Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 130537001749
Fairyland Elementary School
1306 Lula Lake Rd, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750 · (706) 820-1171 · Walker County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- A+Beats 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
11.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
106 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 54% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
19%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
83.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
79.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.9% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% | 90.8% |
| 2022-23 | 77.8% | 81.4% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 26 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 Fairyland Elementary School
Fairyland Elementary School's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyland Elementary School this school | 294 | 36.1% | 84.4% |
| Free Home Elementary School Canton | 280 | 32.9% | 51.8% |
| Clayton Elementary School Canton | 290 | 43.4% | 55.4% |
| Thomas Crossroads Elementary School Sharpsburg | 352 | 33.0% | 64.9% |
| Bremen 4th & 5th Grade Academy Bremen | 341 | 25.5% | 71.6% |
| Tybee Island Maritime Academy School Tybee Island | 432 | 33.1% | 55.8% |
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 Fairyland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #9 of 1,208 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #54 of 1,215 ▼ 48 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #3 of 1,215 ▲ 12 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #291 of 1,183 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #1,247 of 1,324 | #11 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #226 of 1,301 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #1,209 of 1,301 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #1,145 of 1,312 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #347 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
294
+32 (+12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 294 | 25.1 | 11.7:1 | 36% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 24.6 | 11.3:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 26% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 23.6 | 12.3:1 | 25% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 14% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairyland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (289 to 294); teachers up 6% (23.6 to 25.1).
About Fairyland Elementary School
Fairyland Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. The school counts 294 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Walker County runs Fairyland Elementary School along with 14 other schools, enrolling 8,379 students in total.
The large majority of students at Fairyland Elementary School, 90%, are White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Fairyland Elementary School comes in at 19%.
At Fairyland Elementary School, 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 85% average for public schools in Walker County.
Fairyland Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Fairyland Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Georgia. Predicted: 58.7%. Actual: 84.4%.
Census estimates describe Walker County this way: median household income is about $59,469, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Walker County number 18 and enroll about 9,637.
The closest public school to Fairyland Elementary School is Lookout Mountain Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 34.3% proficiency; Fairyland Elementary School posts 84.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Fairyland Elementary School had 262 students in 2020-21 and 294 in 2024-25, a 12% gain.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,762
Census ACS
Median income
$59,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,637 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 1,284 students
- LaFayette High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Cherokee Ridge ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- LaFayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Lookout Mountain Elementary School1.8 mi · 215
- Rossville Elementary School2.8 mi · 447
- Chattanooga Valley Elementary School2.9 mi · 418
- Stone Creek Elementary School3.1 mi · 448
- Ridgeland High School3.1 mi · 1,284
- Chattanooga Valley Middle School3.1 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Fairyland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fairyland Elementary School?
Fairyland Elementary School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fairyland Elementary School serve?
Fairyland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fairyland Elementary School have?
Fairyland Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairyland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fairyland Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fairyland Elementary School in?
Fairyland Elementary School is part of Walker County.
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