Franklin Forest Elementary

Franklin Forest Elementary is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Lagrange, Georgia, operated by Troup County, enrolling 690 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 19 schools in Troup County (12,262 students total), Franklin Forest Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Franklin Forest Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklin Forest Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Troup County) logs that median household earnings sit near $56,776, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Troup County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,262 students), of which Franklin Forest Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Hope Academy School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Forest Elementary. On composite proficiency, Franklin Forest Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Franklin Forest Elementary's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 769 (now 690). White enrollment moved from 25% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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