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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186002032
Factory Shoals Elementary School
2375 Mount Vernon Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122 · (770) 651-3900 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
16.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
610 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 97 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
29.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.2pp since 2021
Math
29.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +17.0pp 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 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 18.4% | 20.3% |
| 2021-22 | 22.6% | 12.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Factory Shoals Elementary School
Factory Shoals Elementary School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Shoals Elementary School this school | 697 | 87.5% | 27.5% |
| White Bluff Elementary School Savannah | 701 | 85.3% | 17.9% |
| Waldo Pafford Elementary School Hinesville | 741 | 83.1% | 33.1% |
| Anderson-Livsey Elementary School Snellville | 678 | 83.3% | 38.1% |
| Otis J Brock III Elementary School Savannah | 568 | 88.7% | 21.4% |
| Flat Shoals Elementary School Conyers | 639 | 91.1% | 27.8% |
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 Factory Shoals Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #869 of 1,208 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #883 of 1,215 ▲ 112 | #16 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #724 of 1,215 ▲ 71 | #16 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.1pp | #77 of 1,183 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #376 of 1,324 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,245 of 1,301 | #20 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #737 of 1,301 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #619 of 1,312 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #812 of 854 | #15 of 17 |
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
697
+90 (+15%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 697 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 88% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 42.5 | 14.1:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 44.1 | 13.7:1 | 85% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 73% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 708 | 49.5 | 14.3:1 | 80% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 80% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 67% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 33% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Factory Shoals Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (708 to 697); teachers down 13% (49.5 to 43).
About Factory Shoals Elementary School
Students in Lithia Springs, Georgia, attend Factory Shoals Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 697 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Douglas County enrolls 25,521 students in 35 schools, including Factory Shoals Elementary School.
At 65%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Factory Shoals Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Douglas County, the Black share is about 50%. Factory Shoals Elementary School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 43 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Around 88% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Douglas County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Factory Shoals Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.1%. Factory Shoals Elementary School scores 27.5%.
In Douglas County (population about 147,888), median household income is about $82,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 37 public schools operate in Douglas County, serving about 26,121 students.
Nearby, Sweetwater Elementary School is about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Factory Shoals Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Factory Shoals Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 607 to 697 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Lithia Springs
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Turner Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM AcademyElementary · 391 students
- Annette Winn Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Sweetwater Elementary School0.9 mi · 473
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School1.0 mi · 1,460
- Factory Shoals Middle School1.3 mi · 833
- Mount Carmel Elementary School1.9 mi · 425
- New Manchester Elementary School2.5 mi · 818
- Chestnut Log Middle School2.6 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Factory Shoals Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Factory Shoals Elementary School?
Factory Shoals Elementary School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
Is Factory Shoals Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Factory Shoals Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Factory Shoals Elementary School have?
Factory Shoals Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Factory Shoals Elementary School?
Student demographics at Factory Shoals Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 21% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Factory Shoals Elementary School?
Factory Shoals Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
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