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Blackshear Elementary School

Regular School · Blackshear, GA

Blackshear Elementary School is a regular school school in Blackshear, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 820 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
820
Teachers (FTE)
59.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 537 65%
Black or African American 124 15%
Hispanic/Latino 91 11%
Two or more races 60 7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5 1%
Asian 3 0%
Total enrollment 820 434M / 386F

English Language Learners: 37 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 47.0% +10.6pp 36.4% 329
Reading Proficiency 40.0% +0.6pp 39.4% 329
Science Proficiency 35-39% 114

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)
+0.10 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
22 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
26
3.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
113
13.8% 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.) 820 100%

Contact & Location

5217 Ga Highway 121

Blackshear, GA 31516

Phone: (912)449-2088

http://bes.pierce.k12.ga.us

District

Pierce County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,019

District enrollment: 3,637

NCES ID

130414001809

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