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If you could change one rule at Blakeney Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY·NCES 130066002817
Blakeney Elementary
100 Olympic Dr, Waynesboro, GA 30830 · (706) 554-2265 · Burke County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
726 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 239 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 246 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 241 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Burke County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
26.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 26.8% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 29.4% |
% 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Blakeney Elementary
Blakeney Elementary's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakeney Elementary this school | 726 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Jones-Wheat Primary School Bainbridge | 664 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Sallie Zetterower Elementary School Statesboro | 689 | 100.0% | 29.3% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School Statesboro | 602 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| Frank Long Elementary School Hinesville | 685 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Warren Road Elementary School Augusta | 665 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
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 Blakeney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #919 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #938 of 1,215 ▼ 151 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,051 of 1,215 ▼ 135 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #263 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #330 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #253 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #732 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #61 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #647 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
726
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 726 | 61 | 11.9:1 | 100% (726) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 59.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (704) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 60 | 11.7:1 | 100% (703) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 57 | 12.8:1 | 100% (731) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 100% (779) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 100% (787) |
| 2010-11 | 866 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 85% (739) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blakeney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (779 to 726); teachers up 13% (54 to 61).
About Blakeney Elementary
Blakeney Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Waynesboro, Georgia. The school offers grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 726 students.
Burke County has 5 schools; together they serve 3,841 students.
Federal enrollment data show Blakeney Elementary is 64% Black. The remaining shares are 25% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Burke County as a whole is about 45% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, Blakeney Elementary has a ratio of 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Blakeney Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Georgia public elementary schools.
A school with Blakeney Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 25.7%. Blakeney Elementary scores 25.5%, within a point of that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Burke County show that the median household earns about $53,014 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Burke County has 5 public schools with about 3,841 students, including Blakeney Elementary.
Blakeney Elementary's nearest public school is Waynesboro Primary School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Blakeney Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Blakeney Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 731 in 2020-21, 726 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Blakeney Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Burke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,470
Census ACS
Median income
$53,014
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burke County
- Burke County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Waynesboro Primary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Burke County Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- S G A Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Burke County High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Waynesboro Primary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Burke County Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesboro Primary School0.2 mi · 924
- Burke County Middle School0.3 mi · 828
- Burke County High School0.4 mi · 1,133
- McBean Elementary School12.7 mi · 384
- Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics13.1 mi · 1,015
- S G A Elementary School14.2 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Blakeney ElementaryHow large is Blakeney Elementary?
Blakeney Elementary enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Blakeney Elementary serve?
Blakeney Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Blakeney Elementary have?
Blakeney Elementary employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Blakeney Elementary?
Student demographics at Blakeney Elementary are roughly 25% White, 6% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Blakeney Elementary in?
Blakeney Elementary is part of Burke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.