Effingham County

Summary:

The Effingham County school district in Georgia consists of 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district appears to be a strong performer, with several standout schools consistently ranking among the top in the state.

South Effingham High School and South Effingham Middle School are two of the top-performing schools in the district, with high graduation rates, exceptional test scores, and strong rankings compared to their peers across Georgia. Blandford Elementary School also stands out as a high-performing elementary school in the district.

Overall, the Effingham County school district appears to be effectively serving its diverse student population, with a range of socioeconomic factors represented across the schools. While there is some variation in per-student spending and performance, the district as a whole demonstrates strong academic achievement, particularly in STEM subjects like Mathematics and Science.

District Detail

405 North Ash Street
Springfield, GA 31329

(912) 754-6491

SchoolDigger Rank:
22^nd of 203 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Dixie Hwy S	Springfield	31329	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 754-3326	735	55	13.3	55.6%	472 (64.2%)	149 (20.3%)	66 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	77.2	261^st of 1248 public elementary schools	79.1%		72.3	312^th of 1242 public elementary schools	74.9%	51					48.7	47.5	59.0				65.5	65.6	45.1				57.4			$10,277	$761	$9,516
Rincon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1703 Fort Howard Road	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 826-5523	1,047	70	14.9	49.1%	555 (53.0%)	250 (23.9%)	106 (10.1%)	22 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	111 (10.6%)	79	242^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	80.6%		83.4	195^th of 1242 public elementary schools	84.3%	47					55.8	47.0	59.5				67.5	58.6	53.4				54.6			$9,164	$576	$8,589
Sand Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Stagecoach Ave	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 728-5112	891	60	14.8	45.9%	690 (77.4%)	52 (5.8%)	83 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.0%)	81.4	212^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.0%		68.1	357^th of 1242 public elementary schools	71.3%	145					56.3	44.6	61.7				76.5	69.8	54.5				52.3			$10,204	$743	$9,461
Ebenezer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1198 Ebenezer Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 754-5522	948	64	14.8	37.6%	678 (71.5%)	107 (11.3%)	101 (10.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.8%)	77.4	257^th of 1248 public elementary schools	79.4%		80	228^th of 1242 public elementary schools	81.6%	29					52.7	33.8	63.3				58.1	73.0	57.8				55.8			$9,603	$301	$9,301
South Effingham High School	Public	9-12	1220 Noel C Conaway Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-7511	1,888	112	16.9	30.2%	1,245 (65.9%)	270 (14.3%)	226 (12.0%)	35 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (5.8%)	70.1	87^th of 458 public high schools	81.0%		61.8	112^th of 442 public high schools	74.7%	25	52.6	53.6	53.1	56.8																$8,585	$304	$8,281
South Effingham Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Noel C Conaway Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-7500	1,097	74	14.8	32.3%	755 (68.8%)	131 (11.9%)	121 (11.0%)	20 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.2%)	88.3	65^th of 588 public middle schools	88.9%		88.2	59^th of 577 public middle schools	89.8%	6		100.0						53.4	51.4	65.3				57.0	59.3	72.3		44.2	71.1	$8,445	$306	$8,139
South Effingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	767 Kolic Helmey Rd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3801	906	62	14.7	25.7%	585 (64.6%)	121 (13.4%)	126 (13.9%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.3%)	90.5	127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	89.8%		86.6	164^th of 1242 public elementary schools	86.8%	37					57.8	64.7	69.9				69.3	83.5	61.0				63.7			$7,999	$301	$7,698
Ebenezer Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Ebenezer Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 754-7757	934	65	14.4	36.9%	578 (61.9%)	176 (18.8%)	109 (11.7%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.4%)	82	94^th of 588 public middle schools	84.0%		72.2	133^rd of 577 public middle schools	76.9%	39		98.1						59.1	48.5	58.4				51.9	51.5	61.4		34.0	55.8	$8,017	$324	$7,693
Blandford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 McCall Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 826-4200	915	62	14.7	43.0%	526 (57.5%)	196 (21.4%)	125 (13.7%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.9%)	84.8	180^th of 1248 public elementary schools	85.6%		83.9	191^st of 1242 public elementary schools	84.6%	11					53.1	45.4	69.4				62.2	63.1	70.7				66.2			$9,698	$301	$9,397
Marlow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5160 Ga Highway 17 S	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 728-3262	775	56	13.8	31.2%	592 (76.4%)	54 (7.0%)	84 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	82	211^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.1%		80.6	221^st of 1242 public elementary schools	82.2%	10					51.3	43.5	66.4				57.4	62.0	63.3				69.5			$9,104	$301	$8,803
Effingham County Middle School	Public	6-8	1659 Ga Highway 119 S	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 772-7001	1,064	77	13.8	51.9%	641 (60.2%)	245 (23.0%)	102 (9.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.6%)	69.3	155^th of 588 public middle schools	73.6%		62.9	188^th of 577 public middle schools	67.4%	33		95.7						39.1	41.4	47.5				39.9	52.2	56.9		41.6	45.8	$8,990	$580	$8,409
Effingham County High School	Public	9-12	1589 Ga Highway 119 S	Springfield	31329	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 754-6404	2,108	121	17.4	37.4%	1,301 (61.7%)	482 (22.9%)	200 (9.5%)	10 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	110 (5.2%)	59.6	135^th of 458 public high schools	70.5%		48.1	188^th of 442 public high schools	57.5%	53	43.5	51.8	55.0	39.3																$9,049	$313	$8,736
Guyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Central Blvd	Guyton	31312	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 772-3384	739	55	13.3	54.1%	485 (65.6%)	152 (20.6%)	66 (8.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	58.5	466^th of 1248 public elementary schools	62.7%		54	516^th of 1242 public elementary schools	58.5%	50					52.4	35.3	45.4				57.1	58.6	36.2				34.6			$10,421	$862	$9,558

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Savannah-Chatham County	6.09 mi	62	128^th
Bulloch County	13.86 mi	15	96^th
Bryan County	14.75 mi	12	20^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	14.95 mi	32
Liberty County	26.3 mi	14	132^nd

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