Taylors Creek Elementary School, Hinesville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Taylors Creek Elementary School

Taylors Creek Elementary School serves children from kindergarten through fifth grade in Hinesville, home to a diverse, military-anchored community next to Fort Stewart. The school enrolls a modest population of about that size, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body reflects the region's demographics: a plurality of Black students, along with meaningful populations of white, Hispanic, and multiracial students.

The school's recent assessment results show uneven performance across subjects and grades. In math, student proficiency ranges widely by grade level, with strong results in third and fourth grade but notably weaker performance in fifth grade. English language arts proficiency runs lower across all tested grades, with just under half of fourth graders meeting the standard and similar or lower rates elsewhere. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits near the midpoint. The pattern suggests either that curriculum or instructional emphasis shifts in the upper grades, or that fifth-grade students face particular challenges with academic demand, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school. Trend data covering only the current year does not show whether these results reflect stable performance or recent shifts.

Hinesville itself is one of the fastest-growing cities in Southeast Georgia, driven largely by the Fort Stewart military presence and the young, mobile workforce it brings. The city has a car-dependent layout centered on US Route 84, though a revitalized downtown along Main Street hosts restaurants, a weekly farmers market, and seasonal festivals. Bryant Commons, a downtown park that opened recently, has anchored civic life. The housing market reflects growth: median home values have risen, and rents are climbing modestly. Home prices sit below the state benchmark and well below the national one, keeping the area relatively affordable for families, though the cost of housing as a share of income is moderate.

The Liberty County School District, which operates Taylors Creek, has taken notable steps to manage finances while keeping property tax rates low. The school board has cut its millage rate steadily over recent years while leveraging growth in the assessed property base, meaning incoming families see a lower school tax burden than did residents a few years ago. In 2025, voters renewed a one-cent sales tax dedicated to school construction, repairs, buses, digital resources, and playground upgrades, a funding source that spreads costs across all shoppers rather than only property owners. That approach helps explain why the district has sustained operations without staff reductions despite tight budget cycles.

The comparison universe for this school is limited to just one other district entity in Liberty County, so neighboring-school context is not available. State testing data for prior years was not located, leaving open whether current proficiency levels represent a trend or a snapshot. The school's civil-rights profile and staffing details were not available in the data provided. A family considering Taylors Creek would benefit from asking the school directly about instructional approaches in upper elementary grades, support systems for students not yet meeting proficiency, and any recent curriculum changes.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 38% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 38% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 31% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 26% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 32% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 34% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Science

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 36% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median

Social studies

Grades 3-890%

School 90% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median

This schoolLiberty County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income77%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income55%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income68%26 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income40%Higher-income68%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income57%Higher-income77%20 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income74%Higher-income80%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income67%21 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income59%Higher-income74%16 pp gap