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What's the most underrated thing about Long Cane Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROUP COUNTY·NCES 130000102011
Long Cane Elementary School
238 Long Cane Rd, LaGrange, GA 30240 · (706) 812-7948 · Troup County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
531 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
51.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
49.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 58.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.7% | 50.2% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 51.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Long Cane Elementary School
Long Cane Elementary School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Cane Elementary School this school | 605 | 87.8% | 53.7% |
| Oglethorpe County Primary School Lexington | 559 | 89.4% | N/A |
| Lincoln County Elementary School Lincolnton | 602 | 84.1% | 43.4% |
| Social Circle Primary School Social Circle | 523 | 84.1% | N/A |
| Bleckley County Elementary School Cochran | 579 | 92.7% | 59.1% |
| Lake Park Elementary School Lake Park | 601 | 94.3% | 53.7% |
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 Long Cane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Troup County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #282 of 1,208 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #406 of 1,215 ▼ 126 | #4 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #248 of 1,215 ▲ 15 | #3 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #698 of 1,183 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #585 of 1,324 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,190 of 1,301 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #791 of 1,301 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #614 of 1,312 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #116 of 386 | N/A |
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
605
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 605 | 38.8 | 15.6:1 | 88% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 37.3 | 16.6:1 | 69% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 48% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 45% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 50% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 53% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 42% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 29 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Cane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (514 to 605); teachers up 39% (28 to 38.8).
About Long Cane Elementary School
Long Cane Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in LaGrange, Georgia. Enrollment totals 605 students across pre-K through 5.
Long Cane Elementary School is in Troup County, a district with 12,262 students across 19 schools.
More than half of the students at Long Cane Elementary School are White (68%). Other reported shares: 17% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all Troup County residents. The diversity index for Long Cane Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 88% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Long Cane Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.7%, against a prediction of 32.0%.
In Troup County, home to about 70,330 people, the median household earns about $56,776 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Troup County number 19, with about 12,262 students.
Measured in a straight line, Long Cane Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Long Cane Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.7% is above the 33.5% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 583 to 605. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.7:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Troup County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,330
Census ACS
Median income
$56,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
12,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Troup County
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Troup County High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Long Cane Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Gardner-Newman Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 930 students
- Franklin Forest ElementaryElementary · 690 students
Other schools in LaGrange
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Troup County High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Long Cane Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Gardner-Newman Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Franklin Forest ElementaryElementary · 690 students
- Clearview Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
Nearby schools
- Long Cane Middle School0.2 mi · 988
- West Point Elementary School5.8 mi · 450
- Ethel W. Kight Elementary School6.1 mi · 656
- Berta Weathersbee Elementary School6.5 mi · 252
- Troup County High School7.1 mi · 1,272
- W O Lance Elementary7.5 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Long Cane Elementary SchoolHow large is Long Cane Elementary School?
Long Cane Elementary School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is Long Cane Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Long Cane Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Long Cane Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Long Cane Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Long Cane Elementary School?
At Long Cane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 7% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Long Cane Elementary School in?
Long Cane Elementary School is part of Troup County.
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