The Effingham County School System’s scores on the Georgia fifth-grade writing assessment dipped slightly this year from last year, though they remained above the state and regional averages. The average score among Effingham’s eight elementary schools was 216, ranging from 201 at Sand Hill Elementary to 231 at South Effingham Elementary. That exceeded the averages of 214 for the state and 208 for the First District Regional Education Service Agency, which serves Effingham and 17 other local school systems.