Clear Creek Elementary School

Clear Creek Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary school in Ellijay, Georgia, run under Gilmer County, educates 575 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Gilmer County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,124 students; Clear Creek Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clear Creek Elementary School reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Clear Creek Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clear Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Gilmer County put median household earnings sit near $74,499, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Clear Creek Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Gilmer County (combined enrollment of about 4,124 students).

Clear Creek Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clear Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 575 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 34% to 23% over that span.

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