Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COFFEE COUNTY·NCES 130135000578
Ambrose Elementary School
3753 Vickers Xing, Ambrose, GA 31512 · (912) 359-5500 · Coffee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
391 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ambrose Elementary School→Coffee Middle School
Based on grade levels within Coffee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.1pp since 2021
Math
35.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 39.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 24.5% | 38.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Ambrose Elementary School
Ambrose Elementary School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Elementary School this school | 391 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| West Green Elementary School West Green | 412 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Varnell Elementary School Dalton | 350 | 99.1% | 40.3% |
| Youngs Grove Elementary School Cedartown | 490 | 96.1% | 33.3% |
| Lyons Upper Elementary Lyons | 478 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| Hull-Sanford Elementary School Hull | 494 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
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 Ambrose Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coffee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #620 of 1,208 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #734 of 1,215 ▼ 126 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #703 of 1,215 ▲ 33 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #638 of 1,183 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,112 of 1,324 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #779 of 1,301 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #447 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #130 of 1,312 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #698 of 854 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
391
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 342
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 391 | 28.3 | 13.8:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 28.2 | 14.4:1 | 82% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 28.2 | 14.0:1 | 96% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 98% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 90% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 90% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 73% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 79% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ambrose Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (413 to 391); teachers up 5% (27 to 28.3).
About Ambrose Elementary School
Ambrose Elementary School is an elementary school located in Ambrose, Georgia, in Coffee County. Total enrollment is 391 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Coffee County has 12 schools and 7,640 students, and Ambrose Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Ambrose Elementary School, about 54 are White. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Ambrose Elementary School has 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. At Ambrose Elementary School, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Coffee County is close, at 100%.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Ambrose Elementary School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Ambrose Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.7%) and its predicted rate (25.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Coffee County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $50,683 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Coffee County number 12, with about 7,640 students.
Of the public schools around it, Ambrose Elementary School is closest to Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary, about 7.5 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Ambrose Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.7% against a local average of 35.3%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (392) to 2024-25 (391).
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Coffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,347
Census ACS
Median income
$50,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
7,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coffee County
- Coffee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,591 students
- Coffee County High SchoolHigh · 1,373 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Satilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Other Ambrose Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ambrose Elementary. Ambrose Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ambrose ElementaryWinchester, MA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary7.5 mi · 304
- Coffee County High School9.1 mi · 1,373
- Westside Elementary School10.2 mi · 625
- Indian Creek Elementary10.3 mi · 675
- Coffee Middle School10.8 mi · 1,591
- Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy11.0 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Ambrose Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ambrose Elementary School?
Ambrose Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ambrose Elementary School serve?
Ambrose Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ambrose Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Ambrose Elementary School.
How diverse is Ambrose Elementary School?
Ambrose Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ambrose Elementary School?
Ambrose Elementary School is overseen by Coffee County in Coffee County.
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