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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Irwin County Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRWIN COUNTY·NCES 130291001244
Irwin County Elementary School
521 Lax Hwy, Ocilla, GA 31774 · (229) 468-9476 · Irwin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
760 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Irwin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -9.2pp since 2021
Math
35.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 41.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Irwin County Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin County Elementary School this school | 760 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| Lamar County Primary School Barnesville | 746 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Cross Creek Elementary School Thomasville | 809 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School Thomasville | 811 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Worth County Primary School Sylvester | 809 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Worth County Elementary School Sylvester | 696 | 100.0% | 38.1% |
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 Irwin County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #652 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #722 of 1,215 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #687 of 1,215 ▼ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #61 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #288 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,012 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #623 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #284 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #424 of 854 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
760
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 760 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 100% (760) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 50.9 | 15.1:1 | 76% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 49.8 | 15.1:1 | 85% (639) |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 85% (643) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 88% (772) |
| 2015-16 | 900 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 88% (791) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 74% (649) |
| 2000-01 | 920 | 56 | 16.4:1 | 74% (681) |
| 1990-91 | 897 | 60 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irwin County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (877 to 760); teachers down 15% (61 to 52).
About Irwin County Elementary School
Irwin County Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Ocilla, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 760 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 26% above the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Irwin County Elementary School belongs to Irwin County, a district of 3 schools and 1,610 students.
The student body at Irwin County Elementary School is 56% White. The school is also 34% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 69%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Staffing at Irwin County Elementary School comes to 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6:1. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Irwin County average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Irwin County Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Georgia public elementary schools.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Irwin County Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Irwin County Elementary School posts 35.7%.
In Irwin County, home to about 9,285 people, the median household earns about $51,384 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. Irwin County Elementary School shares Irwin County with 2 other public schools.
Irwin County Middle School sits about 0.4 miles from Irwin County Elementary School. Irwin County Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Irwin County Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Irwin County Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Irwin County Elementary School enrolled 758; in 2024-25, 760.
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Irwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,285
Census ACS
Median income
$51,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,610 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Irwin County
- Irwin County High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Irwin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
Other schools in Ocilla
- Irwin County High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Irwin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Irwin County Middle School0.4 mi · 367
- Irwin County High School0.4 mi · 483
- Fitzgerald High School School College and Career Academy6.2 mi · 870
- Hurricane Transition Academy8.8 mi · 79
- Ben Hill Elementary School11.1 mi · 552
- Ben Hill County Middle School12.4 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Irwin County Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Irwin County Elementary School?
Irwin County Elementary School enrolls approximately 760 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Irwin County Elementary School serve?
Irwin County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Irwin County Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Irwin County Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Irwin County Elementary School?
Irwin County Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 4% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Irwin County Elementary School?
Irwin County Elementary School is overseen by Irwin County in Irwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.