Langston Road Elementary School

Set in Perry, Georgia, Langston Road Elementary School is a close-knit elementary campus, overseen by Houston County. It educates 473 students across grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

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

On demographics, Langston Road Elementary School shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 31% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Houston County's rate of about 74%.

After controlling for student poverty, Langston Road Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 63.5%, a residual of +18.3 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household earnings sit near $80,698, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Houston County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students), of which Langston Road Elementary School is one.

Langston Road Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Langston Road Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 40%: 789 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.