Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30456

Summary:

The 30456 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, S G A Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 259 students. The school is part of the Burke County school district, which is ranked 162 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

S G A Elementary School's student performance on the Milestones Assessment is generally lower than the Burke County and Georgia averages, particularly in English Language Arts. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 20% compared to 17.6% for Burke County and 34.9% for Georgia, while the 5th grade ELA proficiency rate was 32.4% compared to 20% for Burke County and 43% for Georgia. However, the school's math proficiency rates are closer to or above the district and state averages.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $16,120 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1, S G A Elementary School serves a high-poverty student population, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges and resource needs, and the available funding and resources have not yet translated into strong academic outcomes, particularly in English Language Arts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
S G A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1265 Charles Perry Ave	Sardis	30456	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 569-4322	230	25	9.2	100.0%	90 (39.1%)	119 (51.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.4%)	30.9	820^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.8%		49.2	570^th of 1248 public elementary schools	54.3%	250	20.0	17.9	32.4	42.5	43.6	24.3	29.7	$26,843	$2,415	$24,428

Cities Near Zip Code 30456

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sardis	1.03 mi	1	273^rd
Waynesboro	15.26 mi	5	314^th
Millen	15.43 mi	4	231^st
Sylvania	17.26 mi	4	170^th
Hephzibah	23.72 mi	9	318^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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