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McClelland Elementary School

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McClelland Elementary School ranks 736 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

McClelland Elementary School in Ludowici, GA, serves 694 students in grades 4-5 as part of the Long County district, where it sits in a unique grade-band structure alongside Smiley Elementary School (grades 2-3) and Long County Primary School (PK-1). The school has been on an upward trajectory, climbing from the 27th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 40th percentile this year, earning a 2-star rating. About 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has improved its student-teacher ratio to 16.3, while per-student spending has risen to $10,375.

Math performance tells a tale of two grades. In 4th grade, 41% of students are proficient in math, matching the district average but trailing the state's 50.1%. However, 5th grade math proficiency drops sharply to just 23.8%, a 17-point gap below the state average of 44.1%. This pattern has persisted for four years, with 5th grade math hovering between 21-32% proficiency. Notably, Taylors Creek Elementary School, just 6.8 miles away in Liberty County, achieves 67.5% 5th grade math proficiency despite serving a higher-poverty population—suggesting the challenge is not insurmountable. Meanwhile, 5th grade science is a bright spot at 42.5% proficiency, nearly matching the state's 44.2% and outperforming nearby schools like Bacon Elementary School (39.4%) and Button Gwinnett Elementary School (32.5%).

Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 27% two years ago to 18.3% now, slightly above the state average of 17.7% but below the district's 20.6%. Subgroup performance varies, with Hispanic and female students ranking in the mid-40th percentiles statewide, while White students rank at the 14th percentile and special education students at the 22nd. The school's 4th grade math jumped from 28.3% to 41% proficiency in one year, offering hope that these gains will carry forward as students advance to 5th grade. With science scores nearly doubling over two years and overall rankings improving, McClelland shows clear signs that recent interventions are taking hold.

694

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,375

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2015 US Highway 84 E
Ludowici, GA 31316

(912) 545-7910

District: Long County

Students who attend McClelland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Long County Middle School
High:	Long County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

African American:

24.8%

Hispanic:

19.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2021 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Georgia avg46%

736^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 202Long 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	36.0	736 of 1222	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	795 of 1238	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	911 of 1236	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	780 of 1223	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	759 of 1220	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	755 of 1214	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	525 of 829	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	529 of 892	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	642 of 879	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	574 of 870	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	501 of 876	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	247 of 317	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	302 of 304	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	285 of 286	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	653 of 1189	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	752 of 1224	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	897 of 1223	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	773 of 1212	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	770 of 1206	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	270 of 504	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	412 of 583	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	479 of 565	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	352 of 535	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	327 of 516	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	811 of 1186	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	803 of 1225	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	913 of 1220	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	763 of 1210	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	734 of 1209	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	362 of 466	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	363 of 565	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	342 of 487	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	330 of 455	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	311 of 415	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	605 of 703	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	707 of 769	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	744 of 772	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	699 of 775	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	704 of 779	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-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
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
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
Martha Rawls Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1206 N 4th St	Jesup	31545	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 427-1044	543	45	12.0	100.0%	197 (36.3%)	202 (37.2%)	102 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	33.8	776^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.7	823^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	33.5%	47	43.6	39.2	25.3	34.9	$14,693	$1,558	$13,136
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

Frequently Asked Questions about McClelland Elementary School

Is McClelland Elementary School a good school?

McClelland Elementary School ranks 736^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of McClelland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Long County Middle School
High : Long County High School

How many students attend McClelland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended McClelland Elementary School.

What district is McClelland Elementary School in?

Long County

What is the racial makeup of McClelland Elementary School?

Students at McClelland Elementary School are 44% White, 25% African American, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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