Lavonia Elementary School

Lavonia Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Lavonia, Georgia, part of Franklin County. Current enrollment sits at 575 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Franklin County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,577 students. Lavonia Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lavonia Elementary School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Lavonia Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lavonia Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.6%.

Across the wider county, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,046, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Lavonia Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 3,577 students).

The closest other public school is Carnesville Elementary School, roughly 6.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lavonia Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 587 students in 2018 compared to 575 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.