Summary:
Zip code 31643, serving the Quitman, Georgia area, is home to just one elementary school: Quitman Elementary School, which enrolls 596 students in grades K-5 and is part of the Brooks County school district.
Quitman Elementary serves a student body where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $14,891 per pupil and maintaining a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Despite these resources, academic performance trails state averages across most subjects and grade levels. In the most recent 2025-2026 testing, math proficiency ranged from 34.4% in 3rd grade down to 25.3% in 5th grade, compared to state averages of 48.3% and 44.1% respectively. Science proficiency for 5th graders was 29.1%, well below the state's 44.2%. The most recent English Language Arts (ELA) scores from 2024-2025 show a similar pattern, with 5th-grade proficiency at just 13.7% versus the state's 43.0%. A concerning trend is that proficiency declines as students advance through the grades, suggesting learning gaps compound over time.
There are some encouraging signs. The school has improved its state ranking for three consecutive years, moving from the 13th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026. Fifth-grade math scores jumped from 14.7% to 25.3% proficiency year-over-year, and 4th-grade math also improved. However, chronic absenteeism stands at 19.1%, higher than both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages, which likely hampers academic progress. While the school outperforms its district in a few areas, such as 3rd-grade ELA, it lags significantly in 5th-grade science. For parents, this school offers strong per-student investment and small class sizes, but faces clear challenges in raising achievement, particularly in upper elementary grades and science.
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