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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 130348001331
Comer Elementary School
565 Gholston St, Comer, GA 30629 · (706) 783-2797 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
11.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
399 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Madison County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -12.2pp since 2021
Math
50.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 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 down about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 53.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.6% | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 56.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Comer Elementary School
Comer Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comer Elementary School this school | 419 | 95.2% | 47.8% |
| Royston Elementary School Royston | 517 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| Big A Elementary School Eastanollee | 403 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School Blue Ridge | 383 | 99.0% | 38.0% |
| Cloud Springs Elementary School Rossville | 346 | 98.8% | 38.7% |
| Stone Creek Elementary School Rossville | 448 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
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 Comer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #384 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #402 of 1,215 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #561 of 1,215 ▼ 188 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.4pp | #33 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #1,055 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #180 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #695 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #520 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #385 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. 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
419
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 419 | 36.5 | 11.5:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 35.5 | 11.0:1 | 68% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 36.5 | 10.6:1 | 61% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 57% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 60% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 56% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 49% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Comer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (418 to 419); teachers up 11% (33 to 36.5).
About Comer Elementary School
Comer Elementary School is an elementary school in Comer, Georgia, according to federal school records. It had 419 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
The district, Madison County, operates 7 schools serving 5,165 students.
More than half of the students at Comer Elementary School are White (66%). The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Madison County's population at about 79%. The diversity index for Comer Elementary School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Comer Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Test results at Comer Elementary School are 19.7 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%, compared with a predicted 28.1%, which ranks in the top 10% in Georgia.
The county, Madison County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $61,963 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Madison County has 7 public schools with about 5,165 students, including Comer Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Madison County Middle School, is about 2.0 miles. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Comer Elementary School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Comer Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 34 students, from 385 to 419.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,528
Census ACS
Median income
$61,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison County High SchoolHigh · 1,525 students
- Madison County Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,147 students
- Danielsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Hull-Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Ila Elementary SchoolElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Madison County Middle School2.0 mi · 1,147
- Danielsville Elementary School5.5 mi · 709
- Madison County High School5.7 mi · 1,525
- Colbert Elementary School6.0 mi · 443
- Hull-Sanford Elementary School11.0 mi · 494
- Coile Middle School11.2 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Comer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Comer Elementary School?
Comer Elementary School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
Is Comer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Comer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Comer Elementary School have?
Comer Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is Comer Elementary School?
Comer Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Comer Elementary School?
Comer Elementary School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
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