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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRISP COUNTY·NCES 130156004157

Crisp County Primary School

330 Old Hatley Rd, Cordele, GA 31015 · (229) 276-3450 · Crisp County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL964 STUDENTS
Enrollment
964
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
964 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
2
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
252
Grade 1
234
Grade 2
234
Grade 3
244
Student demographics
White
25526%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 34%
Hispanic
798%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 19%
Black
56959%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 36%
Asian
152%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
465%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
48751%
Female
47749%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
27.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +15.3pp since 2021
Math
33.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.7pp since 2021
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
964
-222 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.9:1
% White
26%
was 31%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
59%
was 58%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Crisp County Primary School

Set in Cordele, Georgia, Crisp County Primary School is a sizable primary school, run under Crisp County. It educates 964 students across grades K through 3. That puts it 59% bigger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Crisp County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,311 students; Crisp County Primary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Crisp County Primary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment; the rest reads as 26% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Crisp County as a whole is about 45% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Crisp County Primary School records 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Crisp County Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Crisp County Primary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 24.0%.

Around the school, census data for Crisp County shows median household earnings sit near $45,105, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Crisp County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,327 students), of which Crisp County Primary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crisp County High School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Crisp County Primary School. On composite proficiency, Crisp County Primary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 16.5%.

Crisp County Primary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Crisp County Primary School's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,186 (now 964). White enrollment moved from 31% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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Crisp County at a glance

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Population
19,790
Census ACS
Median income
$45,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,327 students

Quick facts

School name
Crisp County Primary School
District
Crisp County
Address
330 Old Hatley Rd, Cordele, GA 31015
Phone
(229) 276-3450
County
Crisp County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
964
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
964 (100%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
130156004157
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Crisp County
Other schools in Cordele
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Crisp County Primary School
What is the total enrollment at Crisp County Primary School?
Crisp County Primary School enrolls approximately 964 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Crisp County Primary School serve?
Crisp County Primary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Crisp County Primary School have?
Crisp County Primary School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Crisp County Primary School?
Student demographics at Crisp County Primary School are roughly 26% White, 8% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Crisp County Primary School public or private?
Crisp County Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crisp County.
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