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What tradition at Chapel Hill Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186003628
Chapel Hill Elementary School
4433 Coursey Lake Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-3600 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
429 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 20% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
31.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
31.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 38.7% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where Chapel Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #734 of 1,208 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #837 of 1,215 | #14 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #672 of 1,215 | #13 of 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #248 of 1,183 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #549 of 1,324 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,197 of 1,301 | #17 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #817 of 1,301 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #841 of 1,312 | #16 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #286 of 854 | #3 of 17 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
620
-136 (-18%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 620 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 69% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 44.5 | 14.0:1 | 69% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 58% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 50% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 44.5 | 16.9:1 | 52% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 52% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 49% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Hill Elementary School.
About Chapel Hill Elementary School
Federal records list Chapel Hill Elementary School as an elementary school in Douglasville, Georgia. Federal data show 620 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Chapel Hill Elementary School is part of a district of 35 schools: Douglas County, with 25,521 students.
The largest group at Chapel Hill Elementary School is Black students, at 70%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 50% of Douglas County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Federal data show 69% of students (429) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 71% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Chapel Hill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.5%) and its predicted rate (41.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
The school is in Douglas County, where the median household earns about $82,984 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Douglas County, 37 public schools serve about 26,121 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Chapel Hill Elementary School from the closest public school, Youth Villages at Inner Harbour. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Chapel Hill Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Chapel Hill Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 136 students, from 756 to 620.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Nearby schools
- Youth Villages at Inner Harbour0.6 mi · 46
- Chapel Hill High School1.2 mi · 1,646
- Holly Springs Elementary School1.3 mi · 473
- Chapel Hill Middle School1.4 mi · 1,036
- Dorsett Shoals Elementary School1.6 mi · 404
- Yeager Middle School2.0 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chapel Hill Elementary School?
Chapel Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chapel Hill Elementary School serve?
Chapel Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Chapel Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Chapel Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Chapel Hill Elementary School?
Chapel Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 14% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chapel Hill Elementary School public or private?
Chapel Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County.
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