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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUMPKIN COUNTY·NCES 130342002581
Blackburn Elementary School
45 Blackburn Rd, Dawsonville, GA 30534 · (706) 864-8180 · Lumpkin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
429 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lumpkin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
49.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | 47.5% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% | 48.3% |
% 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
48.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Blackburn Elementary School
Blackburn Elementary School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Elementary School this school | 779 | 55.1% | 51.1% |
| Robinson Elementary School Dawsonville | 648 | 53.7% | 48.2% |
| Sand Hill Elementary School Guyton | 881 | 50.3% | 58.1% |
| Pike County Primary School Zebulon | 805 | 50.7% | N/A |
| Walnut Grove Elementary School Covington | 721 | 56.2% | 49.0% |
| Dade Elementary School Trenton | 727 | 61.3% | 43.8% |
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 Blackburn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #326 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #410 of 1,215 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #252 of 1,215 ▲ 51 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #400 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #259 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #791 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #1,089 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #996 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #853 of 854 |
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
779
+129 (+20%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 779 | 56.2 | 13.9:1 | 55% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 63% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 55.7 | 14.0:1 | 46% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 52 | 12.5:1 | 50% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 50.2 | 15.5:1 | 50% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 50% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 55% (402) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackburn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (780 to 779); teachers up 12% (50.2 to 56.2).
About Blackburn Elementary School
Blackburn Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Dawsonville, Georgia, under Lumpkin County. It enrolled 779 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Lumpkin County counts 3,754 students in its 5 schools, and Blackburn Elementary School is one of them.
Blackburn Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 84% White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Blackburn Elementary School has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 56.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. Around 55% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Lumpkin County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Blackburn Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.1%) and its predicted rate (48.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Federal survey data for Lumpkin County show that median household income is about $77,448, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blackburn Elementary School is among the 5 public schools in Lumpkin County.
The next-closest public school is Robinson Elementary School, about 5.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 42.2% on proficiency, and Blackburn Elementary School is above that at 51.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Blackburn Elementary School saw enrollment rise 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 12.5 in 2020-21.
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Lumpkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,448
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lumpkin County
- Lumpkin County High SchoolHigh · 1,125 students
- Lumpkin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
- Cottrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Long Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Dawsonville
- Dawson County High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Dawson County Junior HighHigh · 603 students
- Black's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Other Blackburn Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Blackburn Elementary. Blackburn Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 662 students
- Blackburn ElementaryNewton, NC · 484 students
- BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALMETTO, FL · 452 students
- BLACKBURN ELEM.INDEPENDENCE, MO · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Robinson Elementary School5.1 mi · 648
- Dawson County High School5.3 mi · 880
- Dawson County Junior High5.6 mi · 603
- Kilough Elementary School6.0 mi · 461
- Cottrell Elementary School6.1 mi · 583
- Lumpkin County Middle School6.4 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Blackburn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blackburn Elementary School?
Blackburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Blackburn Elementary School serve?
Blackburn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Blackburn Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Blackburn Elementary School.
How diverse is Blackburn Elementary School?
Blackburn Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Blackburn Elementary School public or private?
Blackburn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lumpkin County.
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