Crescent Road Elementary School

Crescent Road Elementary School is a close-knit elementary-level community in Griffin, Georgia, one of the schools within Griffin-Spalding County. The school caters to 429 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Within Griffin-Spalding County, which oversees 18 schools and 9,350 students, Crescent Road Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Crescent Road Elementary School records that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Spalding County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Spalding County's rate of about 92%.

After controlling for student poverty, Crescent Road Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Spalding County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $62,071 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spalding County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,350 students), of which Crescent Road Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Anne Street Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crescent Road Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 426 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.