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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAWSON COUNTY·NCES 130165002254
Black's Mill Elementary School
1860 Dawson Forest Rd E, Dawsonville, GA 30534 · (706) 216-3300 · Dawson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
255 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Black's Mill Elementary School→Dawson County Middle School→Dawson County Junior High→Dawson County High School
Based on grade levels within Dawson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
51.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 36.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Black's Mill Elementary School
Black's Mill Elementary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black's Mill Elementary School this school | 570 | 44.7% | 44.4% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School Peachtree City | 450 | 36.7% | 66.8% |
| Harmony Elementary School Buford | 614 | 38.9% | 61.2% |
| Malcom Bridge Elementary School Bogart | 591 | 28.9% | 73.3% |
| Head Elementary School Lilburn | 720 | 44.2% | 72.4% |
| Fort Daniel Elementary School Dacula | 645 | 45.4% | 62.7% |
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 Black's Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #454 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #375 of 1,215 ▲ 91 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #340 of 1,215 ▲ 236 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #106 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #682 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,095 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #292 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #1,082 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +89.4% | #8 of 386 |
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
570
+202 (+55%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 45% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 32.5 | 13.3:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 47% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 51% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 44% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 21% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black's Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 89% (301 to 570); teachers up 73% (22 to 38).
About Black's Mill Elementary School
Black's Mill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Georgia, located in Dawsonville. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 570 students.
Dawson County has 7 schools and 4,296 students, and Black's Mill Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 52%, White students outnumber all other groups at Black's Mill Elementary School combined. It is also 20% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Dawson County's residents are about 86% White, 34 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Black's Mill Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.0:1, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 45%.
The model predicts 54.2% for a school in Georgia with Black's Mill Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Black's Mill Elementary School posts 44.4%.
Dawson County census figures show that median household income is about $92,991, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Black's Mill Elementary School is among the 7 public schools in Dawson County.
The next-closest public school is Dawson County Middle School, about 1.9 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Black's Mill Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 44.4% versus a 43.7% average.
Black's Mill Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment figures are 368 for 2020-21 and 570 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.6 to 15.0 over 4 years.
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Dawson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,242
Census ACS
Median income
$92,991
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,296 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dawson County
- Dawson County High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Dawson County Junior HighHigh · 603 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Kilough Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in Dawsonville
- Dawson County High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Dawson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Dawson County Junior HighHigh · 603 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Dawson County Middle School1.9 mi · 641
- Silver City Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,142
- Riverview Elementary School2.1 mi · 493
- Kilough Elementary School4.0 mi · 461
- Dawson County High School4.4 mi · 880
- Robinson Elementary School4.9 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Black's Mill Elementary SchoolHow large is Black's Mill Elementary School?
Black's Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades PK-05.
Is Black's Mill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black's Mill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Black's Mill Elementary School have?
Black's Mill Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Black's Mill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Black's Mill Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Black's Mill Elementary School?
Black's Mill Elementary School is overseen by Dawson County in Dawson County.
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