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If you had an hour of school board time for Chickamauga Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKAMAUGA CITY·NCES 130114000441
Chickamauga Elementary School
210 Crescent Ave, Chickamauga, GA 30707 · (706) 382-3100 · Walker County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
149 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within Chickamauga City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -10.1pp since 2021
Math
51.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 55.3% |
| 2021-22 | 62.3% | 53.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Chickamauga Elementary School
Chickamauga Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickamauga Elementary School this school | 544 | 27.4% | 56.8% |
| Colham Ferry Elementary School Watkinsville | 587 | 21.0% | 74.2% |
| North Columbia Elementary School Appling | 460 | 30.0% | 73.9% |
| Roopville Elementary School Roopville | 457 | 35.4% | 64.7% |
| Eastside Elementary School Senoia | 602 | 33.9% | 56.3% |
| Tybee Island Maritime Academy School Tybee Island | 432 | 33.1% | 55.8% |
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 Chickamauga Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #233 of 1,208 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #368 of 1,215 ▼ 116 | #3 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #241 of 1,215 ▼ 114 | #2 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.7pp | #102 of 1,183 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #755 of 1,324 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,280 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #1,269 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #1,197 of 1,312 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #362 of 386 | 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
544
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 544 | 31.4 | 17.3:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 31.4 | 17.2:1 | 28% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 18% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 27% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 14% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 29 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chickamauga Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (539 to 544); teachers down 5% (33 to 31.4).
About Chickamauga Elementary School
Chickamauga Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Chickamauga, Georgia. Enrolled students number 544 students, in pre-K through 5.
A total of 3 schools make up Chickamauga City, with 1,258 students enrolled.
About 94% of the student body at Chickamauga Elementary School is White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.3:1, with 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.0 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 27% of enrollment. That is lower than the 85% average for public schools in Walker County.
The allk12 Grade for Chickamauga Elementary School is B-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Chickamauga Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.8% and a predicted 63.2%.
Within Walker County, the median household income is $59,469, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Chickamauga Elementary School, Walker County has 17 other public schools.
The closest public school, Gordon Lee Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Chickamauga Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. On average proficiency, Chickamauga Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Chickamauga Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Chickamauga Elementary School had 506 students, to 2024-25, when it had 544. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.3:1, from 15.8:1.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,762
Census ACS
Median income
$59,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,637 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickamauga City
- Gordon Lee High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Gordon Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Other schools in Chickamauga
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Gordon Lee High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Gordon Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Gordon Lee Middle School0.1 mi · 304
- Gordon Lee High School0.1 mi · 410
- Cherokee Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 548
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School3.7 mi · 772
- Rossville Middle School4.7 mi · 446
- Rock Spring Elementary School5.1 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Chickamauga Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chickamauga Elementary School?
Chickamauga Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chickamauga Elementary School serve?
Chickamauga Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Chickamauga Elementary School have?
Chickamauga Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Chickamauga Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chickamauga Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chickamauga Elementary School?
Chickamauga Elementary School is overseen by Chickamauga City in Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.