Boynton Elementary School

Boynton Elementary School, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Ringgold, Georgia, one of the schools within Catoosa County, educates 580 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Boynton Elementary School is one of 16 schools operated by Catoosa County, a district that caters to 10,134 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Boynton Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Catoosa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Catoosa County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Boynton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.4%, the actual is 47.4%, a residual of -9.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Catoosa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,639, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Boynton Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Catoosa County (combined enrollment of about 10,134 students).

Heritage High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Boynton Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Boynton Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 580). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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