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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HABERSHAM COUNTY·NCES 130258001153
Cornelia Elementary School
375 Old Cleveland Rd, Cornelia, GA 30531 · (706) 778-6526 · Habersham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-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.
- 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
11.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
491 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
21.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.9pp since 2021
Math
24.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.4% | 33.6% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Cornelia Elementary School
Cornelia Elementary School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelia Elementary School this school | 491 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| Antioch Elementary School Dalton | 446 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| Baldwin Elementary School Baldwin | 422 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton | 451 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Odom Elementary School Moultrie | 518 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| Jackson Elementary School Roswell | 489 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
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 Cornelia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Habersham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #963 of 1,208 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #982 of 1,215 ▼ 155 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #970 of 1,215 ▼ 8 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #43 of 1,183 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #878 of 1,324 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #219 of 1,301 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #766 of 1,301 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #265 of 1,312 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #202 of 854 | 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
491
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 491 | 42.1 | 11.7:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 41.1 | 11.3:1 | 94% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 43.7 | 11.0:1 | 84% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 81% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 47.4 | 13.2:1 | 83% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 87% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 48 | 13.1:1 | 78% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 57% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornelia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (627 to 491); teachers down 11% (47.4 to 42.1).
About Cornelia Elementary School
Cornelia Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Habersham County, located in Cornelia, Georgia. The school counted 491 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
The district, Habersham County, operates 14 schools serving 7,257 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Cornelia Elementary School is 65%, a majority. It is also 25% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Habersham County is roughly 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Cornelia Elementary School comes to 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 90% average among public schools in Habersham County.
Among Georgia public elementary schools, Cornelia Elementary School outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Cornelia Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Cornelia Elementary School posts 23.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Habersham County show that median household income comes to about $67,309, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 6,835 students.
Cornelia Elementary School's nearest public school is Level Grove Elementary School (about 1.9 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cornelia Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Cornelia Elementary School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 481 students in 2020-21 and 491 in 2024-25.
People who know Cornelia Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Habersham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,793
Census ACS
Median income
$67,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Habersham County
- Habersham Central High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Habersham Ninth Grade AcademyHigh · 552 students
- Demorest Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- North Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in Cornelia
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- South Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
Other Cornelia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cornelia Elementary. Cornelia Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CORNELIA ELEMENTARYEDINA, MN · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Level Grove Elementary School1.9 mi · 591
- South Habersham Middle School2.1 mi · 456
- Baldwin Elementary School2.2 mi · 422
- Demorest Elementary School2.9 mi · 548
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School3.1 mi · 566
- Habersham Central High School3.3 mi · 1,611
Frequently asked questions
About Cornelia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cornelia Elementary School?
Cornelia Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cornelia Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cornelia Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cornelia Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Cornelia Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornelia Elementary School?
At Cornelia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 65% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cornelia Elementary School in?
Cornelia Elementary School is part of Habersham County.
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