Shiver Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Pelham, Georgia
Shiver Elementary School in Pelham, Georgia enrolled 579 students in 2024-25 with 39.6 full-time teachers, 14.6 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, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
478 students in 2022-23, 472 students in 2023-24, 579 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.2 to 39.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 478 | 40.2 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 41.7 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 579 | 39.6 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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 462 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shiver Elementary School enrolled 462 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 462 of the 462 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent12.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.6% of students were White, 20.2% Hispanic, 9.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White63.6%
- Hispanic20.2%
- Black9.2%
- Two or more races6.2%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Shiver Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 | 29% | 28% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 49% | 28% (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 Pelham
2 public elementary schools in Pelham report 2024-25 enrollment; Shiver Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiver Elementary School | 579 | 14.6 | 92.2% |
| Pelham Elementary School | 578 | 13.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Shiver Elementary School
- Pelham Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.3 miles away: 578 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Mitchell County Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 16 miles away: 343 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Shiver Elementary School with Pelham Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Grady County spends per student$12,978 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,978
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaShiver Elementary School is the number 643 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#643 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- 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 Shiver Elementary School
How many students attend Shiver Elementary School?
579 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 478 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pelham, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shiver Elementary School?
14.6 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 Shiver Elementary School a Title I school?
Shiver Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Shiver Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Shiver Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% 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 Shiver Elementary School in?
Grady County, NCES district ID 1302460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130246001079 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.