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What tradition at Dade Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DADE COUNTY·NCES 130159000868
Dade Elementary School
306 Wolverine Dr, Trenton, GA 30752 · (706) 657-8253 · Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- CThree-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
12.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
446 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 88 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within Dade County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
Math
49.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 44.1% |
| 2022-23 | 35.9% | 45.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 49.7% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Dade Elementary School
Dade Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dade Elementary School this school | 727 | 61.3% | 43.8% |
| Hill City Elementary School Jasper | 602 | 59.5% | 46.7% |
| Blackburn Elementary School Dawsonville | 779 | 55.1% | 51.1% |
| Cottrell Elementary School Dahlonega | 583 | 60.9% | 44.3% |
| Robinson Elementary School Dawsonville | 648 | 53.7% | 48.2% |
| Euharlee Elementary School Euharlee | 574 | 61.7% | 46.8% |
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 Dade Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #467 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #411 of 1,215 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #434 of 1,215 ▲ 134 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #328 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #329 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #473 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #1,197 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #927 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #770 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
727
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 1,015
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 727 | 56.7 | 12.8:1 | 61% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 53.7 | 14.6:1 | 63% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 49.1 | 15.7:1 | 46% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 55% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 52.9 | 14.2:1 | 56% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 59% (466) |
| 2010-11 | 866 | 52 | 16.6:1 | 59% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 1,015 | 62 | 16.4:1 | 40% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dade Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (751 to 727); teachers up 7% (52.9 to 56.7).
About Dade Elementary School
Dade Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Trenton. The student body numbers 727 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.
Dade County is responsible for 4 schools, Dade Elementary School included, with 1,988 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Dade Elementary School, with 89% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Dade County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. By the diversity index, Dade Elementary School comes in at 20%.
Teachers at Dade Elementary School total 56.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 61%. Across public schools in Dade County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Dade Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Georgia, Dade Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.8% actual against a predicted 45.6%.
Across Dade County, median household income is about $64,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Dade Elementary School is among the 4 public schools in Dade County.
The next-closest public school is Dade Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Dade Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Dade Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Dade Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 727, 3% below the 748 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.8:1 to 12.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,165
Census ACS
Median income
$64,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,988 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dade County
- Dade County High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Dade Middle SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Trenton
- Dade County High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Dade Middle SchoolMiddle · 459 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Dade Middle School0.4 mi · 459
- Dade County High School1.0 mi · 543
- Davis Elementary School2.2 mi · 259
- North Sand Mountain School6.6 mi · 694
- Bryant School7.9 mi · 103
- Chattanooga Valley Middle School9.6 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Dade Elementary SchoolHow large is Dade Elementary School?
Dade Elementary School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dade Elementary School serve?
Dade Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dade Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dade Elementary School is approximately 12.8:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dade Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dade Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dade Elementary School in?
Dade Elementary School is part of Dade County.
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