Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARALSON COUNTY·NCES 130267001180
Buchanan Elementary School
215 College Cir, Buchanan, GA 30113 · (770) 646-5140 · Haralson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
377 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 116 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 32% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Haralson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
60.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.6% | 55.2% |
| 2021-22 | 41.5% | 61.8% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 27 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 →
Schools most like Buchanan Elementary School
Buchanan Elementary School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Elementary School this school | 377 | 100.0% | 52.5% |
| West Haralson Elementary School Tallapoosa | 403 | 100.0% | 46.1% |
| North LaFayette Elementary School La Fayette | 420 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| Waynesville Primary School Waynesville | 434 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| Altamaha Elementary School Baxley | 381 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
| Nahunta Primary School Nahunta | 440 | 100.0% | 51.0% |
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 Buchanan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Haralson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #303 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #238 of 1,215 ▼ 20 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #419 of 1,215 ▲ 80 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #411 of 1,183 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #1,136 of 1,324 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #306 of 1,301 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #1,155 of 1,301 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #267 of 1,312 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #848 of 854 | N/A |
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
377
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 377 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 91% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 27.9 | 13.4:1 | 85% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 30.1 | 12.6:1 | 65% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 55% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 49% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buchanan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (378 to 377); teachers up 3% (30.1 to 31).
About Buchanan Elementary School
Buchanan Elementary School is a small elementary school in Buchanan, Georgia. The school counted 377 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 38% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
The district, Haralson County, operates 7 schools serving 3,525 students.
Of every 100 students at Buchanan Elementary School, about 87 are White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Haralson County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Buchanan Elementary School are from different groups.
Buchanan Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Buchanan Elementary School. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Haralson County is 69%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Buchanan Elementary School is in the top 10% of Georgia schools: 52.5% actual against 25.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Haralson County show that the median household earns about $72,127 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Haralson County, 11 public schools serve about 5,867 students.
Of the public schools around it, Buchanan Elementary School is closest to Buchanan Primary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Buchanan Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Buchanan Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 29 students, from 348 to 377.
This page collects posts and questions about Buchanan Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Haralson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,285
Census ACS
Median income
$72,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haralson County
- Haralson County High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Haralson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Tallapoosa Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Buchanan Primary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- West Haralson Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Haralson County Rebel AcademyHigh · 24 students
Other Buchanan Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Buchanan Elementary. Buchanan Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 9.
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARYBRANSON, MO · 578 students
- Buchanan Elementary SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 483 students
- Buchanan ElementaryMurfreesboro, TN · 475 students
- Buchanan Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 460 students
- Buchanan Elementary - 03Pierre, SD · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Buchanan Primary School0.2 mi · 476
- Haralson County Middle School3.2 mi · 757
- Haralson County High School4.4 mi · 1,001
- Haralson County Rebel Academy4.4 mi · 24
- Jones Elementary School5.8 mi · 750
- Tallapoosa Primary School6.2 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Buchanan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Buchanan Elementary School?
Buchanan Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Buchanan Elementary School serve?
Buchanan Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Buchanan Elementary School have?
Buchanan Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Buchanan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Buchanan Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Buchanan Elementary School in?
Buchanan Elementary School is part of Haralson County.
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