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Enrollment
991
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084000326
Central Elementary School
175 Primary School Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116 · (770) 832-6466 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
432 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 86 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (148).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
52.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.1pp since 2021
Math
67.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 74.1% |
| 2022-23 | 59.6% | 70.8% |
| 2021-22 | 58.9% | 73.2% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 991 | 43.6% | 65.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School Canton | 977 | 40.7% | 52.9% |
| Ebenezer Elementary School Rincon | 995 | 49.1% | 58.0% |
| Holly Springs Elementary School Canton | 831 | 43.0% | 50.1% |
| Chestnut Mountain Elementary School Flowery Branch | 918 | 41.4% | 46.9% |
| Chestatee Elementary Gainesville | 1,159 | 42.5% | 43.3% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #141 of 1,208 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #164 of 1,215 ▼ 71 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #232 of 1,215 ▼ 53 | #1 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #91 of 1,183 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #88 of 1,324 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #724 of 1,301 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #767 of 1,301 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #1,095 of 1,312 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #521 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
991
+78 (+9%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 867
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 991 | 72.6 | 13.7:1 | 44% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 989 | 72.4 | 13.7:1 | 75% (746) |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 71.2 | 13.7:1 | 51% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 67 | 13.6:1 | 46% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 1,104 | 73 | 15.1:1 | 51% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 993 | 68 | 14.6:1 | 56% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 66 | 14.1:1 | 59% (550) |
| 2000-01 | 907 | 48 | 18.9:1 | 35% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 867 | 51 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,104 to 991); teachers down 1% (73 to 72.6).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Carroll County in Carrollton, Georgia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 991 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 64% larger than average.
Carroll County has 16,400 students spread across 24 schools.
About 67% of the student body at Central Elementary School is White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Carroll County residents are about 68% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 72.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Central Elementary School has a ratio of 13.7:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Central Elementary School, the prediction is 54.8% and the result is 65.0%.
The school is in Carroll County, where the median household earns about $73,714 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Carroll County, 28 public schools serve about 22,250 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Central Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.4%; Central Elementary School's is 65.0%, ranking 1st of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Central Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 913 (2020-21) to 991 (2024-25).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Bowdon Elementary SchoolElementary · 781 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
- Carrollton Upper ElementaryElementary · 817 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the largest of the 152.
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
- Central ElementaryPalmyra, VA · 751 students
- Central Elementary SchoolMABANK, TX · 723 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School0.2 mi · 1,009
- Central High School1.0 mi · 1,338
- Carrollton Upper Elementary1.6 mi · 817
- Carrollton Middle School1.8 mi · 1,280
- Carrollton Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,894
- Carrollton High School2.0 mi · 1,859
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 991 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County.
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