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Adairsville Elementary School

118 N Franklin St, Adairsville, GA 30103 · (770) 606-5840 · Bartow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Georgia public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools

Enrollment
868
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
543 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K9010%
Kindergarten11213%
Grade 113415%
Grade 212915%
Grade 311914%
Grade 413916%
Grade 514517%

This year's kindergarten class (112) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
65676%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
9511%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
566%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
566%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
47555%
Female
39345%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
42.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
48.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.7pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.1%48.5%
2023-2442.6%48.7%
2022-2337.4%45.9%
2021-2237.9%47.8%
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Adairsville Elementary School

Adairsville Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Adairsville Elementary School this school86862.6%44.3%
Hahira Elementary School
Hahira
78266.4%69.9%
Satilla Marsh Elementary School
Brunswick
75266.9%58.1%
Brooklet Elementary School
Brooklet
80870.2%66.1%
Walnut Grove Elementary School
Covington
72156.2%49.0%
Blackburn Elementary School
Dawsonville
77955.1%51.1%
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Adairsville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Bartow County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.3%#456 of 1,208#6 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.5%#442 of 1,215
▼ 1
#7 of 14
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.1%#416 of 1,215
▲ 45
#3 of 14
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.5pp#565 of 1,183#9 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
868#166 of 1,324#2 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#1,004 of 1,301#13 of 14
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.8%#936 of 1,301#11 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.6%#912 of 1,312#9 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+28.4%#59 of 386#3 of 7
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
868
+99 (+13%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2586859.414.6:163% (543)
2023-2490856.816.0:160% (548)
2022-238695515.8:149% (423)
2020-217695414.2:151% (391)
2017-1867647.614.2:153% (358)
2015-166944714.8:155% (381)
2010-116684415.2:161% (408)
2000-017053520.1:142% (293)
1990-916353319.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adairsville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 28% (676 to 868); teachers up 25% (47.6 to 59.4).

About Adairsville Elementary School

Adairsville Elementary School, located in Adairsville, Georgia, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 868 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.

Bartow County counts 19 schools and 14,019 students, including Adairsville Elementary School.

Federal enrollment data show Adairsville Elementary School is 76% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Bartow County overall, the White share is about 76%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.

For every teacher at Adairsville Elementary School, there are about 14.6 students; the school has 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 63%. Public schools in Bartow County average a similar 62%.

Adairsville Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Georgia public elementary schools.

Adairsville Elementary School scores 44.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.0%.

The county, Bartow County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $82,243, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 23 public schools and about 18,705 students.

The closest school to Adairsville Elementary School is Adairsville High School, located about 2.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 44.3% is above the 41.1% average for nearby schools.

The federal government classifies Adairsville Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 868, compared with 769 in 2020-21.

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Bartow County at a glance

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Population
113,113
Census ACS
Median income
$82,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
18,705 students

Quick facts

School name
Adairsville Elementary School
District
Bartow County
Address
118 N Franklin St, Adairsville, GA 30103
Phone
(770) 606-5840
County
Bartow County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
868
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
543 (63%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
130033000185
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Adairsville Elementary School
How many students attend Adairsville Elementary School?
Adairsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 868 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Adairsville Elementary School serve?
Adairsville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adairsville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adairsville Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Adairsville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Adairsville Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Adairsville Elementary School in?
Adairsville Elementary School is part of Bartow County.
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