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Schools in Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island’s public schools

Glynn County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jekyll Island. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?13/16schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 2% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
12,750 students on the public path
In brief

Jekyll Island’s schools, in brief

School by school

13 of Jekyll Island’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Oglethorpe Point Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Burroughs-Molette Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Jekyll Island, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: Brunswick High School, Glynn Academy and Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Jekyll Island, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Jekyll Island’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Glynn County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 39.6% · 6502 students tested
Math41%
State average 37.4% · 6694 students tested

Jekyll Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Jekyll Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jekyll Island—Glynn County
BrunswickA−Glynn County

Every school in Jekyll Island

17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Jekyll Islandin other towns
Sterling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
B−
767 students14:1Rate it →
Satilla Marsh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
A
752 students14:1Rate it →
Altama Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
B−
672 students13:1Rate it →
Golden Isles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
B+
619 students13:1Rate it →
Greer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
A−
599 students13:1Rate it →
Glyndale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
C+
585 students12:1Rate it →
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
C
546 students11:1Rate it →
Goodyear Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brunswick
C
515 students12:1Rate it →
Oglethorpe Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Simons Island
A+
486 students12:1Rate it →
St. Simons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Simons Island
A
462 students12:1Rate it →
Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate
Grades K–12 · Brunswick
23 students5:1Rate it →
Jane Macon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brunswick
B
801 students13:1Rate it →
Needwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brunswick
B
736 students13:1Rate it →
Glynn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brunswick
A−
735 students14:1Rate it →
Risley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brunswick
B
590 students12:1Rate it →
Brunswick High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brunswick
B
1,951 students16:1Rate it →
Glynn Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Brunswick
A−
1,911 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Jekyll Island’s schools

Are Jekyll Island’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jekyll Island. Glynn County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jekyll Island. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jekyll Island in?

Glynn County School District.

Where do Jekyll Island kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Brunswick High School, Glynn Academy and Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate.

Parents talk

What Jekyll Island families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.