Heard Elementary School

Heard Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in Franklin, Georgia, operated by Heard County, hosts 722 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 6 schools in Heard County (2,246 students total), Heard Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Heard Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest looks like 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Heard Elementary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Heard Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Heard County's rate of about 91%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Heard Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.7%; Heard Elementary School posts 45.1%, +19.4 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Heard County put median household income runs about $65,868, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Heard County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,246 students), Heard Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Heard County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Heard Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heard Elementary School has ticked up 4%, going from 697 students in 2018 to 722 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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