Blackburn Elementary School

Blackburn Elementary School is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in Dawsonville, Georgia, overseen by Lumpkin County, enrolling 779 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

Blackburn Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Lumpkin County, a district that educates 3,754 students overall.

On demographics, Blackburn Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 55% of students at Blackburn Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Blackburn Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.9%, the actual is 51.1%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lumpkin County) reports that median household income runs about $77,448, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lumpkin County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,754 students), Blackburn Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Robinson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blackburn Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

Blackburn Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blackburn Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 780 students in 2018 to 779 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 89% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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