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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Avery Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,104
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111003309
Avery Elementary School
6391 E Cherokee Dr, Canton, GA 30115 · (770) 704-1343 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
249 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 150 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 172 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 171 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 206 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 196 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 194 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (150) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (194).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
73.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 74.6% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 66.5% |
| 2021-22 | 61.2% | 69.1% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Avery Elementary School
Avery Elementary School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Elementary School this school | 1,104 | 22.6% | 66.3% |
| Roswell North Elementary School Roswell | 950 | 19.5% | 74.4% |
| Burnt Hickory Elementary School Dallas | 996 | 27.0% | 59.6% |
| Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock | 911 | 19.3% | 65.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson | 1,011 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Spout Springs Elementary School Flowery Branch | 855 | 22.9% | 54.4% |
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 Avery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #129 of 1,208 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #96 of 1,215 ▼ 5 | #2 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #131 of 1,215 ▲ 21 | #3 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #594 of 1,183 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,104 | #45 of 1,324 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #823 of 1,301 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #940 of 1,301 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,213 of 1,312 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #230 of 386 | #8 of 12 |
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
1,104
+127 (+13%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,194
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,104 | 79 | 14.0:1 | 23% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 1,132 | 76.2 | 14.9:1 | 23% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 1,128 | 73.7 | 15.3:1 | 15% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 977 | 65 | 15.0:1 | 17% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,024 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 18% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 1,002 | 54 | 18.6:1 | 20% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 1,194 | 67 | 17.8:1 | 20% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,024 to 1,104); teachers up 32% (60 to 79).
About Avery Elementary School
Avery Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Canton, Georgia. The latest federal count shows 1,104 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 82% higher.
Avery Elementary School is part of a district of 37 schools: Cherokee County, with 42,031 students.
White students make up a majority at Avery Elementary School, at 76%. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. The White share in Cherokee County as a whole is similar, at about 76%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Avery Elementary School's 79 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. The 37% average for public schools in Cherokee County is 14 points higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Avery Elementary School would be expected to post about 65.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.3%.
In Cherokee County (population about 281,032), the median household income is $108,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Avery Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Avery Elementary School is Macedonia Elementary School, about 3.2 miles away. Avery Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 58.5%, lower than Avery Elementary School's 66.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 13% from its 2020-21 level of 977. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
Other Avery Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Avery Elementary. Avery Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Avery Elementary SchoolHilliard, OH · 432 students
- AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUE, NE · 352 students
- AVERY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 337 students
- Avery Elementary SchoolAVERY, TX · 149 students
Nearby schools
- Macedonia Elementary School3.2 mi · 730
- Dean Rusk Middle School3.3 mi · 1,543
- Hickory Flat Elementary School3.4 mi · 890
- Sequoyah High School3.6 mi · 2,021
- Creekview High School3.6 mi · 2,039
- Indian Knoll Elementary3.8 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About Avery Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Avery Elementary School?
Avery Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,104 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Avery Elementary School serve?
Avery Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Avery Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Avery Elementary School.
How diverse is Avery Elementary School?
Avery Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Avery Elementary School?
Avery Elementary School is overseen by Cherokee County in Cherokee County.
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