Fairyland Elementary School

As a close-knit K-5 school in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Fairyland Elementary School serves 294 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Walker County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Fairyland Elementary School sits 51% below that benchmark.

Fairyland Elementary School is one of 15 schools operated by Walker County, a district that educates 8,379 students overall.

On demographics, Fairyland Elementary School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Walker County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fairyland Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 58.7%; actual is 84.4%, +25.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Walker County) reports that median household earnings sit near $59,469, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Walker County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,637 students), of which Fairyland Elementary School is one.

Lookout Mountain Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairyland Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Fairyland Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 289 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025.

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