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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ethel W. Kight Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROUP COUNTY·NCES 130000101856
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School
75 Gordon Rd, Lagrange, GA 30240 · (706) 812-7943 · Troup County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
638 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
21.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
34.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 35.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.6% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.3% | 32.4% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Ethel W. Kight Elementary School
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethel W. Kight Elementary School this school | 656 | 97.3% | 30.3% |
| Altama Elementary School Brunswick | 672 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Warner Robins | 683 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| Sanders Elementary School Austell | 626 | 100.0% | 32.4% |
| Pine Street Elementary School Conyers | 679 | 99.9% | 29.2% |
| Westside Elementary School Douglas | 625 | 100.0% | 34.5% |
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 Ethel W. Kight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Troup County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #792 of 1,208 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #743 of 1,215 ▼ 18 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #982 of 1,215 ▼ 75 | #9 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #681 of 1,183 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #466 of 1,324 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #881 of 1,301 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #478 of 1,301 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #490 of 1,312 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #263 of 386 | N/A |
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
656
+81 (+14%) vs 2020
+47% since 2000-01, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 656 | 46.3 | 14.2:1 | 97% (638) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 50.4 | 12.0:1 | 100% (603) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 46.3 | 12.7:1 | 94% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 47 | 12.2:1 | 95% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 100% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 100% (698) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 65% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethel W. Kight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (620 to 656); teachers up 8% (43 to 46.3).
About Ethel W. Kight Elementary School
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lagrange, Georgia. It educates 656 students in pre-K through 5.
Troup County enrolls 12,262 students, and its 19 schools include Ethel W. Kight Elementary School.
Black students make up a majority at Ethel W. Kight Elementary School, at 55%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Troup County is roughly 36% Black. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 46.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 97%.
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (30.3%) and its predicted rate (27.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School is located in Troup County, where the median household income is $56,776, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Ethel W. Kight Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Berta Weathersbee Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles from Ethel W. Kight Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ethel W. Kight Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 575 in 2020-21 to 656 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Troup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,330
Census ACS
Median income
$56,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
12,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Troup County
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Troup County High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Long Cane Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Gardner-Newman Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 930 students
- Franklin Forest ElementaryElementary · 690 students
Other schools in Lagrange
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Troup County High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Long Cane Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Gardner-Newman Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Franklin Forest ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
Nearby schools
- Berta Weathersbee Elementary School1.0 mi · 252
- Hollis Hand Elementary School2.0 mi · 579
- LaGrange High School2.1 mi · 1,399
- The Hope Academy School2.6 mi · 83
- Bradfield Center - Ault Academy2.6 mi · 24
- Clearview Elementary School3.1 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Ethel W. Kight Elementary SchoolHow large is Ethel W. Kight Elementary School?
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ethel W. Kight Elementary School serve?
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ethel W. Kight Elementary School have?
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ethel W. Kight Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ethel W. Kight Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 29% Hispanic, 55% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Ethel W. Kight Elementary School in?
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School is part of Troup County.
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