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If you could change one rule at Echols County Elementary/Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECHOLS COUNTY·NCES 130195003976
Echols County Elementary/Middle School
229 US Highway 129 S, Statenville, GA 31648 · (229) 559-5413 · Echols County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
593 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 61 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Echols County Elementary/Middle School→Echols County High School
Based on grade levels within Echols County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.9pp since 2021
Math
36.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 39.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.8% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 40.3% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Echols County Elementary/Middle School
Echols County Elementary/Middle School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echols County Elementary/Middle School this school | 673 | 88.1% | 37.6% |
| Pearson Elementary School Pearson | 621 | 86.2% | 44.2% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cedartown | 575 | 82.1% | 35.8% |
| Level Grove Elementary School Cornelia | 591 | 96.1% | 45.2% |
| Calhoun Primary School Calhoun | 913 | 91.3% | 40.5% |
| Westside Elementary School Cedartown | 588 | 80.3% | 32.2% |
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 Echols County Elementary/Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #606 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #695 of 1,215 ▼ 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #722 of 1,215 ▼ 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #100 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #425 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,254 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #688 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #607 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #214 of 386 |
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
673
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 673 | 41.1 | 16.4:1 | 88% (593) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 41.7 | 15.6:1 | 88% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 42.4 | 15.1:1 | 85% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 91% (578) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 43.4 | 14.2:1 | 91% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 91% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 74% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Echols County Elementary/Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (618 to 673); teachers down 5% (43.4 to 41.1).
About Echols County Elementary/Middle School
Echols County Elementary/Middle School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Statenville, Georgia. The latest federal count shows 673 students in pre-K through 8.
Echols County has 2 schools and 917 students, and Echols County Elementary/Middle School is one of those schools.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Echols County Elementary/Middle School combined. The remaining students are 45% Hispanic and 3% Black. Among people living in Echols County, the White share is about 64%. By the diversity index, Echols County Elementary/Middle School comes in at 54%.
The school reported 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Echols County Elementary/Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Echols County Elementary/Middle School is +5.8 points: 37.6% actual, 31.8% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Echols County show that median household income is about $59,489, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 2 public schools in Echols County, with a combined enrollment of about 917.
Nearby, Echols County High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Echols County Elementary/Middle School places 6th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Echols County Elementary/Middle School had 633 students in 2020-21 and 673 in 2024-25, a 6% gain.
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Echols County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,709
Census ACS
Median income
$59,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Echols County High School0.0 mi · 244
- Lake Park Elementary School9.6 mi · 601
- OAK GROVE ACADEMY13.0 mi · 28
- Moulton-Branch Elementary School14.6 mi · 594
- J. L. Lomax Elementary School15.1 mi · 576
- Lowndes Middle School15.5 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Echols County Elementary/Middle SchoolHow many students attend Echols County Elementary/Middle School?
Echols County Elementary/Middle School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Echols County Elementary/Middle School serve?
Echols County Elementary/Middle School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Echols County Elementary/Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Echols County Elementary/Middle School.
How diverse is Echols County Elementary/Middle School?
Echols County Elementary/Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Echols County Elementary/Middle School?
Echols County Elementary/Middle School is overseen by Echols County in Echols County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.