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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY·NCES 130252001100
Crescent Road Elementary School
201 Crescent Rd, Griffin, GA 30224 · (770) 229-3719 · Spalding County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
338 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
45.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
Math
48.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 44.3% | 46.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Crescent Road Elementary School
Crescent Road Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Road Elementary School this school | 429 | 78.8% | 45.3% |
| Dearing Elementary School Dearing | 414 | 80.0% | 41.7% |
| Waresboro Elementary School Waycross | 429 | 81.8% | 48.9% |
| Blanchard Elementary School Columbus | 451 | 82.5% | 40.9% |
| Social Circle Elementary School Social Circle | 436 | 77.3% | 45.6% |
| Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Athens | 492 | 74.4% | 54.1% |
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 Crescent Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Spalding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #428 of 1,208 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #437 of 1,215 ▲ 122 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #345 of 1,215 ▲ 224 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #608 of 1,183 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #1,029 of 1,324 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #954 of 1,301 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #514 of 1,301 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #737 of 1,312 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #371 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
429
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 429 | 29.8 | 14.4:1 | 79% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 28.5 | 15.2:1 | 58% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 27.3 | 15.3:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 23.1 | 18.4:1 | 47% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 53% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 42% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 16% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (426 to 429); teachers up 29% (23.1 to 29.8).
About Crescent Road Elementary School
Griffin, Georgia, is home to Crescent Road Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 429 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
Griffin-Spalding County oversees Crescent Road Elementary School and 17 other schools, with 9,350 students in total.
Roughly 55% of students at Crescent Road Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 31% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 55% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Crescent Road Elementary School was 14.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. Crescent Road Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 79%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Spalding County is 92%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.6% for Crescent Road Elementary School. The school posts 45.3%, 8.6 points above the prediction.
Spalding County has these Census figures: the median household income is $62,071, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Spalding County has 18 public schools and roughly 9,350 students.
The shortest distance from Crescent Road Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Anne Street Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Crescent Road Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Crescent Road Elementary School's enrollment grew from 380 in 2020-21 to 429 in 2024-25.
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Spalding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,892
Census ACS
Median income
$62,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Griffin-Spalding County
- Griffin High SchoolHigh · 1,505 students
- Spalding High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Futral Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Cowan Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Rehoboth Road Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Cowan Road Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
Other schools in Griffin
- Griffin High SchoolHigh · 1,505 students
- Spalding High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Futral Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Cowan Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Rehoboth Road Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Cowan Road Middle SchoolMiddle · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Anne Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 352
- Futral Road Elementary School1.8 mi · 600
- Moore Elementary School1.8 mi · 335
- Spalding High School1.9 mi · 1,208
- AZ Kelsey Academy1.9 mi · 47
- Jackson Road Elementary School2.1 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Crescent Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crescent Road Elementary School?
Crescent Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Crescent Road Elementary School serve?
Crescent Road Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crescent Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crescent Road Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Crescent Road Elementary School?
Crescent Road Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 7% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Crescent Road Elementary School?
Crescent Road Elementary School is overseen by Griffin-Spalding County in Spalding County.
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