Garrett Elementary School

As a cozy primary school in Augusta, Georgia, Garrett Elementary School caters to 435 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Richmond County. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 52 schools in Richmond County (30,573 students total), Garrett Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Garrett Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Garrett Elementary School lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Garrett Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Garrett Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 21.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Richmond County) records that median household earnings sit near $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Garrett Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students).

Hammond Hill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Garrett Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 11.9%.

Garrett Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garrett Elementary School has contracted 7%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 435 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 27% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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