Bascomb Elementary School

Bascomb Elementary School operates as a roomy K-5 school in Woodstock, Georgia, run under Cherokee County. Current enrollment sits at 911 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Bascomb Elementary School is one of 37 schools operated by Cherokee County, a district that teaches 42,031 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bascomb Elementary School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Cherokee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cherokee County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bascomb Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.3%, the actual is 65.0%, a residual of -2.4 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household earnings sit near $108,115, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Cherokee County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,642 students), of which Bascomb Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Boston Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bascomb Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

Bascomb Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 959 students in 2018 compared to 911 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.