Lamar County

The Lamar County School District in Georgia consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data suggests that the district as a whole is underperforming compared to state averages, with all schools having low statewide rankings and ratings. However, there are some bright spots, particularly at the Lamar County Middle School and Lamar County Elementary School, which showed stronger performance on certain assessments.

The Lamar County Middle School stood out for its relatively strong performance on Milestones Assessments, with 6th-8th grade ELA and Math scores above the Lamar County district average. The school also had a 45.8% proficiency rate in 8th grade Social Studies, significantly higher than the state average of 35.9%. Similarly, the Lamar County Elementary School showed a 5th grade ELA proficiency rate of 40.1%, which was higher than the district and state averages, though the school struggled in 3rd and 4th grade ELA and Math.

Overall, the data suggests that the Lamar County School District faces significant challenges, with low graduation rates, test scores below state averages, high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and relatively low spending per student and high student-teacher ratios. These factors may be contributing to the district's overall underperformance, though the bright spots at the middle and elementary levels provide some hope for improvement.