Summary:
Zip code 30427, serving the Glennville area of Tattnall County, Georgia, contains two public schools—South Tattnall Elementary School (grades PK-5) and South Tattnall Middle School (grades 6-8)—with no high school in the immediate area, and both schools report 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
The two schools are heading in opposite directions. South Tattnall Middle School is the relative bright spot, improving its state ranking from the 43rd to the 48th percentile and showing strong math gains across all grade levels—6th grade jumped 7.1 points and 7th grade rose 5.3 points, with 7th-grade math (45% proficient) now exceeding both the district and state averages. However, the middle school struggles significantly in 8th-grade social studies, where only 20.1% of students are proficient versus 40.2% statewide, and its chronic absenteeism rate (19.5%) is above the state average. In contrast, South Tattnall Elementary School has fallen sharply, dropping from the 40th to the 21st percentile in state rankings, with math proficiency declining in every grade level and 5th-grade science collapsing from 30.1% to just 15.7% proficient—nearly 29 points below the state average.
Both schools are part of the Tattnall County district, which ranks in the bottom half of Georgia districts. Despite spending well above typical levels ($14,832 per student at the elementary and $13,516 at the middle school) and maintaining favorable student-teacher ratios, academic outcomes remain below state averages in most subjects. The elementary school's chronic absenteeism (16.4%) is actually better than the state average, but its declining performance is concerning, especially since these students will eventually feed into the middle school. The coming years will reveal whether the middle school's current math improvements can be sustained or if the elementary school's downward trend will eventually impact its success.
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