Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39897

Summary:

The 39897 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Whigham Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Grady County school district, which is ranked 97 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whigham Elementary School's academic performance on the Milestones Assessment is mixed compared to state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics generally exceed the state averages, its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are often below the state averages. The school's performance in Science and Social Studies is also varied, with some grade levels falling below the state benchmarks. However, Whigham Elementary School consistently outperforms the Grady County district in most subject areas and grade levels.

The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,457, and it had a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5 in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 41.51% in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, Whigham Elementary School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable level of academic performance.

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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)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whigham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 W Broad Ave	Whigham	39897	Grady County	Grady County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 307-1714	543	38	14.3	79.2%	383 (70.5%)	89 (16.4%)	51 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	56.1	488^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.6%		62.3	430^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.5%	58	33.8	39.3	44.2	26.7	29.1	42.6	55.7	48.3	51.9	35.6	54.5	57.4	42.3	40.7	42.6	$12,241	$929	$11,312

Cities Near Zip Code 39897

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whigham	3.91 mi	1	122^nd
Cairo	6.84 mi	4	267^th
Pelham	8.41 mi	4	209^th
Bainbridge	10.49 mi	7	294^th
Thomasville	20.84 mi	14	268^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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