Summary:
Zip code 39840, serving the Cuthbert, Georgia area, is home to just one elementary school, Randolph County Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 with 294 students in the Randolph County district.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that performance varies dramatically by grade level and subject. In the most recent 2025-2026 school year, 4th grade mathematics was a clear bright spot, with 57.1% of students proficient—actually 7 points above the state average and the only subject/grade combination to beat the state. However, 5th grade mathematics proficiency was just 17.2%, and 3rd grade math was 26.3%, both well below state averages. Science in 5th grade also lagged at 28.6% proficient. Looking at the prior year's ELA data, 3rd grade exceeded the state average (38.5% vs. 34.9%), but 4th grade ELA was critically low at just 9.7% proficient. This extreme variability—a nearly 40-point gap between 4th and 5th grade math in the same year—suggests outcomes may hinge more on specific classroom factors than school-wide systems.
The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students participating in free/reduced lunch, yet it invests heavily in students at $20,867 per pupil. Chronic absenteeism is a positive note at 13.6%, below the state average of 17.7%. The school's state ranking improved dramatically from the 12th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 39th percentile in 2024-2025, before slipping to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026. While the school still trails state averages in most categories, the 4th grade math success and improving trajectory suggest that replicating effective practices from higher-performing grade levels could drive further gains. Parents should be aware that with only one elementary school in the district, school and district scores are identical by definition.
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