Centerville Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Centerville, Georgia, Centerville Elementary School instructs 679 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Houston County.

Houston County runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 30,939 students. Centerville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Centerville Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Centerville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Houston County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Centerville Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 43.2%, a residual of +16.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household income runs about $80,698, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Houston County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students), of which Centerville Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomson Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Centerville Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Centerville Elementary School has edged up 8%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 679 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 33%.

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