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What tradition at Carrollton Upper Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
817
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,356 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON CITY·NCES 130087003474
Carrollton Upper Elementary
510 Ben Scott Blvd, Carrollton, GA 30117 · (770) 830-0997 · Carroll County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
495 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 4 | 426 | 52% |
| Grade 5 | 391 | 48% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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 Carrollton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
51.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.6% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 51.9% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 44.7% |
| 2021-22 | 42.3% | 46.7% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Carrollton Upper Elementary
Carrollton Upper Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Upper Elementary this school | 817 | 60.6% | 44.8% |
| Yargo Elementary School Winder | 782 | 64.7% | 30.2% |
| Pitner Elementary School Acworth | 802 | 56.5% | 41.5% |
| White Oak Elementary School Newnan | 712 | 60.5% | 43.4% |
| Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna | 870 | 58.7% | 43.2% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
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 Carrollton Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #445 of 1,208 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #378 of 1,215 ▲ 8 | #6 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #494 of 1,215 ▲ 41 | #9 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #706 of 1,183 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 817 | #207 of 1,324 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,015 of 1,301 | #6 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #87 of 1,301 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #938 of 1,312 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #145 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
817
-383 (-32%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 817 | 55.8 | 14.6:1 | 61% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 52.6 | 14.2:1 | 69% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 1,189 | 74 | 16.1:1 | 57% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 1,200 | 72 | 16.7:1 | 55% (660) |
| 2017-18 | 1,096 | 66.3 | 16.5:1 | 65% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 1,089 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 60% (649) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 30 | 23.0:1 | 57% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrollton Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,096 to 817); teachers down 16% (66.3 to 55.8).
About Carrollton Upper Elementary
Students in Carrollton, Georgia, attend Carrollton Upper Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 817 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Carrollton Upper Elementary is run by Carrollton City, whose 4 schools enroll 5,850 students.
At Carrollton Upper Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other students are 29% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County residents are about 68% White. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Carrollton Upper Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 61% of students at Carrollton Upper Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 48%.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Carrollton Upper Elementary's results are 1.2 points below predicted: 44.8% against 46.0%.
The school is in Carroll County, where median household income comes to about $73,714, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Carroll County counts 28 public schools with about 22,250 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Carrollton Upper Elementary from the closest public school, Carrollton Middle School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Carrollton Upper Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 32%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carrollton City
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,894 students
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 1,859 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,894 students
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 1,859 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
Nearby schools
- Carrollton Middle School0.2 mi · 1,280
- Carrollton Elementary School0.3 mi · 1,894
- Carrollton High School0.5 mi · 1,859
- Central High School0.8 mi · 1,338
- Central Middle School1.5 mi · 1,009
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 991
Frequently asked questions
About Carrollton Upper ElementaryHow many students attend Carrollton Upper Elementary?
Carrollton Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 817 students in grades 04-05.
Is Carrollton Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carrollton Upper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Carrollton Upper Elementary have?
Carrollton Upper Elementary employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Carrollton Upper Elementary?
Carrollton Upper Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 26% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Carrollton Upper Elementary?
Carrollton Upper Elementary is overseen by Carrollton City in Carroll County.
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