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If you could change one rule at Bleckley County Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 605
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
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
5
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 | 205 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 190 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 184 | 32% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bleckley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish 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.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 64.7% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 56.3% |
| 2021-22 | 49.5% | 56.4% |
% 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
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 →
Where Bleckley County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #204 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #185 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #269 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #390 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #655 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #892 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #912 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #550 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #809 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 579 | 40.8 | 14.2:1 | 93% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 39.4 | 14.6:1 | 59% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 44.6 | 12.4:1 | 71% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 71% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 87% (510) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 87% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 60% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 53% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bleckley County Elementary School.
About Bleckley County Elementary School
Bleckley County Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Cochran, Georgia. In all, 579 students attend the school in grades 3 through 5.
Bleckley County runs Bleckley County Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,581 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Bleckley County Elementary School is White: 73%. Other groups make up 21% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bleckley County Elementary School scores 43%.
The school had 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 93%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Bleckley County Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Georgia. Predicted: 29.4%. Actual: 59.1%.
For the population of Bleckley County, the median household earns about $62,008 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Bleckley County, 5 public schools serve about 2,581 students.
The closest school to Bleckley County Elementary School is Bleckley County High School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Bleckley County Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 59.1% is above the 35.7% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 539 (2020-21) to 579 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Bleckley County Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bleckley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bleckley County
- Bleckley County Primary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Bleckley County High SchoolHigh · 680 students
- Bleckley Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Bleckley County Success AcademyHigh · 83 students
Other schools in Cochran
- Bleckley County Primary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Bleckley County High SchoolHigh · 680 students
- Bleckley Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Bleckley County Success AcademyHigh · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Bleckley County High School0.3 mi · 680
- Bleckley Middle School0.6 mi · 550
- Bleckley County Success Academy0.6 mi · 83
- Bleckley County Primary School1.2 mi · 689
- Pulaski County Elementary School12.6 mi · 644
- Hawkinsville High School12.6 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Bleckley County Elementary SchoolWhat 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.