Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLQUITT COUNTY·NCES 130138000590
Funston Elementary School
137 North Academy Street, Funston, GA 31753 · (229) 941-2626 · Colquitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
376 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Funston Elementary School→Willie J. Williams Middle School→CA Gray Junior High School→Colquitt County High School
Based on grade levels within Colquitt County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.9pp since 2021
Math
46.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 41.3% |
| 2022-23 | 22.2% | 38.6% |
| 2021-22 | 21.1% | 42.8% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Funston Elementary School
Funston Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funston Elementary School this school | 376 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Vickery Mill Elementary Roswell | 407 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Jackson Elementary School Roswell | 489 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
| Dawnville Elementary School Dalton | 413 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Dalton | 399 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Baldwin Elementary School Baldwin | 422 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
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 Funston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Colquitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #699 of 1,208 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #490 of 1,215 ▲ 78 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #751 of 1,215 ▲ 166 | #5 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #341 of 1,183 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #1,137 of 1,324 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #288 of 1,301 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #482 of 1,301 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #140 of 1,312 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #393 of 854 | #7 of 10 |
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
376
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 376 | 31.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 28.1 | 14.1:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 28.3 | 13.6:1 | 97% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 97% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 25.9 | 16.9:1 | 95% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 95% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 77% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 62% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 17 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Funston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (438 to 376); teachers up 20% (25.9 to 31.1).
About Funston Elementary School
Funston Elementary School is a public elementary school in Funston, Georgia. It has an enrollment of 376 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
Colquitt County enrolls 8,767 students, and its 13 schools include Funston Elementary School.
The student body at Funston Elementary School is 56% Hispanic. It is also 23% White and 18% Black. Colquitt County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 35 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Funston Elementary School are from different groups.
Funston Elementary School reported 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. There are 376 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Funston Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%.
The county, Colquitt County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $49,341, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 8,767 students.
Funston Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is CA Gray Junior High School, about 4.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Funston Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Funston Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 410 to 376. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.2 to 12.1 over 4 years.
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Colquitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,224
Census ACS
Median income
$49,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colquitt County
- Colquitt County High SchoolHigh · 1,932 students
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Norman Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other Funston Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Funston Elementary. Funston Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Funston Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 440 students
Nearby schools
- CA Gray Junior High School4.4 mi · 1,389
- Okapilco Elementary School5.1 mi · 360
- Willie J. Williams Middle School5.1 mi · 1,285
- Stringfellow Elementary School5.2 mi · 220
- Wright Elementary School6.0 mi · 554
- Cox Elementary School6.3 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Funston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Funston Elementary School?
Funston Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Funston Elementary School serve?
Funston Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Funston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Funston Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Funston Elementary School?
Student demographics at Funston Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 56% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Funston Elementary School in?
Funston Elementary School is part of Colquitt County.
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