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Joseph Martin Elementary School

Q: Is Joseph Martin Elementary School a good school?

Joseph Martin Elementary School ranks 876 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Joseph Martin Elementary School serves approximately 720 students in grades K-5 in Hinesville, Georgia, as part of the Liberty County school district, where about 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Joseph Martin has seen its overall state ranking slip over the past three years, from the 55th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026. The most noticeable academic concern is in math, where proficiency drops sharply as students get older. In 2025-2026, about 39% of 3rd and 4th graders were proficient in math, but only 24% of 5th graders reached that level—a much steeper decline than the state average. Science is also a weak spot, with just 21.5% of 5th graders proficient, compared to 44.2% statewide. On a more positive note, the school has made steady progress reducing chronic absenteeism, from 28.3% in 2021-2022 down to 22.3% currently, though that rate still exceeds the state average of 17.7%. Per-student spending has risen significantly to $12,354, but that investment hasn't yet translated into higher test scores.

Looking at nearby schools, Taylors Creek Elementary—just 5.5 miles away—ranks in the 89th percentile with math proficiency rates of 65-78%, despite serving an even higher percentage of low-income students (88.6%). That contrast suggests poverty alone doesn't determine outcomes. Meanwhile, Lyman Hall Elementary has fallen to the 9th percentile with 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility. Joseph Martin sits between these two extremes. The school's relative strength in 5th grade English Language Arts (which has historically met or exceeded district averages) and its work with African American students provide some foundations to build on, but the persistent 5th grade math struggles and declining science scores point to a need for targeted interventions.

720

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,354

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Joseph Martin Rd
Hinesville, GA 31313

(912) 368-3114

District: Liberty County

Students who attend Joseph Martin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Midway Middle School
High:	Liberty County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

876^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Liberty County

129^th of 201Liberty 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	27.2	876 of 1219	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	832 of 1238	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	784 of 1236	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	554 of 1223	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	685 of 1220	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	773 of 1214	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	735 of 1234	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	686 of 1209	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	675 of 1205	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	679 of 1233	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	736 of 1240	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	627 of 1231	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	684 of 1225	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.4	473 of 1201	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	654 of 1212	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.4	502 of 1183	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.9	228 of 1133	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	335 of 1134	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	66.9	393 of 1125	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.1	388 of 1101	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	491 of 828	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	497 of 892	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	462 of 879	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	279 of 870	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	321 of 876	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	815 of 1186	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	827 of 1224	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	791 of 1223	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	582 of 1212	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	665 of 1206	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	376 of 503	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	417 of 583	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	331 of 565	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	241 of 535	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	290 of 516	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	872 of 1183	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	827 of 1225	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	763 of 1220	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	549 of 1210	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	696 of 1209	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	350 of 565	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	376 of 487	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	396 of 415	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	617 of 700	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	592 of 769	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	528 of 772	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	432 of 775	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	565 of 779	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-13 vs state

Science22%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

We love this school, they have great programs and the teachers are fantastic.
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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	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
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	876^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.1	832^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	32.8%	44	39.5	39.6	24.3	21.5	$12,354	$879	$11,475
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	854^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.8	945^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%	91	41.8	33.7	21.7	32.5	$12,005	$951	$11,054
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	788^th of 1219 public elementary schools	35.4%		41.1	674^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.6%	114	48.6	30.1	28.0	33.0	$13,325	$1,050	$12,275
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	1111^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.9%		15.9	1077^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.0%	34	20.7	16.5	18.9	27.4	$13,733	$989	$12,744
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	863^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	29.2%		30.6	826^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.3%	37	37.4	34.1	22.8	35.4	$12,619	$982	$11,637
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 1219 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
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	692^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	43.2%		45.3	623^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	49.7%	69	38.5	50.4	30.2	32.1	$13,270	$922	$12,349
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	735^th of 1219 public elementary schools	39.7%		33.2	795^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.8%	60		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Martin Elementary School

Is Joseph Martin Elementary School a good school?

Joseph Martin Elementary School ranks 876^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Joseph Martin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph Martin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Midway Middle School
High : Liberty County High School

What district is Joseph Martin Elementary School in?

Liberty County

How many students attend Joseph Martin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Joseph Martin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Martin Elementary School?

Students at Joseph Martin Elementary School are 49% African American, 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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