Battlefield Elementary School

Battlefield Elementary School is a K-5 school of tight-knit scale in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, operated by Catoosa County, serveing 426 students in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 605.

Catoosa County runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 10,134 students. Battlefield Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Battlefield Elementary School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Catoosa County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Catoosa County's rate of about 58%.

With demographic context factored in, Battlefield Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 40.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Catoosa County shows median household income runs about $74,639, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Catoosa County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,134 students), of which Battlefield Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Battlefield Primary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Battlefield Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Battlefield Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 495 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Battlefield Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.