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What's the biggest difference between Barton Chapel Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438001552
Barton Chapel Elementary School
2329 Barton Chapel Rd, Augusta, GA 30906 · (706) 796-4955 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
427 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
4
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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
10.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
6.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.5% | 6.9% |
| 2023-24 | 9.0% | 2.2% |
| 2022-23 | 9.4% | 5.2% |
| 2021-22 | 5.2% | 2.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Barton Chapel Elementary School
Barton Chapel Elementary School's state test result (6.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Chapel Elementary School this school | 427 | 100.0% | 6.9% |
| Turner Elementary School Albany | 412 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
| Browns Mill Elementary School Lithonia | 411 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| Lee Elementary School College Park | 438 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School Augusta | 447 | 100.0% | 13.5% |
| Marbut Elementary School Lithonia | 427 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
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 Barton Chapel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #1,207 of 1,208 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #1,209 of 1,215 ▲ 6 | #28 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #1,187 of 1,215 ▲ 17 | #26 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,038 of 1,324 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #859 of 1,301 | #22 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #1,150 of 1,301 | #24 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #367 of 1,312 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #384 of 854 | #11 of 15 |
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
427
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 427 | 30.3 | 14.1:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 33.8 | 12.0:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 98% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 98% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 29.6 | 16.9:1 | 96% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 97% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 95% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 89% (522) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 37 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barton Chapel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (500 to 427); teachers up 2% (29.6 to 30.3).
About Barton Chapel Elementary School
Barton Chapel Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Richmond County in Augusta, Georgia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 427 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 29% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Barton Chapel Elementary School is part of a district of 52 schools: Richmond County, with 30,573 students.
Black students are 87% of those enrolled at Barton Chapel Elementary School. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Richmond County's population at about 56%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
A staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Barton Chapel Elementary School counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Barton Chapel Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools. It scores 6.9%; the prediction is 25.7%.
For Richmond County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,637 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Public schools in Richmond County number 58, with about 31,674 students.
The closest school to Barton Chapel Elementary School is Glenn Hills Middle School, located about 1.0 miles away. Barton Chapel Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Barton Chapel Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 6.9% versus an 11.7% average.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 427 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 400.
People who know Barton Chapel Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Glenn Hills Middle School1.0 mi · 706
- Glenn Hills High School1.4 mi · 839
- Glenn Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 370
- Belair Elementary School2.1 mi · 675
- Bayvale Elementary School2.1 mi · 389
- Belair Middle School2.3 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Barton Chapel Elementary SchoolHow large is Barton Chapel Elementary School?
Barton Chapel Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
Is Barton Chapel Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barton Chapel Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Barton Chapel Elementary School have?
Barton Chapel Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barton Chapel Elementary School?
At Barton Chapel Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 87% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Barton Chapel Elementary School public or private?
Barton Chapel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond County.
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