Dade Elementary School

Dade Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community in Trenton, Georgia, run under Dade County. The school instructs 727 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Dade Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Dade County, a district that hosts 1,988 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dade Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Dade Elementary School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dade Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dade County) shows that median household income runs about $64,568, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Dade County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,988 students), of which Dade Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Dade Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Dade Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Dade Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dade Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 751 (now 727). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.