Summary:
The city of Preston, Georgia is home to two schools - Webster County Elementary/Middle School and Webster County High School, both of which serve a predominantly high-poverty student population. Unfortunately, these schools are among the lowest-performing in the state, with consistently low standardized test scores and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger.
Webster County Elementary/Middle School serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 195 students. The school's test scores are significantly below the state averages, with some grades performing as low as 0% proficiency in math. Despite spending $14,291 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 92.31% and a student-teacher ratio of 9.4, which is lower than the state average.
Webster County High School serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 70 students. Similar to the elementary/middle school, the high school's test scores are significantly below the state averages, with some subjects having proficiency rates as low as 4.2%. The school has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 92.86% and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2, which is higher than the elementary/middle school. The high school spends $9,159 per student, which is lower than the elementary/middle school.
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