Avery Elementary School

Set in Canton, Georgia, Avery Elementary School is a big elementary campus, operated by Cherokee County. It instructs 1,104 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 82% bigger than typical.

Cherokee County runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 42,031 students. Avery Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Avery Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Avery Elementary School has 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Cherokee County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Avery Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.7%, the actual is 66.3%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cherokee County) reports that median household income runs about $108,115, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cherokee County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,642 students), of which Avery Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Macedonia Elementary School, roughly 3.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avery Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avery Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 58.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avery Elementary School has expanded 8%, going from 1,024 students in 2018 to 1,104 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Avery Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.