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How has Clear Creek Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMER COUNTY·NCES 130234004093
Clear Creek Elementary School
901 Clear Creek School Drive, Ellijay, GA 30536 · (706) 276-5010 · Gilmer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
284 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Gilmer County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
49.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 50.6% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 48.3% |
| 2021-22 | 42.4% | 47.3% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Clear Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #325 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #416 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #322 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #518 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #670 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #725 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #906 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #1,042 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #175 of 386 |
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
575
-81 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 575 | 42.1 | 13.7:1 | 49% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 67% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 41.3 | 14.4:1 | 54% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 54% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 37.3 | 13.9:1 | 70% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 73% (445) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Creek Elementary School.
About Clear Creek Elementary School
Clear Creek Elementary School, located in Ellijay, Georgia, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 575 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
The district, Gilmer County, has 4,124 students enrolled across 5 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Clear Creek Elementary School is White: 72%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 13 points below the 85% share among Gilmer County residents. The diversity index for Clear Creek Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Clear Creek Elementary School, there are about 13.7 students; the school has 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Clear Creek Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 51.2% actual against 51.8% predicted.
The school is in Gilmer County, where median household income comes to about $74,499, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Gilmer County's 5 public schools enroll about 4,124 students and include Clear Creek Elementary School.
Clear Creek Middle School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Clear Creek Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Clear Creek Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Clear Creek Elementary School enrolled 656 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 575. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 13.7:1.
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Gilmer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,426
Census ACS
Median income
$74,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,124 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilmer County
- Gilmer High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Ellijay Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
Other schools in Ellijay
- Gilmer High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Ellijay Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Creek Middle School0.4 mi · 904
- Gilmer High School5.0 mi · 1,216
- Mountain View Elementary5.3 mi · 668
- Ellijay Elementary School5.8 mi · 761
- Jasper Middle School10.1 mi · 573
- Hill City Elementary School10.2 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clear Creek Elementary School?
Clear Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Clear Creek Elementary School serve?
Clear Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Clear Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Clear Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Clear Creek Elementary School?
Clear Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Clear Creek Elementary School public or private?
Clear Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gilmer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.