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What's something Kings Chapel Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288001233
Kings Chapel Elementary School
460 Arena Rd, Perry, GA 31069 · (478) 988-6273 · Houston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- B+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
15.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
301 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 60 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
55.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -10.6pp since 2021
Math
61.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -12.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 66.3% |
| 2022-23 | 59.2% | 70.3% |
| 2021-22 | 66.4% | 73.9% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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%.
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 Kings Chapel Elementary School
Kings Chapel Elementary School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Chapel Elementary School this school | 690 | 43.6% | 60.2% |
| Dames Ferry Elementary School Gray | 613 | 39.8% | 56.1% |
| Marlow Elementary School Guyton | 670 | 46.1% | 61.4% |
| Youth Elementary School Loganville | 756 | 41.7% | 68.1% |
| T.G. Scott Elementary School Forsyth | 835 | 47.3% | 58.6% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School Ellerslie | 635 | 36.7% | 60.6% |
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 Kings Chapel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #196 of 1,208 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #234 of 1,215 ▼ 65 | #4 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #186 of 1,215 ▼ 6 | #4 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.7pp | #13 of 1,183 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #391 of 1,324 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,189 of 1,301 | #22 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #890 of 1,301 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #1,094 of 1,312 | #23 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.8% | #68 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
690
+136 (+25%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 690 | 44.3 | 15.6:1 | 44% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 43% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 40.7 | 15.5:1 | 31% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 37% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 48% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 33 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Chapel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (544 to 690); teachers up 30% (34 to 44.3).
About Kings Chapel Elementary School
In Perry, Georgia, part of Houston County, Kings Chapel Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrollment is 690 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The district, Houston County, operates 38 schools serving 30,939 students.
A majority of students at Kings Chapel Elementary School, 73%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 54%. By the diversity index, Kings Chapel Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Staffing totals 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Kings Chapel Elementary School is 44%. The average for public schools in Houston County is 74%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Kings Chapel Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Kings Chapel Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.2%, compared with a predicted 54.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Houston County show that median household income is about $80,698, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 39 public schools operate in Houston County, serving about 30,939 students.
The closest public school, Matt Arthur Primary School, is about 3.3 miles from Kings Chapel Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.9%; Kings Chapel Elementary School's is 60.2%, ranking 4th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Kings Chapel Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Kings Chapel Elementary School went from 554 students to 690.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Kings Chapel Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Perry
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- Langston Road Primary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Matt Arthur Primary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Tucker Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Matt Arthur Primary School3.3 mi · 521
- Morningside Elementary School3.4 mi · 488
- Matthew Arthur Elementary School3.4 mi · 450
- Tucker Elementary School4.0 mi · 486
- Langston Road Elementary School4.2 mi · 473
- Perry High School4.3 mi · 1,615
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Chapel Elementary SchoolHow large is Kings Chapel Elementary School?
Kings Chapel Elementary School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kings Chapel Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kings Chapel Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kings Chapel Elementary School have?
Kings Chapel Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Kings Chapel Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kings Chapel Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kings Chapel Elementary School in?
Kings Chapel Elementary School is part of Houston County.
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