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What's one thing Macedonia Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111000431
Macedonia Elementary School
10370 E Cherokee Dr, Canton, GA 30115 · (770) 704-1372 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
136 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 10 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
55.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
71.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 67.8% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.2% | 67.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Macedonia Elementary School
Macedonia Elementary School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia Elementary School this school | 730 | 18.6% | 63.3% |
| High Shoals Elementary School Bishop | 585 | 17.6% | 73.2% |
| Colham Ferry Elementary School Watkinsville | 587 | 21.0% | 74.2% |
| Greenbrier Elementary School Evans | 610 | 18.5% | 72.9% |
| Bascomb Elementary School Woodstock | 911 | 19.3% | 65.0% |
| Sixes Elementary School Canton | 741 | 23.6% | 60.0% |
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 Macedonia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #164 of 1,208 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #115 of 1,215 ▲ 33 | #4 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #196 of 1,215 ▼ 38 | #6 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #707 of 1,183 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #323 of 1,324 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #883 of 1,301 | #15 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #1,053 of 1,301 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #1,234 of 1,312 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #512 of 854 | #6 of 11 |
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
730
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+227% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 730 | 51.5 | 14.2:1 | 19% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 47.9 | 15.3:1 | 18% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 50.5 | 14.8:1 | 13% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 758 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 11% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 11% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 13% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 844 | 44 | 19.2:1 | 12% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 12% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macedonia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (815 to 730); teachers up 12% (46 to 51.5).
About Macedonia Elementary School
Macedonia Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Canton, Georgia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 730 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 21% above that.
Macedonia Elementary School is part of Cherokee County, where 37 schools serve 42,031 students.
The student body at Macedonia Elementary School is 82% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Macedonia Elementary School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.2 students per teacher. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 19% of students. Among public schools in Cherokee County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
Macedonia Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.3% is 4.4 points below the 67.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Cherokee County, the median household income is $108,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Cherokee County has 38 public schools and roughly 42,642 students.
The next-closest public school is Creekview High School, about 1.5 miles away. Macedonia Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 57.4% on proficiency, and Macedonia Elementary School is above that at 63.3%.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 730 students in 2024-25, 28 fewer than the 758 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
Nearby schools
- Creekview High School1.5 mi · 2,039
- Creekland Middle School1.7 mi · 1,503
- Avery Elementary School3.2 mi · 1,104
- Free Home Elementary School3.9 mi · 280
- Ball Ground Elementary School5.9 mi · 663
- Dean Rusk Middle School6.5 mi · 1,543
Frequently asked questions
About Macedonia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Macedonia Elementary School?
Macedonia Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-05.
Is Macedonia Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Macedonia Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Macedonia Elementary School have?
Macedonia Elementary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macedonia Elementary School?
At Macedonia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Macedonia Elementary School in?
Macedonia Elementary School is part of Cherokee County.
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