South Effingham Elementary School

Regular School · Guyton, GA

South Effingham Elementary School is a regular school school in Guyton, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 863 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

863

Teachers (FTE)

63.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	521	60%
Hispanic/Latino	117	14%
Black or African American	116	13%
Asian	54	6%
Two or more races	51	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	863	460M / 403F

English Language Learners: 38 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	72.0% +35.6pp	36.4%	412
Reading Proficiency	63.0% +23.6pp	39.4%	412
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	139

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)

+0.41 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

67 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.8% 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.)	863	100%

Contact & Location

767 Kolic Helmey Rd

Guyton, GA 31312

Phone: (912)728-3801

District

Effingham County

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,264

District enrollment: 14,047

Other Schools in District

Blandford Elementary School Elementary
Ebenezer Elementary School Elementary
Guyton Elementary School Elementary
Marlow Elementary School Elementary
Rincon Elementary School Elementary
Sand Hill Elementary School Elementary
Springfield Elementary School Elementary
Effingham County High School High

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31312) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130198001954

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