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What's the most underrated thing about Euchee Creek Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141001506
Euchee Creek Elementary School
795 Louisville Rd, Grovetown, GA 30813 · (706) 556-4000 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
317 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 54 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
46.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.1pp since 2021
Math
61.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 61.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 55.5% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Euchee Creek Elementary School
Euchee Creek Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euchee Creek Elementary School this school | 705 | 45.0% | 56.5% |
| Matilda Harris Elementary School Kingsland | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
| Rock Spring Elementary McDonough | 654 | 50.9% | 38.3% |
| Temple Elementary School Temple | 666 | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| Chalker Elementary School Kennesaw | 679 | 47.6% | 42.5% |
| Inman Elementary Fayetteville | 659 | 38.7% | 57.1% |
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 Euchee Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #237 of 1,208 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #236 of 1,215 ▲ 51 | #14 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #323 of 1,215 ▼ 29 | #15 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #340 of 1,183 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #365 of 1,324 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,027 of 1,301 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #251 of 1,301 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #1,081 of 1,312 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #130 of 386 | #6 of 11 |
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
705
+109 (+18%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 705 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 45% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 50.1 | 14.0:1 | 46% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 47.6 | 13.8:1 | 36% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 33% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 44% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 48% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 51% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Euchee Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (612 to 705); teachers up 10% (43.7 to 48).
About Euchee Creek Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Euchee Creek Elementary School serves students in Grovetown, Georgia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 705 students.
Euchee Creek Elementary School reports to Columbia County, which has 31 schools and 28,964 students.
Euchee Creek Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. The remaining students are 30% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Columbia County, the White share is about 66%. Euchee Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Euchee Creek Elementary School is B+. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Euchee Creek Elementary School are 2.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.5% actual, 54.1% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Columbia County, median household income is about $95,592, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 32 public schools operate in Columbia County, serving about 29,518 students.
The next-closest public school is Baker Place Elementary, about 2.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Euchee Creek Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Euchee Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Euchee Creek Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 705, 18% above the 596 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 13.6:1 to 14.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Grovetown
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,060 students
- Baker Place ElementaryElementary · 958 students
- Grovetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 903 students
Nearby schools
- Baker Place Elementary2.1 mi · 958
- Grovetown High School2.4 mi · 2,256
- Columbia Middle School2.5 mi · 903
- Harlem Middle School2.9 mi · 1,025
- Harlem High School2.9 mi · 1,318
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School3.1 mi · 1,060
Frequently asked questions
About Euchee Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Euchee Creek Elementary School?
Euchee Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 705 students in grades PK-05.
Is Euchee Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Euchee Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Euchee Creek Elementary School have?
Euchee Creek Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Euchee Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Euchee Creek Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 14% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Euchee Creek Elementary School?
Euchee Creek Elementary School is overseen by Columbia County in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.