Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEARD COUNTY·NCES 130279001199
Ephesus Elementary School
24414 Georgia Highway 100, Roopville, GA 30170 · (770) 854-4400 · Heard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
180 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
55.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 55.8% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 45.1% |
| 2021-22 | 47.5% | 65.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Ephesus Elementary School
Ephesus Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephesus Elementary School this school | 180 | 100.0% | 49.1% |
| Centralhatchee Elementary School Franklin | 190 | 97.9% | 68.2% |
| Woodville Elementary School Clarkesville | 187 | 100.0% | 57.8% |
| Naomi Elementary School La Fayette | 302 | 100.0% | 36.8% |
| Fourth District Elementary School Surrency | 148 | 95.3% | 46.9% |
| St. George Elementary School Folkston | 198 | 80.3% | 73.9% |
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 Ephesus Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #359 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #312 of 1,215 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #390 of 1,215 ▲ 90 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #67 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #1,309 of 1,324 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #273 of 1,312 |
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
180
+27 (+18%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 180 | 16.9 | 10.7:1 | 100% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 14.7 | 12.0:1 | 70% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 14.7 | 10.9:1 | 51% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 53% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11.1 | 13.2:1 | 57% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 61% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 64% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 46% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 177 | 14 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ephesus Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (147 to 180); teachers up 52% (11.1 to 16.9).
About Ephesus Elementary School
Students in Roopville, Georgia, attend Ephesus Elementary School, a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 180 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Across its 6 schools, Heard County enrolls 2,246 students. Ephesus Elementary School is one of those schools.
Ephesus Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Ephesus Elementary School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.7:1, with 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Ephesus Elementary School is 100%. The gap from the 91% average for public schools in Heard County is 9 points.
A school in Georgia with Ephesus Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 25.7%. Ephesus Elementary School scores 49.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Heard County show that median household income is about $65,868, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Ephesus Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Heard County, which together enroll about 2,246 students.
The school nearest to Ephesus Elementary School is Roopville Elementary School, at a distance of about 8.1 miles. Within ten miles of Ephesus Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Ephesus Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Ephesus Elementary School went from 153 students to 180. The ratio was 11.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Heard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,773
Census ACS
Median income
$65,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Heard County
- Heard Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Heard County High SchoolHigh · 672 students
- Heard County Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Centralhatchee Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Arrow Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 26 students
Other Ephesus Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ephesus Elementary. Ephesus Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ephesus ElementaryChapel Hill, NC · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Roopville Elementary School8.1 mi · 457
- Woodland Elementary School8.3 mi · 338
- Bowdon Elementary School8.4 mi · 781
- Woodland High School8.4 mi · 278
- Centralhatchee Elementary School8.9 mi · 190
- Bowdon High School9.1 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Ephesus Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ephesus Elementary School?
Ephesus Elementary School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ephesus Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ephesus Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ephesus Elementary School have?
Ephesus Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ephesus Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ephesus Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ephesus Elementary School in?
Ephesus Elementary School is part of Heard County.
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