1
What's the most underrated thing about Canongate Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA COUNTY·NCES 130150000208
Canongate Elementary School
200 Pete Rd, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 · (770) 463-8010 · Coweta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
182 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.5pp since 2021
Math
64.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 71.5% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 65.1% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Canongate Elementary School
Canongate Elementary School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canongate Elementary School this school | 645 | 28.2% | 65.0% |
| Riverside Elementary School Evans | 640 | 24.7% | 71.0% |
| Sixes Elementary School Canton | 741 | 23.6% | 60.0% |
| Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock | 767 | 26.3% | 62.4% |
| Willis Road Elementary Sharpsburg | 664 | 35.4% | 52.6% |
| Pickett's Mill Elementary School Acworth | 753 | 32.3% | 64.3% |
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 Canongate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coweta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #143 of 1,208 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #198 of 1,215 ▼ 83 | #5 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #210 of 1,215 ▼ 110 | #4 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #149 of 1,183 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #494 of 1,324 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,094 of 1,301 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #814 of 1,301 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #1,190 of 1,312 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #251 of 386 | #7 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
645
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 645 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 28% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 27% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 7% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canongate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (607 to 645); teachers up 13% (38 to 43).
About Canongate Elementary School
Canongate Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 645 students.
Canongate Elementary School is a school in Coweta County. The district has 29 schools and 23,064 students.
More than half of the students at Canongate Elementary School are White (70%). Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Coweta County, where about 70% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The school's 43 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Canongate Elementary School, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Coweta County is 46%.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Canongate Elementary School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Canongate Elementary School is 2.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
In the wider Coweta County area, median household income comes to about $95,548, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Coweta County counts 31 public schools with about 23,423 students.
Blake Bass Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from Canongate Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 63.5%, lower than Canongate Elementary School's 65.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% rise, from 626 to 645.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Canongate Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Coweta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coweta County
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
Other schools in Sharpsburg
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Willis Road ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Poplar Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Blake Bass Middle School0.4 mi · 887
- Northgate High School1.1 mi · 2,142
- Arbor Springs Elementary2.6 mi · 395
- Crabapple Lane Elementary School3.5 mi · 594
- Kedron Elementary School3.7 mi · 843
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary School4.0 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Canongate Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canongate Elementary School?
Canongate Elementary School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Canongate Elementary School serve?
Canongate Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Canongate Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Canongate Elementary School.
How diverse is Canongate Elementary School?
Canongate Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Canongate Elementary School?
Canongate Elementary School is overseen by Coweta County in Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.