Garden Lakes Elementary School

Garden Lakes Elementary School operates as a moderately sized primary school in Rome, Georgia, operated by Floyd County. Current enrollment sits at 536 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 15 schools in Floyd County (8,949 students total), Garden Lakes Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Garden Lakes Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Garden Lakes Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Garden Lakes Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.4%; actual is 58.5%, +18.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Floyd County shows median household earnings sit near $65,565, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Garden Lakes Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Floyd County (combined enrollment of about 15,383 students).

Nearest neighbor: West End Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Garden Lakes Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garden Lakes Elementary School has contracted 24%, going from 702 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 64% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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