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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLECKLEY COUNTY·NCES 130044001920

Bleckley County Elementary School

470 Ga Highway 26 E, Cochran, GA 31014 · (478) 934-3600 · Bleckley County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
537 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 74%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 3
205
Grade 4
190
Grade 5
184
Student demographics
White
42173%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 34%
Hispanic
142%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 19%
Black
11921%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 36%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
224%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
29551%
Female
28449%

School pathway

Feeds from
Bleckley County Primary SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within Bleckley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
50.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
65.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
579
-10 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.7:1
% White
73%
was 66%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
21%
was 28%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Bleckley County Elementary School

Bleckley County Elementary School is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Cochran, Georgia, run under Bleckley County, with 579 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5.

Bleckley County Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Bleckley County, a district that works with 2,581 students overall.

Demographically, Bleckley County Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest looks like 21% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Bleckley County Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bleckley County Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 29.4%; Bleckley County Elementary School posts 59.1%, +29.7 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bleckley County shows median household earnings sit near $62,008, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Bleckley County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,581 students), of which Bleckley County Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Bleckley County High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bleckley County Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.

Bleckley County Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Bleckley County Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 579). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 28% to 21%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Bleckley County Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Bleckley County at a glance

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Population
12,430
Census ACS
Median income
$62,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,581 students

Quick facts

School name
Bleckley County Elementary School
District
Bleckley County
Address
470 Ga Highway 26 E, Cochran, GA 31014
Phone
(478) 934-3600
County
Bleckley County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
579
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
537 (93%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
130044001920
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bleckley County Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Bleckley County Elementary School?
Bleckley County Elementary School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Bleckley County Elementary School serve?
Bleckley County Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bleckley County Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bleckley County Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bleckley County Elementary School?
At Bleckley County Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 2% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bleckley County Elementary School public or private?
Bleckley County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bleckley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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