Gracewood Elementary School

Gracewood Elementary School, a compact elementary-level community in Augusta, Georgia, operated by Richmond County, works with 393 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Within Richmond County, which oversees 52 schools and 30,573 students, Gracewood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gracewood Elementary School shows that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 56% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gracewood Elementary School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gracewood Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 19.1%, a residual of -6.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Richmond County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gracewood Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in Richmond County (combined enrollment of about 31,674 students).

The closest other public school is Cross Creek High School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gracewood Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gracewood Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 13.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gracewood Elementary School has fell 18%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 30% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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