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Folkston Elementary School

Regular School · Folkston, GA

Folkston Elementary School is a regular school school in Folkston, Georgia, serving grades PK–04 with 545 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
545
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 295 54%
Black or African American 168 31%
Two or more races 52 10%
Hispanic/Latino 19 3%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Total enrollment 545 286M / 259F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40-44% 36.4% 98
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 39.4% 100

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.90 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
7 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
92
16.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 545 100%

Contact & Location

34754 Okefenokee Dr

Folkston, GA 31537

Phone: (912)496-7369

District

Charlton County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,507

District enrollment: 1,686

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

130099002241

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD