Waldo Pafford Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Hinesville, Georgia
Waldo Pafford Elementary School in Hinesville, Georgia enrolled 741 students in 2024-25 with 48.9 full-time teachers, 15.2 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, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%
831 students in 2022-23, 835 students in 2023-24, 741 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.9 to 48.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 831 | 39.9 | 20.8 |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 45.9 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 741 | 48.9 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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 743 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waldo Pafford Elementary School enrolled 743 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 93 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 743 of the 743 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions93
- Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.8% of students were Black, 16.2% Hispanic, 11.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black59.8%
- Hispanic16.2%
- White11.3%
- Two or more races9.7%
- Pacific Islander1.5%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Waldo Pafford Elementary School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% 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 | 36% | 32% | 39.6% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 33% | 25% (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 Hinesville
6 public elementary schools in Hinesville report 2024-25 enrollment; Waldo Pafford Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Gwinnett Elementary School | 1,162 | 27.1 | 95.4% |
| Taylors Creek Elementary School | 765 | 15.3 | 88.6% |
| Waldo Pafford Elementary School | 741 | 15.2 | 83.1% |
| Joseph Martin Elementary School | 720 | 15.3 | 76.0% |
| Frank Long Elementary School | 685 | 14.5 | 100.0% |
| Lyman Hall Elementary School | 588 | 14.7 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Waldo Pafford Elementary School
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 765 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Lyman Hall Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 588 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Waldo Pafford Elementary School with Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Liberty County spends per student$12,560 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,560
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaWaldo Pafford Elementary School is the number 306 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#306 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- 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 Waldo Pafford Elementary School
How many students attend Waldo Pafford Elementary School?
741 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 831 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hinesville, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waldo Pafford Elementary School?
15.2 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 Waldo Pafford Elementary School a Title I school?
Waldo Pafford Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Waldo Pafford Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Waldo Pafford Elementary School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% 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 Waldo Pafford Elementary School in?
Liberty County, NCES district ID 1303300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130330002406 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.