Carrollton Upper Elementary

Located at 510 Ben Scott Blvd, in Carrollton, Georgia, Carrollton Upper Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community that hosts 817 students (grades 4 through 5), part of Carrollton City. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

Carrollton Upper Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Carrollton City, a district that works with 5,850 students overall.

Demographically, Carrollton Upper Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Carrollton Upper Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Carroll County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carrollton Upper Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 44.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Carroll County shows median household income runs about $73,714, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Carroll County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,250 students), Carrollton Upper Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carrollton Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carrollton Upper Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Carrollton Upper Elementary's enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,096 (now 817). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Carrollton Upper Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.