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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Kedron Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
843
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213001174
Kedron Elementary School
200 Kedron Dr, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · (770) 486-2700 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL843 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A+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.
- CThree-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
15.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
177 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 24 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
74.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 | 72.4% | 74.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 79.6% |
| 2022-23 | 71.4% | 78.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.7% | 76.5% |
% 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Kedron Elementary School
Kedron Elementary School's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kedron Elementary School this school | 843 | 21.0% | 75.6% |
| Mountain View Elementary School Marietta | 837 | 18.6% | 79.0% |
| Fernbank Elementary School Atlanta | 895 | 27.8% | 64.9% |
| Barnwell Elementary School Alpharetta | 672 | 15.8% | 82.3% |
| Puckett's Mill Elementary School Dacula | 794 | 31.0% | 73.8% |
| Murdock Elementary School Marietta | 847 | 11.5% | 78.7% |
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 Kedron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #48 of 1,208 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #84 of 1,215 ▼ 39 | #4 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #55 of 1,215 ▲ 13 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #759 of 1,183 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 843 | #187 of 1,324 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,191 of 1,301 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #23 of 1,301 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #1,222 of 1,312 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.5% | #39 of 386 | #1 of 7 |
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
843
+183 (+28%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 843 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 21% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 51.5 | 15.2:1 | 21% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 17% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 48 | 13.8:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 55 | 14.9:1 | 2% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kedron Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (622 to 843); teachers up 26% (43 to 54).
About Kedron Elementary School
Kedron Elementary School is an elementary school in Peachtree City, Georgia, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 843 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 39% bigger than average.
Fayette County counts 24 schools and 19,800 students, including Kedron Elementary School.
Kedron Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 39%. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 57% White among all Fayette County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Kedron Elementary School, 54 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.6:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Roughly 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Fayette County is 13 points.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Kedron Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 66.5%. Kedron Elementary School scores 75.6%.
Among Fayette County residents, the median household income is $111,978, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Kedron Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Crabapple Lane Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Kedron Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 843, a 28% rise from 660 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Kedron Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
Other schools in Peachtree City
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Huddleston Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Crabapple Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Braelinn Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Peachtree City Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Crabapple Lane Elementary School0.7 mi · 594
- Peachtree City Elementary School1.5 mi · 460
- McIntosh High School2.2 mi · 1,762
- J.C. Booth Middle School2.9 mi · 1,115
- Huddleston Elementary School3.5 mi · 616
- Canongate Elementary School3.7 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Kedron Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kedron Elementary School?
Kedron Elementary School enrolls approximately 843 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kedron Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kedron Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kedron Elementary School have?
Kedron Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Kedron Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kedron Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 14% Hispanic, 19% Black, 19% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Kedron Elementary School?
Kedron Elementary School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
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