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What's something Ball Ground Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111000429
Ball Ground Elementary School
321 Valley St, Ball Ground, GA 30107 · (770) 721-5900 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
227 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 | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
27%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
40.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
56.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 41.2% | 51.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.2% | 50.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Ball Ground Elementary School
Ball Ground Elementary School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Ground Elementary School this school | 663 | 34.2% | 51.1% |
| Mount Vernon Elementary School Gainesville | 650 | 34.2% | 52.1% |
| Eastside Elementary School Senoia | 602 | 33.9% | 56.3% |
| Boynton Elementary School Ringgold | 580 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
| Jones Elementary School Bremen | 750 | 36.4% | 63.8% |
| Turner Woods Elementary School Gray | 590 | 35.1% | 56.2% |
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 Ball Ground Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #327 of 1,208 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #293 of 1,215 ▲ 70 | #14 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #463 of 1,215 ▼ 20 | #19 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #588 of 1,183 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #451 of 1,324 | #17 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #862 of 1,301 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #1,106 of 1,301 | #24 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #1,154 of 1,312 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #75 of 386 | #4 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
663
+126 (+23%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 663 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 34% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 46.6 | 13.2:1 | 40% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 24% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 26% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 34.3 | 15.5:1 | 31% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 33% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | 24% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ball Ground Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (531 to 663); teachers up 37% (34.3 to 47).
About Ball Ground Elementary School
Ball Ground Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Ball Ground, Georgia. Total enrollment is 663 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Cherokee County counts 42,031 students in its 37 schools, and Ball Ground Elementary School is one of them.
The share of White students at Ball Ground Elementary School is 85%. Next come 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
With 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 34% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Cherokee County is close, at 37%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Ball Ground Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.1%; the prediction is 59.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cherokee County show that median household income comes to about $108,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 38, with about 42,642 students.
Ball Ground Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Tate Elementary School, about 5.9 miles away. Within ten miles of Ball Ground Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ball Ground Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Ball Ground Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 537 students in 2020-21 to 663 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Tate Elementary School5.9 mi · 429
- Macedonia Elementary School5.9 mi · 730
- Clayton Elementary School6.0 mi · 290
- Creekview High School7.2 mi · 2,039
- Creekland Middle School7.3 mi · 1,503
- Teasley Middle School7.4 mi · 1,586
Frequently asked questions
About Ball Ground Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ball Ground Elementary School?
Ball Ground Elementary School enrolls approximately 663 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ball Ground Elementary School serve?
Ball Ground Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ball Ground Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Ball Ground Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Ball Ground Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ball Ground Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ball Ground Elementary School in?
Ball Ground Elementary School is part of Cherokee County.
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