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What's the most underrated thing about Colham Ferry Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE COUNTY·NCES 130396001465
Colham Ferry Elementary School
191 Colham Ferry Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 · (706) 769-7764 · Oconee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
11.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
123 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
67.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
81.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 77.8% |
| 2022-23 | 68.1% | 72.7% |
| 2021-22 | 72.3% | 78.3% |
% 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Colham Ferry Elementary School
Colham Ferry Elementary School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colham Ferry Elementary School this school | 587 | 21.0% | 74.2% |
| High Shoals Elementary School Bishop | 585 | 17.6% | 73.2% |
| Greenbrier Elementary School Evans | 610 | 18.5% | 72.9% |
| Dove Creek Elementary School Statham | 543 | 14.7% | 77.8% |
| Macedonia Elementary School Canton | 730 | 18.6% | 63.3% |
| West Side Elementary School Marietta | 556 | 15.3% | 81.1% |
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 Colham Ferry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Oconee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #59 of 1,208 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #40 of 1,215 ▲ 20 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #89 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #350 of 1,183 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #636 of 1,324 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #207 of 1,301 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #1,115 of 1,301 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #1,223 of 1,312 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #259 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
587
+44 (+8%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 587 | 50.5 | 11.6:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 49.2 | 12.2:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 48.7 | 12.5:1 | 14% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 21% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 26% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 20% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 823 | 54 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colham Ferry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (553 to 587); teachers up 29% (39 to 50.5).
About Colham Ferry Elementary School
Colham Ferry Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Watkinsville, Georgia. There are 587 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Oconee County runs 12 schools with a combined 8,474 students. Colham Ferry Elementary School is one of them.
At Colham Ferry Elementary School, 85% of students are White. It is also 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Oconee County at about 83% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Colham Ferry Elementary School scores 27%.
Colham Ferry Elementary School has 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. At Colham Ferry Elementary School, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Colham Ferry Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.5% at Colham Ferry Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.2%.
The county, Oconee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $121,217, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 8,474 students.
Colham Ferry Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Oconee County Elementary School, about 2.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Colham Ferry Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.2% against a local average of 58.8%.
For locale, NCES codes Colham Ferry Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
From 543 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 587 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 12.6 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
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Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$121,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
8,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee County
- North Oconee High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Oconee County Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Rocky Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Malcom Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- High Shoals Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other schools in Watkinsville
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Oconee County Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Oconee County Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Oconee County Primary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Oconee County Elementary School2.6 mi · 404
- Oconee County Middle School2.7 mi · 940
- Oconee County Primary School2.7 mi · 404
- Oconee County High School2.9 mi · 1,313
- High Shoals Elementary School5.4 mi · 585
- Barnett Shoals Elementary School5.6 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Colham Ferry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colham Ferry Elementary School?
Colham Ferry Elementary School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
Is Colham Ferry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colham Ferry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Colham Ferry Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Colham Ferry Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Colham Ferry Elementary School?
Student demographics at Colham Ferry Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Colham Ferry Elementary School public or private?
Colham Ferry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oconee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.