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What's one thing Crisp County Primary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
964
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 605
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
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- A+Three-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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 252 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 234 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 234 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 244 | 25% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Crisp County Primary School→Crisp County Elementary School→Crisp County Middle School→Crisp County High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Crisp County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +15.3pp since 2021
Math
33.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.5% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.7% | 20.6% |
% 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
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
What this means: About 24% 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 Crisp County Primary School
Crisp County Primary School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp County Primary School this school | 964 | 100.0% | 24.0% |
| Waynesboro Primary School Waynesboro | 924 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Flint Hill Elementary Oxford | 848 | 100.0% | 18.3% |
| Hutto Elementary School Bainbridge | 790 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| Button Gwinnett Elementary School Hinesville | 1,162 | 95.4% | 27.2% |
| South Salem Elementary School Covington | 855 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
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 Crisp County Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #952 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #783 of 1,215 ▲ 199 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #820 of 1,215 ▲ 347 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #39 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 964 | #102 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #358 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #584 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #150 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #262 of 854 |
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
964
-60 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 964 | 78 | 12.4:1 | 100% (964) |
| 2023-24 | 968 | 79.1 | 12.2:1 | 100% (968) |
| 2022-23 | 996 | 81 | 12.3:1 | 99% (986) |
| 2020-21 | 1,024 | 79 | 13.0:1 | 100% (1,024) |
| 2017-18 | 1,186 | 85.5 | 13.9:1 | 97% (1,155) |
| 2015-16 | 1,312 | 87 | 15.1:1 | 98% (1,285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crisp County Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,186 to 964); teachers down 9% (85.5 to 78).
About Crisp County Primary School
Crisp County Primary School is a large elementary school in Cordele, Georgia, (ZIP code 31015). The school counts 964 students across kindergarten through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
Crisp County Primary School is one of 5 schools in Crisp County, which enrolls 3,311 students in total.
Crisp County Primary School's enrollment is 59% Black. Other groups make up 26% White, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 45% of Crisp County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Crisp County Primary School comes in at 57%.
The teaching staff at Crisp County Primary School is 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, higher than at this school. About 100% of students, or 964, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Crisp County.
allk12 grades Crisp County Primary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Crisp County Primary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.0% and a predicted 25.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Crisp County show that median household income is about $45,105, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Crisp County Primary School is one of 6 public schools in Crisp County, which together enroll about 3,327 students.
The nearest other public school, Crisp County High School, is about 1.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 16.5%; Crisp County Primary School's is 24.0%, ranking 1st of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students declined from 1,024 to 964 over 4 years.
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Crisp County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Crisp County
- Crisp County High SchoolHigh · 978 students
- Crisp County Middle SchoolMiddle · 714 students
- Crisp County Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Crisp County Pre-KElementary · 216 students
Other schools in Cordele
- Crisp County High SchoolHigh · 978 students
- Crisp County Middle SchoolMiddle · 714 students
- Crisp County Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Crisp County Pre-KElementary · 216 students
- Crisp RYDCHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Crisp County High School1.4 mi · 978
- Crisp RYDC1.7 mi · 16
- Crisp County Middle School2.2 mi · 714
- Crisp County Pre-K2.4 mi · 216
- Crisp County Elementary School3.4 mi · 439
- Dooly County Prep Academy11.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Crisp County Primary SchoolWhat 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.