend Taylors Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Taylors Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Taylors Creek Elementary School?

Students at Taylors Creek Elementary School are 47% African American, 24% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Taylors Creek Elementary School in?

Liberty County

Is Taylors Creek Elementary School a good school?

Taylors Creek Elementary School ranks 131^st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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