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Enrollment
913
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN CITY·NCES 130072000306
Calhoun Primary School
102 Raymond King Dr, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 629-8323 · Gordon County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL913 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
834 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 300 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 288 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 325 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Calhoun City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.4pp since 2022
Math
45.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 51.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.6% | 47.2% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Calhoun Primary School
Calhoun Primary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Primary School this school | 913 | 91.3% | 40.5% |
| Echols County Elementary/Middle School Statenville | 673 | 88.1% | 37.6% |
| Pearson Elementary School Pearson | 621 | 86.2% | 44.2% |
| Spring Place Elementary School Chatsworth | 668 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Level Grove Elementary School Cornelia | 591 | 96.1% | 45.2% |
| South Tattnall Elementary School Glennville | 831 | 100.0% | 32.4% |
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 Calhoun Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gordon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #539 of 1,208 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #509 of 1,215 ▼ 118 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #638 of 1,215 ▲ 80 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 913 | #125 of 1,324 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,278 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #358 of 1,301 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #568 of 1,312 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #577 of 854 | #4 of 7 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
913
-89 (-9%) vs 2017
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.2:1
% White
45%
was 53%
% Hispanic
39%
was 34%
% Black
7%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 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 | 913 | 53.2 | 17.2:1 | 91% (834) |
| 2023-24 | 912 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 74% (677) |
| 2022-23 | 879 | 50.5 | 17.4:1 | 66% (584) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | 49.6 | 20.2:1 | 60% (601) |
| 2015-16 | 1,084 | 55 | 19.7:1 | 66% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 1,115 | 51 | 21.9:1 | 64% (711) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 38% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 40 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,002 to 913); teachers up 7% (49.6 to 53.2).
About Calhoun Primary School
Calhoun Primary School is a large elementary school with its address in Calhoun, Georgia. Enrollment totals 913 students across grades 1 through 3. That puts enrollment 51% larger than the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Calhoun Primary School is run by Calhoun City, whose 5 schools enroll 4,193 students.
The biggest share of students at Calhoun Primary School, 45%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 39% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Gordon County's population at about 78%. The diversity index for Calhoun Primary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 91% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Gordon County is close, at 90%.
Calhoun Primary School scores 40.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 30.1%.
The school is in Gordon County, where median household income comes to about $63,650, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Gordon County counts 15 public schools with about 10,452 students.
Calhoun Elementary School is the nearest public school to Calhoun Primary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Calhoun Primary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The school's 40.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 7 years, from 1,002 in 2017-18 to 913 in 2024-25. White enrollment as a share of the school dropped from 53% to 45%. The ratio was 20.2:1 in 2017-18 and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun City
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Calhoun Early Learning AcademyElementary · 503 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Sonoraville ElementaryElementary · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Calhoun Elementary School0.1 mi · 922
- Calhoun Middle School1.2 mi · 573
- Calhoun Early Learning Academy1.2 mi · 503
- Calhoun High School1.2 mi · 1,282
- Gordon Central High School1.8 mi · 875
- Ashworth Middle School2.0 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calhoun Primary School?
Calhoun Primary School enrolls approximately 913 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does Calhoun Primary School serve?
Calhoun Primary School serves grades 01-03.
How many students per teacher at Calhoun Primary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Calhoun Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Calhoun Primary School?
Student demographics at Calhoun Primary School are roughly 45% White, 39% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhoun Primary School?
Calhoun Primary School is overseen by Calhoun City in Gordon County.
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