Kings Chapel Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Perry, Georgia, Kings Chapel Elementary School teaches 690 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Houston County.

Houston County runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 30,939 students. Kings Chapel Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Kings Chapel Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

On the income-and-resources front, Kings Chapel Elementary School records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Houston County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kings Chapel Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.8%, the actual is 60.2%, a residual of +5.4 points.

In the area at large, Houston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,698 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Houston County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students), Kings Chapel Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Matt Arthur Primary School, roughly 3.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kings Chapel Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Kings Chapel Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 27% since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 690).

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