Summary:
Zip code 31079, serving the Rochelle area in Wilcox County, Georgia, is home to just one elementary school: Wilcox County Elementary School, which educates students from Pre-K through 5th grade with a total enrollment of 547 students.
As the only elementary school in this area, Wilcox County Elementary School serves a student population where 95.61% qualify for free or reduced lunch, placing it in a very high-poverty category. The school benefits from strong resource allocation, spending $14,548 per student and maintaining a favorable 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio. The school's state ranking has shown improvement over three years, moving from the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026 to a peak of the 68th percentile in 2023-2024, before settling at the 57th percentile in the most recent year. This places the school in the middle-to-upper range of Georgia elementary schools, earning a 3-star rating from the Wilcox County district, which ranks 86th out of 201 districts statewide.
The most recent 2025-2026 test scores reveal concerning declines in mathematics and science compared to the prior year. Math proficiency dropped significantly in 4th grade (from 47.9% to 31.7%) and 5th grade (from 49.4% to 35.1%), while 3rd grade math actually improved from 38.0% to 45.3%. Science proficiency in 5th grade fell from 54.0% to 37.7%, dropping below the state average. Chronic absenteeism stands at 19.8%, which is better than the district average of 32.7% but slightly above the state's 17.7%. While the school has demonstrated the ability to achieve strong results in some subjects and years, the recent declines suggest possible cohort effects or systemic challenges that parents may want to monitor. The school's high poverty rate and above-average per-student spending indicate significant investment in student support, which may help address these challenges moving forward.
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