Proficient or Distinguished
56.7%−3.5 pts
Change vs. 2024–25
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Georgia Milestones · 2025–26
Effingham 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
+13.8 pts
Region: 42.9% on this slice
vs. Georgia
+12.8 pts
Georgia: 43.9% on this slice
Students tested
9,798
Across the subjects shown
Year over year
Trend against the region and the state
Effingham 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.
- 2022–2351.1% proficient or above
- 2023–2456.1% proficient or above
- 2024–2556.3% proficient or above
- 2025–2656.7% proficient or above
BeginningDevelopingProficientDistinguished
End of grade
Performance by subject
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SubjectProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Georgiavs. 2024–25
Effingham 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 8:55%−7.3Physical Science is tested only in grade 8:94%−2.536%64%
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
South Effingham Elementary School562 tested69.1%+12.4 pts−4.6 ptsBlandford Elementary School551 tested62.2%+5.5 pts−1.1 ptsSand Hill Elementary School492 tested61.3%+4.6 pts−2.1 ptsRincon Elementary School607 tested60.7%+4.0 pts−2.4 ptsEbenezer Elementary School587 tested58.4%+1.7 pts−4.1 ptsMarlow Elementary School470 tested57.7%+1.0 pts−9.9 ptsSpringfield Elementary School502 tested55.8%−0.9 pts−11.7 ptsGuyton Elementary School444 tested45.5%−11.2 pts−5.4 ptsMiddle schoolsProficient or DistinguishedScorevs. Districtvs. 2024–25
South Effingham Middle School1,947 tested65.4%+8.7 pts+0.1 ptsEbenezer Middle School1,659 tested55.3%−1.4 pts−1.1 ptsEffingham County Middle School1,977 tested43.9%−12.8 pts−5.4 ptsSchoolEffingham 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
- Math37.8 ptsnarrowed 2.7
- Science28.6 ptsnarrowed 0.2
- Social Studies33.7 ptsnarrowed 5.6
Limited English Proficient
Points behind Not Limited English Proficient
- Math24.5 ptswidened 4.0
- Science32.4 ptsnarrowed 4.3
- Social Studies41.1 ptsnarrowed 9.3
| Student group | % of Tested | Math | Science | Social Studies | Physical Sci. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | n=6,523 | 57.3% | 48.8% | 54.9% | 93.6% |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 48.9% | 54.7%−2.6 | 46.6%−2.2 | 51.8%−3.1 | 92.7%−0.9 |
| Male | 51.1% | 59.8%+2.5 | 51.1%+2.3 | 58.2%+3.3 | 94.4%+0.8 |
| Race / Ethnicity | |||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2.1% | 82.2%+24.9 | 60.7%+11.9 | 61.1%(n=18) | — |
| Black or African American | 18.2% | 36.8%−20.5 | 31.5%−17.3 | 39.7%−15.2 | 93.1%−0.5 |
| Hispanic | 13.6% | 54.6%−2.7 | 41.8%−7.0 | 48.7%−6.2 | 97.8%+4.2 |
| Two or More Races | 6.7% | 54.1%−3.2 | 46.6%−2.2 | 50.0%−4.9 | — |
| White | 59.2% | 63.7%+6.4 | 56.0%+7.2 | 60.8%+5.9 | 92.7%−0.9 |
| Student Groups | |||||
| Students with Disabilities | 18.1% | 26.3%−31.0 | 25.7%−23.1 | 26.3%−28.6 | — |
| Students without Disabilities | 81.9% | 64.1%+6.8 | 54.3%+5.5 | 60.0%+5.1 | 93.7%+0.1 |
| Limited English Proficient | 3.4% | 33.6%−23.7 | 17.5%−31.3 | 14.8%−40.1 | — |
| Not Limited English Proficient | 96.6% | 58.1%+0.8 | 49.9%+1.1 | 55.9%+1.0 | 93.6%+0.0 |
| Non-Migrant | 100.0% | 57.4%+0.1 | 48.8%+0.0 | 55.0%+0.1 | 93.6%+0.0 |
What stands out
Findings for 2025–26
Generated directly from the published results — every statement below can be checked against the dashboard above.
Social Studies lost 7.3 points
54.9% of students scored Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, down from 62.2% in 2024–25.
The Limited English Proficient gap in Algebra: C&C widened by 18.3 points
Limited English Proficient sat 20.3 points behind Not Limited English Proficient in 2024–25, and 38.6 points behind them in 2025–26.
Grade 4 Math lost 13.6 points
60.0% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, down from 73.6% in 2024–25.
Social Studies is 14.7 points above the state
Effingham County reported 54.9% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26; Georgia reported 40.2%.
Social Studies is 15.6 points above the First District average
54.9% here vs. 39.3% Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26.
US History lost 3.5 points
44.8% of students scored Proficient or Distinguished in 2025–26, down from 48.3% in 2024–25.
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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