Matthew Arthur Elementary School

Regular School · Kathleen, GA

Matthew Arthur Elementary School is a regular school school in Kathleen, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 450 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

450

Teachers (FTE)

29.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	239	53%
Black or African American	125	28%
Hispanic/Latino	36	8%
Two or more races	34	8%
Asian	13	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	450	234M / 216F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	72.0% +35.6pp	36.4%	323
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +31.6pp	39.4%	323
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	90

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)

+0.35 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

141 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

107

23.8% 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.)	450	100%

Contact & Location

2500 Ga Highway 127

Kathleen, GA 31047

Phone: (478)988-6170

District

Houston County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,642

District enrollment: 30,631

Other Schools in District

Bonaire Elementary School Elementary
Bonaire Primary School Elementary
C. B. Watson Primary School Elementary
Centerville Elementary School Elementary
David A. Perdue Elementary School Elementary
David A. Perdue Primary Elementary
Eagle Springs Elementary Elementary
Hilltop Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31047) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130288002331

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