Best Public Schools in Blythe, GA

Summary:

The city of Blythe, Georgia has only one public elementary school, Blythe Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 292 students. The school is part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 176 out of 203 districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blythe Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of elementary schools in Georgia, with a statewide ranking between 815 and 903 out of around 1,250 schools over the past three school years. The school's performance on state assessments, such as the Milestones Assessment, is generally below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 38.8%, compared to the state average of 48.2% and the district average of 26.9%.

Additionally, Blythe Elementary School has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 97.95% in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's relatively low statewide ranking and below-average test scores, combined with the high poverty rates, suggest that the school may be facing challenges in effectively allocating resources and supporting student learning. However, this data provides an opportunity to identify areas for improvement and implement targeted strategies to support student achievement and overall school performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blythe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Church St	Blythe	30805	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4090	328	27	12.1	91.8%	145 (44.2%)	117 (35.7%)	34 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	29.5	863^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.8%		31.3	815^th of 1242 public elementary schools	34.4%	48	34.2	18.4	38.8	34.2	34.7	22.4	24.5	$11,699	$916	$10,783

Cities Near Blythe

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hephzibah	2.42 mi	10	309^th
Fort Gordon	4.22 mi	1	77^th
Augusta	4.62 mi	46	320^th
Grovetown	8.04 mi	8	84^th
Martinez	11.24 mi	4	19^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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