📍 2500 Ga Highway 127, Kathleen, Houston County, 31047
Matthew Arthur Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kathleen, Houston County. The school has 873 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matthew Arthur Elementary School enrolls 873 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 25% Black or African American and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 483 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 873 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 qualify for free lunch and 74 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matthew Arthur Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-80, state senate district 20, state house district 148.
Matthew Arthur Elementary School is one of 37 schools in Houston County, based in Perry, Georgia. The district serves 30,939 students district-wide and employs 2,013 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 873 students, Matthew Arthur Elementary School is close to the district average of about 836 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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