Folkston Elementary School
34754 Okefenokee Dr
Folkston GA, 31537, Charlton County
Phone: 912-496-2360
Ranking: 
(1,230 out of 1,747, bottom 30%)*
(1,230 out of 1,747, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Charlton County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 551 | 537 | 526 | 478 | 473 | 461 | 457 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 76 | 13.8% | 70 | 13.0% | 72 | 13.7% | 64 | 13.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 137 | 24.9% | 119 | 22.2% | 135 | 25.7% | 103 | 21.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 112 | 20.3% | 136 | 25.3% | 112 | 21.3% | 122 | 25.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 118 | 21.4% | 103 | 19.2% | 112 | 21.3% | 99 | 20.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 108 | 19.6% | 109 | 20.3% | 95 | 18.1% | 90 | 18.8% | 121 | 25.6% | 128 | 27.8% | 117 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 287 | 52.1% | 272 | 50.7% | 263 | 50.0% | 236 | 49.4% | 255 | 53.9% | 242 | 52.5% | 234 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 264 | 47.9% | 265 | 49.3% | 263 | 50.0% | 242 | 50.6% | 218 | 46.1% | 196 | 42.5% | 206 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 194 | 35.2% | 204 | 38.0% | 204 | 38.8% | 187 | 39.1% | 160 | 33.8% | 150 | 32.5% | 149 | 32.6% |
| White: | 307 | 55.7% | 294 | 54.7% | 286 | 54.4% | 259 | 54.2% | 281 | 59.4% | 290 | 62.9% | 285 | 62.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.0% | 24 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.2% | 26 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 406 | 73.7% | 449 | 83.6% | 354 | 67.3% | 332 | 69.5% | 276 | 58.4% | 254 | 55.1% | 242 | 53.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 9.3% | 51 | 9.5% | 51 | 9.7% | 42 | 8.8% | 54 | 11.4% | 64 | 13.9% | 61 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.13 | 18.39 | 17.59 | 14.75 | 16.37 | 15.40 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 74.2% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.7% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 79.6% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.8% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76.8% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 86.3% | 88.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.3% | 91% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 90.6% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64.8% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 66.6% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 66% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.6% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.5% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.4% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.8% | 82% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 87.6% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 78.1% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.4% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.8% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 95.2% | 92.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.6% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 61.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68.1% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.2% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.8% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.9% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.1% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 81.5% | 78.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 78.3% | 88% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 88.3% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.2% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.3% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.9% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 88.5% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73.4% | 79% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 73.4% | 84.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 71.8% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71% | 86.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 72.5% | 87% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 79.3% | 79% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.3% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 64.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 52.9% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 58.2% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 82.2% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 81% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72.4% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.8% | 89% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.7% | 88% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.5% | 71.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 58.4% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 59.4% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 60% | 80% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 89.6% | 90% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 81% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 55.8% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 49.4% | 74% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.7% | 85% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82.2% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88% | 89.9% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 83.5% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.1% | 92% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.5% | 88% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.5% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 61.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77.7% | 79.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.2% | 82% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.2% | 81% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.6% | 85.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.2% | 87.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.1% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.1% | 90% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.6% | 89% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 58% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 61.6% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 62.5% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 77% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 84.2% | 91% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 82.7% | 88.4% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.6% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 55.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 54.8% | 72% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.2% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.3% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 84.8% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.3% | 92% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 59.4% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.3% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.7% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.8% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.6% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.7% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 91% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.1% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 58.6% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 64.5% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62% | 70% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.6% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.9% | 64% |
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* Folkston Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.