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Blythe Elementary School

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Blythe Elementary School ranks 788 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Blythe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Blythe, Georgia, with 328 students. It is part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 177 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Blythe Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 788 out of 1,238 schools and a 2-star rating.

Blythe Elementary School consistently underperforms the Richmond County and Georgia state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 18.4% for Richmond County and 34.9% for the state. The school also has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 91.77% to 97.95% over the past few years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the district. Despite spending more per student ($11,699 in 2018-2019) and having a lower student-teacher ratio (12.1 in 2023-2024) compared to the other nearby schools, these factors do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

When comparing Blythe Elementary School to the other nearby schools in the Richmond County district, as well as the schools in the neighboring Columbia County district, it is clear that Blythe is significantly underperforming. The nearby schools, particularly those in Columbia County, demonstrate much higher test scores and better overall performance.

333

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,690

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

290 Church St
Blythe, GA 30805

(706) 592-4090

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Blythe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hephzibah Middle School
High:	Hephzibah High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

African American:

39.0%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richmond County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 20% Georgia)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg21%

Georgia avg42%

788^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Richmond County

177^th of 206Richmond 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
2025	33.4	788 of 1238	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	863 of 1248	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	815 of 1242	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	903 of 1244	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	562 of 1214	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	653 of 1234	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	456 of 1209	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.8	751 of 1205	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	858 of 1233	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.4	892 of 1240	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.0	926 of 1231	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.0	1117 of 1225	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1040 of 1201	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	1059 of 1212	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	1082 of 1183	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.1	1036 of 1133	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	993 of 1134	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.8	794 of 1125	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	1026 of 1101	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-8 vs state

English Language Arts34%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 6, 2018

The teachers all the the staff are amazing. I went to school there and so did my brother and sister and my boys get to go there to its awesome. They care so much. Close Quote

Schools Near Blythe Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
Blythe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Church St	Blythe	30805	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4090	333	27	12.4	100.0%	144 (43.2%)	130 (39.0%)	32 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	33.4	788^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.3%		29.5	863^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.8%	75		29.3	31.3	40.0				27.6	25.0	26.0				36.0			$16,690	$1,468	$15,223
Hephzibah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2542 Ga Highway 88	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4561	574	44	12.9	100.0%	115 (20.0%)	381 (66.4%)	30 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.3%)	9	1199^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.7	1212^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.9%	13		13.9	11.8	14.3				10.9	15.3	15.5				15.5			$14,445	$1,374	$13,072
Deer Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Deer Chase Ln	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 772-6240	555	41	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.8%)	484 (87.2%)	36 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	16.7	1051^st of 1238 public elementary schools	15.1%		13.6	1126^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.8%	75		18.1	13.4	25.6				16.9	18.3	14.4				34.4			$14,026	$1,694	$12,332
Freedom Park K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 42nd St Bldg 43400	Fort Gordon	30905	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-8428	608	42	14.3	20.9%	200 (32.9%)	199 (32.7%)	105 (17.3%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	81 (13.3%)	74.6	278^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.9	284^th of 1248 public elementary schools	77.2%	6	68.2	28.3	55.2	67.1	58.1	61.2	41.2	46.7	51.7	60.5	48.4	50.0	53.8	57.9	30.8	13.5	$15,354	$1,119	$14,235
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4153 Windsor Spring Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 771-2881	579	41	14.0	100.0%	34 (5.9%)	465 (80.3%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	9.2	1196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.6	1213^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.8%	17		8.3	12.7	21.2				14.3	15.2	16.5				9.4			$14,123	$1,812	$12,311
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3637 Hiers Blvd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4760	327	27	12.2	100.0%	9 (2.8%)	282 (86.2%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	12.9	1133^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.8	1194^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.3%	61		10.4	19.4	24.5				18.8	29.0	12.2				14.3			$16,630	$2,022	$14,608
Tobacco Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2397 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4658	411	28	14.5	100.0%	17 (4.1%)	346 (84.2%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	8.5	1204^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.7%		14.7	1103^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	11.6%	101		14.5	8.7	16.1				15.9	8.7	6.5				16.1			$15,042	$2,043	$12,998
Grovetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Ford Ave	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 863-0800	908	65	13.9	66.9%	254 (28.0%)	344 (37.9%)	175 (19.3%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	115 (12.7%)	65.5	382^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%		50.3	562^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	55.0%	180		33.3	43.2	52.9				48.6	43.5	54.9				59.5			$12,414	$607	$11,807
North Harlem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 W Trippe St	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-5995	930	62	15.1	53.2%	594 (63.9%)	155 (16.7%)	97 (10.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.0%)	65.8	379^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.4%		52.9	529^th of 1248 public elementary schools	57.6%	150		40.5	41.9	49.3				46.6	51.5	50.7				55.7			$12,066	$696	$11,370
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Goldfinch Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4915	447	34	13.2	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	392 (87.7%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	9.9	1184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.1	1221^st of 1248 public elementary schools	2.2%	37		12.5	16.9	22.0				10.7	20.3	7.3				12.3			$16,266	$1,954	$14,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Blythe Elementary School

How many students attend Blythe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Blythe Elementary School.

What district is Blythe Elementary School in?

Richmond County

Is Blythe Elementary School a good school?

Blythe Elementary School ranks 788^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Blythe Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hephzibah Middle School
High : Hephzibah High School

What is the racial makeup of Blythe Elementary School?

Students at Blythe Elementary School are 43% White, 39% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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