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Altamaha Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 344 Altamaha School Rd, Baxley, Appling County, 31513

380
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Altamaha Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baxley, Appling County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Appling County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Appling County

Enrollment & staffing

Altamaha Elementary School enrolls 380 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
188 (49%)
Female students
192 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31082%
Hispanic or Latino348.9%
Black or African American184.7%
Two or more races184.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

304 of the school's 380 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 304 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Altamaha Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-10, state senate district 19, state house district 156.

School district: Appling County

Altamaha Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Appling County, based in Baxley, Georgia. The district serves 3,414 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Altamaha Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 683 students per school.

3,414
District students
5
Schools
256
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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