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Graysville Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 57.8% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 56.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 56.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graysville Elementary School this school | 548 | 43.4% | 51.3% |
| Wauka Mountain Elementary School Gainesville | 546 | 44.0% | 45.3% |
| Johnson Elementary Rome | 518 | 43.4% | 80.6% |
| Whitesburg Elementary School Whitesburg | 517 | 42.7% | 49.0% |
| Providence Elementary School Temple | 557 | 42.0% | 54.2% |
| Boynton Elementary School Ringgold | 580 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
Where Graysville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In 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 386 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 548 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | 43% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 39.2 | 14.0:1 | 46% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 34% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 31% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 46% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 48% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 27% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
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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