Summary:
Zip code 31028 in Centerville, Georgia, is served by a single elementary school, Centerville Elementary School, which enrolls 679 students in grades PK through 5 within the Houston County School District.
Centerville Elementary School serves an exceptionally high-needs population, with 98.67% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school receives strong resource support, spending $14,278 per student and maintaining a favorable 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio. In the most recent testing cycle, the school showed notable strengths in upper-elementary STEM subjects: 5th grade science proficiency jumped 11.7 percentage points to 47.3%, now above the state average, and 5th grade math reached 45.1%, also exceeding the state mark. However, 4th grade math declined to 36.2%, creating a 17.5-point gap versus the district average of 53.7%. The school's overall state ranking has stabilized in the 50th–52nd percentile range after dropping from the 69th percentile in 2023-2024.
While current-year ELA scores are not yet available (they release in December), last year's data showed the school trailing the district in every grade level, with the gap widening from 5.7 points in 3rd grade to 14.9 points in 5th grade. Chronic absenteeism stands at 16.3%, slightly above the district rate of 15.6% but below the state's 17.7%. For parents, this school offers strong resource allocation and improving STEM outcomes, particularly in 5th grade, but faces persistent literacy challenges and a concerning dip in 4th grade math. The December ELA release will be crucial to determining whether literacy gains have accompanied the science and math improvements.
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