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St. Simons Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
805 Ocean Blvd
Saint Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone
(912) 638-2851
District
Glynn County
County
GLYNN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
523
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

St. Simons Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
67%
42%
62%
39%
72%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
41%
49%
36%
59%
46%
54%
41%
49%
36%
59%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
67%
39%
67%
41%
66%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 45 8.6%
Kindergarten 76 14.5%
Grade 1 83 15.9%
Grade 2 73 14.0%
Grade 3 82 15.7%
Grade 4 89 17.0%
Grade 5 75 14.3%
Total 523 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.9% 46.4% 37.7%
Black 21.3% 35.3% 38.1%
Hispanic 15.8% 16.4% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 1.4% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.8% 61.2% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 42.8% 54.5% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 6.7% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 84,566 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 201.5 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.9% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 21.8% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 33,991 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.2% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.9% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.4% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 9.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,905 $101,536,000 58.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $553 $7,109,000 4.1%
Staff $648 $8,328,000 4.8%
General Administration $69 $889,000 0.5%
School Administration $645 $8,285,000 4.8%
Operation $1,071 $13,751,000 8.0%
Transportation $442 $5,676,000 3.3%
Other $231 $2,961,000 1.7%
Total Support $3,659 $46,999,000 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,861 $23,902,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $13,425 $172,437,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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