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What's one thing Ellijay Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
761
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILMER COUNTY·NCES 130234001054
Ellijay Elementary School
32 McCutchen St, Ellijay, GA 30540 · (706) 276-5020 · Gilmer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
454 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 145 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 14% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Gilmer County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
35.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Ellijay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #740 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #732 of 1,215 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #735 of 1,215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.2pp | #23 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #285 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #721 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #721 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #948 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #97 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
761
+134 (+21%) vs 2020
+104% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 761 | 55.8 | 13.6:1 | 60% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 55.1 | 13.7:1 | 84% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 73% (557) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 70% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 74% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 76% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 72% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 51% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellijay Elementary School.
About Ellijay Elementary School
Ellijay Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Gilmer County, located in Ellijay, Georgia. It serves 761 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
The district, Gilmer County, operates 5 schools serving 4,124 students.
Ellijay Elementary School's enrollment is 53% White. Next come 44% Hispanic. That compares with about 85% White among all Gilmer County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Ellijay Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Its 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 13.3:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%.
Ellijay Elementary School is 14.2 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Georgia.
County data help place the school in context: in Gilmer County, median household income is about $74,499, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Ellijay Elementary School is among the 5 public schools in Gilmer County.
Gilmer High School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ellijay Elementary School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Ellijay Elementary School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students grew from 627 to 761 over 4 years.
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Gilmer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,426
Census ACS
Median income
$74,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
4,124 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilmer County
- Gilmer High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Other schools in Ellijay
- Gilmer High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 668 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Gilmer High School1.7 mi · 1,216
- Mountain View Elementary1.7 mi · 668
- Clear Creek Middle School5.8 mi · 904
- Clear Creek Elementary School5.8 mi · 575
- Fannin County High School13.7 mi · 824
- Blue Ridge Elementary School14.7 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Ellijay Elementary SchoolHow large is Ellijay Elementary School?
Ellijay Elementary School enrolls approximately 761 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ellijay Elementary School serve?
Ellijay Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellijay Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ellijay Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ellijay Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ellijay Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 44% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellijay Elementary School?
Ellijay Elementary School is overseen by Gilmer County in Gilmer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.