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If you had an hour of school board time for C. A. Roberts Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402002274
C. A. Roberts Elementary School
1833 Mount Tabor Church Rd, Dallas, GA 30157 · (770) 443-8060 · Paulding County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
13.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
364 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -13.8pp since 2021
Math
50.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.6% | 56.8% |
| 2021-22 | 48.9% | 57.6% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 C. A. Roberts Elementary School
C. A. Roberts Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. A. Roberts Elementary School this school | 668 | 54.5% | 43.8% |
| Temple Elementary School Temple | 666 | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| New Hope Elementary Locust Grove | 621 | 58.8% | 45.2% |
| Crooked River Elementary School Saint Marys | 611 | 49.1% | 59.8% |
| Westmont Elementary School Martinez | 720 | 60.4% | N/A |
| Sharon Elementary School Loganville | 712 | 56.0% | 53.3% |
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 C. A. Roberts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #466 of 1,208 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #391 of 1,215 ▲ 26 | #5 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #590 of 1,215 ▼ 141 | #10 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.3pp | #22 of 1,183 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #435 of 1,324 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #640 of 1,301 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #384 of 1,301 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #1,001 of 1,312 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #607 of 854 | #6 of 9 |
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
668
+71 (+12%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 668 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 62% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 49.5 | 13.7:1 | 45% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 38% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 45% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 48% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 33% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 17% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. A. Roberts Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (725 to 668); teachers up 9% (46 to 50).
About C. A. Roberts Elementary School
C. A. Roberts Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Dallas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 668 students.
Paulding County oversees C. A. Roberts Elementary School and 33 other schools, with 31,426 students in total.
At C. A. Roberts Elementary School, 55% of students are White. The remaining students are 21% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, C. A. Roberts Elementary School scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at C. A. Roberts Elementary School is 13.4:1, based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. C. A. Roberts Elementary School counts 54% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Paulding County.
C. A. Roberts Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.2%. C. A. Roberts Elementary School scores 43.8%.
For the population of Paulding County, the median household earns about $98,031 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. C. A. Roberts Elementary School shares Paulding County with 33 other public schools.
East Paulding High School sits about 1.4 miles from C. A. Roberts Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 43.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 597 to 668.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
Other schools in Dallas
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
- WC Abney ElementaryElementary · 1,324 students
- Burnt Hickory Elementary SchoolElementary · 996 students
Nearby schools
- East Paulding High School1.4 mi · 1,985
- East Paulding Middle School1.4 mi · 630
- P. B. Ritch Middle School1.9 mi · 690
- McGarity Elementary School2.5 mi · 572
- Lena Mae Moses Middle School2.8 mi · 921
- WC Abney Elementary2.9 mi · 1,324
Frequently asked questions
About C. A. Roberts Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at C. A. Roberts Elementary School?
C. A. Roberts Elementary School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does C. A. Roberts Elementary School serve?
C. A. Roberts Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C. A. Roberts Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C. A. Roberts Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C. A. Roberts Elementary School?
At C. A. Roberts Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is C. A. Roberts Elementary School public or private?
C. A. Roberts Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paulding County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.