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Graysville Elementary School

944 Graysville Rd, Ringgold, GA 30736 · (706) 937-3147 · Catoosa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Georgia public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools

Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
238 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7614%
Grade 18415%
Grade 29317%
Grade 310219%
Grade 49517%
Grade 59818%

This year's kindergarten class (76) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).

Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
44882%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
397%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
81%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
468%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27550%
Female
27350%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
50.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
54.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.3%54.5%
2023-2450.5%57.8%
2022-2348.5%56.3%
2021-2248.2%56.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Graysville Elementary School

Graysville Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Graysville Elementary School this school54843.4%51.3%
Wauka Mountain Elementary School
Gainesville
54644.0%45.3%
Johnson Elementary
Rome
51843.4%80.6%
Whitesburg Elementary School
Whitesburg
51742.7%49.0%
Providence Elementary School
Temple
55742.0%54.2%
Boynton Elementary School
Ringgold
58038.6%47.4%
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 Graysville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Catoosa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.3%#319 of 1,208#1 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#330 of 1,215
▼ 42
#1 of 8
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#273 of 1,215
▲ 37
#1 of 8
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.1pp#413 of 1,183#1 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
548#737 of 1,324#3 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#793 of 1,301#7 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.9%#1,042 of 1,301#6 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.4%#1,099 of 1,312#9 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.6%#246 of 386N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
548
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2554839.513.9:143% (238)
2023-2455039.214.0:146% (255)
2022-235914114.4:134% (200)
2020-215413714.6:131% (168)
2017-185143514.7:146% (238)
2015-165013315.2:147% (235)
2010-115413316.4:148% (261)
2000-015843516.7:127% (156)
1990-914702916.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graysville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 7% (514 to 548); teachers up 13% (35 to 39.5).

About Graysville Elementary School

Graysville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Ringgold, Georgia. Total enrollment is 548 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.

Catoosa County is the local district for Graysville Elementary School. It runs 16 schools with 10,134 students.

By race and ethnicity, Graysville Elementary School is 82% White. Other groups include 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.

Graysville Elementary School has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school has 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 58% average for public schools in Catoosa County is 15 points higher.

Graysville Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Georgia public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Graysville Elementary School, the prediction is 54.9% and the result is 51.3%.

In Catoosa County, home to about 68,634 people, the median household earns about $74,639 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Catoosa County number 16, with about 10,134 students.

Boynton Elementary School sits about 3.5 miles from Graysville Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.8%, lower than Graysville Elementary School's 51.3%.

Graysville Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 541 to 548.

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Catoosa County at a glance

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Population
68,634
Census ACS
Median income
$74,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
10,134 students

Quick facts

School name
Graysville Elementary School
District
Catoosa County
Address
944 Graysville Rd, Ringgold, GA 30736
Phone
(706) 937-3147
County
Catoosa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
548
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
238 (43%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130093000352
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Catoosa County
Other schools in Ringgold
Other Graysville Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Graysville Elementary. Graysville Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Graysville Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Graysville Elementary School?
Graysville Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Graysville Elementary School serve?
Graysville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Graysville Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Graysville Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Graysville Elementary School?
At Graysville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Graysville Elementary School public or private?
Graysville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Catoosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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