Proficient or Distinguished
36.9%+0.5 pts
Change vs. 2024–25
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Georgia Milestones · 2025–26
Candler County
English Language Arts results for 2025–26 have not been published yet — GaDOE releases them after standard setting on the revised standards. Every total on this page covers the published subjects only.
At a glance
Headline results
vs. First District average
−6.0 pts
Region: 42.9% on this slice
vs. Georgia
−7.0 pts
Georgia: 43.9% on this slice
Students tested
1,342
Across the subjects shown
Year over year
Trend against the region and the state
Candler County against the First District average and Georgia, all on the current slice.
How scores are distributed
Share of students at each achievement level, by year. The rule is the grade-level line.
- 2022–2330.5% proficient or above
- 2023–2433.7% proficient or above
- 2024–2533.2% proficient or above
- 2025–2636.9% proficient or above
BeginningDevelopingProficientDistinguished
End of grade
Performance by subject
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SubjectProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Georgiavs. 2024–25
Candler CountyGeorgia averageBars run 0–100%.
By grade
Where performance sits across grades
Percent Proficient or Distinguished in each tested grade, with the change from last year. Click a cell to focus on that subject and grade.
| Grade | Math | Science |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | ||
| Grade 4 | ||
| Grade 5 | ||
| Grade 6 | ||
| Grade 7 | ||
| Grade 8 |
Social Studies is tested only in grade 8:9%−14.225%51%
By school
How schools compare
Every school with published results, grouped by level. Each bar is that school's percent Proficient or Distinguished across the subjects shown; the notch is the district average. Click a school to open its full dashboard.
Elementary schoolsProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Districtvs. 2024–25
Metter Elementary School570 tested37.4%+0.5 pts−1.1 ptsMiddle schoolsProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Districtvs. 2024–25
Metter Middle School772 tested36.6%−0.3 pts+1.7 ptsSchoolCandler County averageBars run 0–100%. Schools cover all students in all tested grades.
Student groups
Gaps between student groups
Percent Proficient or Distinguished for each reported group, and how far each sits from the district as a whole. The subject filter narrows these columns.
Students with Disabilities
Points behind Students without Disabilities
- Math33.2 ptsnarrowed 0.9
- Science24.0 ptsnarrowed 3.8
- Social Studies10.6 ptsnarrowed 16.2
| Student group | % of Tested | Math | Science | Social Studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | n=889 | 42.9% | 33.4% | 9.1% |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 47.1% | 42.5%−0.4 | 29.9%−3.5 | 6.6%−2.5 |
| Male | 52.9% | 43.4%+0.5 | 36.6%+3.2 | 11.7%+2.6 |
| Race / Ethnicity | ||||
| Black or African American | 25.9% | 24.4%−18.5 | 13.9%−19.5 | 5.3%−3.8 |
| Hispanic | 21.8% | 40.7%−2.2 | 20.0%−13.4 | 5.4%−3.7 |
| White | 47.8% | 54.8%+11.9 | 49.3%+15.9 | 13.7%+4.6 |
| Student Groups | ||||
| Students with Disabilities | 15.2% | 14.8%−28.1 | 13.0%−20.4 | 0.0%−9.1 |
| Students without Disabilities | 84.8% | 48.0%+5.1 | 37.0%+3.6 | 10.6%+1.5 |
| Not Limited English Proficient | 95.4% | 44.7%+1.8 | 34.9%+1.5 | 9.6%+0.5 |
| Non-Migrant | 98.0% | 43.6%+0.7 | 34.0%+0.6 | 9.3%+0.2 |
What stands out
Findings for 2025–26
Generated directly from the published results — every statement below can be checked against the dashboard above.
Biology gained 22.5 points
54.6% of students scored Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, up from 32.1% in 2024–25.
Math has moved in one direction for 4 straight years
38.4% → 39.4% → 39.7% → 42.9% across 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 (+4.5 pts overall).
The Students with Disabilities gap in Social Studies narrowed by 16.2 points
Students with Disabilities sat 26.8 points behind Students without Disabilities in 2024–25, and 10.6 points behind them in 2025–26.
Grade 5 Math lost 18.7 points
31.9% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, down from 50.6% in 2024–25.
Social Studies is 31.1 points below the state
Candler County reported 9.1% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26; Georgia reported 40.2%.
Social Studies is 30.2 points below the First District average
9.1% here vs. 39.3% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26.
Source: Georgia Milestones district aggregates published by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement. “Proficient or Distinguished” combines the top two of Georgia's four achievement levels and is the measure used for grade-level readiness. Cells marked “—” were withheld by the state because the group was too small to report without identifying individual students; they are excluded from averages rather than treated as zero. Where a student group is small, its size is shown beside the percentage and no comparison is drawn — a single student can move such a figure by tens of points, so it should not be read as a trend.
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