Summary:
McClelland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ludowici, Georgia, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 931 students. The school is part of the Long County School District, which is ranked 121 out of 203 districts in Georgia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
McClelland Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, ranking 915 out of 1,248 in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in the Milestones Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the 5th-grade proficiency rates were 30.7% in ELA, 21.2% in Math, and 26.6% in Science, compared to the state averages of 48.2%, 41%, and 41.7%, respectively. Additionally, McClelland Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.54% in 2020-2021 to 72.07% in 2022-2023, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families compared to the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby Smiley Elementary School, which is also in the Long County School District, has a higher ranking and better test scores than McClelland Elementary School. Furthermore, the schools in the Liberty County School District, which are located closer to McClelland Elementary School, generally have higher academic performance, lower free/reduced-price lunch rates, and higher spending per student compared to McClelland. These comparisons suggest that the socioeconomic challenges faced by McClelland Elementary School's student population and the school's lower funding may be contributing factors to its lower academic performance.
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Detail:
Public 3-5
District:
Long County
SchoolDigger Rank:
915th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend McClelland Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.8
Number of students: 931
Racial breakdown:
White:
46.9%
African American:
25.0%
Hispanic:
16.2%
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Two or more races:
11.0%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
Asian:
0.2%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.1%
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