Summary:
The 31650 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Willacoochee Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 178 students. As the only school in this area, Willacoochee Elementary is the focus of this analysis.
Willacoochee Elementary is part of the Atkinson County School District, which is ranked 39 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's own performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking 359 out of 1,248 Georgia elementary schools in 2023-2024 (4 stars), 393 out of 1,242 in 2022-2023 (3 stars), and 179 out of 1,244 in 2021-2022 (4 stars). While 5th-grade students performed better than the county and state averages in ELA, Math, and Science in 2023-2024, 3rd and 4th-grade students performed below the averages in ELA.
Willacoochee Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 89.89% in 2022-2023, suggesting a relatively low-income student population. However, the school's per-student spending of $13,500 and a student-teacher ratio of 11.2 to 1 indicate a focus on providing additional resources and support for the students. Overall, Willacoochee Elementary appears to be a small, high-poverty school with inconsistent academic performance, but with a potential emphasis on personalized learning and resource allocation.
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