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Dearing Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

500 Main St N, Dearing, GA 30808 · (706) 986-4900 · Part of McDuffie County School District

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Directions
Students
414
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dearing Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Dearing kids: Thomson-McDuffie Middle School

On the path

Where Dearing kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dearing Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Thomson-McDuffie Middle Schoolin Thomson

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Main St N, Dearing

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten61
Grade 158
Grade 259
Grade 370
Grade 465
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
437’20
437’21
441’22
422’23
414’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 24%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dearing Elementary School from Dearing families.

Other schools in McDuffie County School District

The district →
Maxwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Thomson
436 students15:1
Thomson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Thomson
C
322 students13:1
Norris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Thomson
C−
287 students13:1
Thomson-McDuffie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thomson
C−
667 students15:1
Thomson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Thomson
D
962 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Dearing’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.