Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Brunswick, Georgia
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School in Brunswick, Georgia enrolled 546 students in 2024-25 with 50.7 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
593 students in 2022-23, 592 students in 2023-24, 546 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.8 to 50.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 593 | 44.8 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 48.4 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 546 | 50.7 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 504 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Burroughs-Molette Elementary School enrolled 504 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 504 of the 504 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions45
- Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.4% of students were Black, 20.7% Hispanic, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black73.4%
- Hispanic20.7%
- Two or more races3.7%
- White1.6%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Burroughs-Molette Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 24% | 42% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 41% (2021-22) | 38.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Brunswick
8 public elementary schools in Brunswick report 2024-25 enrollment; Burroughs-Molette Elementary School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Elementary School | 767 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
| Satilla Marsh Elementary School | 752 | 14.3 | 66.9% |
| Altama Elementary School | 672 | 13.1 | 100.0% |
| Golden Isles Elementary School | 619 | 13.3 | 100.0% |
| Greer Elementary School | 599 | 12.5 | 73.8% |
| Glyndale Elementary School | 585 | 11.9 | 100.0% |
| Burroughs-Molette Elementary School | 546 | 10.8 | 100.0% |
| Goodyear Elementary School | 515 | 11.6 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
- Goodyear Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 515 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Altama Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.4 miles away: 672 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
- Compare Burroughs-Molette Elementary School with Goodyear Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Glynn County spends per student$14,966 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,966
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaBurroughs-Molette Elementary School is the number 736 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#736 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Burroughs-Molette Elementary School
How many students attend Burroughs-Molette Elementary School?
546 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 593 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Brunswick, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Burroughs-Molette Elementary School?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Burroughs-Molette Elementary School a Title I school?
Burroughs-Molette Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Burroughs-Molette Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Burroughs-Molette Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Burroughs-Molette Elementary School in?
Glynn County, NCES district ID 1302400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130240001067 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.