Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39851

Summary:

The 39851 zip code area is home to two underperforming schools - Clay County Elementary and Clay County Middle School. Both schools consistently rank in the bottom half of their respective school types in Clay County, Georgia, and are rated 1-2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating they are significantly underperforming compared to other schools in the state.

The data shows that both schools have extremely low test scores, with proficiency rates well below the state averages across all subjects. For example, Clay County Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was just 11.1% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 38.4%. Additionally, both schools serve student populations that are 100% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of economic disadvantage.

Despite the high poverty levels, the schools spend relatively high amounts per student - $17,296 at Clay County Elementary and $20,196 at Clay County Middle School. However, this investment does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, raising questions about how resources are being allocated and utilized within the schools. With small enrollments of 138 and 62 students, respectively, the impact of school size on performance is another factor that may warrant further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th 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 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
Clay County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Hobbs Ln	Fort Gaines	39851	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 768-2234	62	7	9.2	100.0%	1 (1.6%)	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.4	396^th of 588 public middle schools	32.7%		9.5	553^rd of 577 public middle schools	4.2%	157				22.2	33.3				22.2	33.3		26.7	20.0	$20,196	$2,472	$17,724
Clay County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Hobbs Ln	Fort Gaines	39851	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 768-2234	138	15	9.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	136 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	939^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.8%		30.2	832^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	33.0%	107	11.1	44.4	27.8			18.5	22.2	22.2			33.3			$17,296	$2,323	$14,973

Cities Near Zip Code 39851

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Gaines	1.1 mi	2	321^st
Cuthbert	13.19 mi	3	325^th
Blakely	16.86 mi	3	327^th
Edison	19.2 mi	4	298^th
Georgetown	19.46 mi	2	349^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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