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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON COUNTY·NCES 130345002218
Macon County Elementary School
400 Ga Highway 128, Oglethorpe, GA 31068 · (478) 472-6563 · Macon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
525 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 73 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Macon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
16.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.7pp since 2021
Math
15.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.1% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 12.4% | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 11.3% | 6.0% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Macon County Elementary School
Macon County Elementary School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County Elementary School this school | 525 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| Lee Street Elementary School Jonesboro | 515 | 100.0% | 9.6% |
| Pointe South Elementary School Riverdale | 508 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| Burroughs-Molette Elementary School Brunswick | 546 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| Gaines Elementary School Athens | 568 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Sumter County Elementary School Americus | 539 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
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 Macon County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,092 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,148 of 1,215 ▼ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #1,107 of 1,215 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #261 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #800 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,065 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #913 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #298 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #244 of 854 |
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
525
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 525 | 35.3 | 14.9:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 37.2 | 14.4:1 | 100% (535) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 35.8 | 18.2:1 | 100% (650) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 100% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 876 | 59 | 14.8:1 | 84% (738) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 70 | 16.1:1 | 81% (914) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macon County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (653 to 525); teachers down 1% (35.8 to 35.3).
About Macon County Elementary School
Macon County Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 525 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Macon County has 3 schools and 1,047 students, and Macon County Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Macon County Elementary School, 73% of students are Black. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Macon County residents. The diversity index for Macon County Elementary School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Macon County Elementary School, which has 35.3. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Macon County Elementary School is about 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Macon County Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Macon County Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.2%.
In the surrounding county, Macon County, median household income comes to about $41,031, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 11% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. The county's public schools total 3, with about 1,047 students.
Measured in a straight line, Macon County High School is about 3.2 miles from Macon County Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 30.6% proficiency; Macon County Elementary School posts 18.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 500 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 525 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 14.9:1.
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Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,864
Census ACS
Median income
$41,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Macon County
- Macon County High SchoolHigh · 333 students
- Macon County Middle SchoolMiddle · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Macon County High School3.2 mi · 333
- Macon County Middle School3.2 mi · 189
- Sumter County High School13.3 mi · 1,037
- Schley Middle High School13.6 mi · 649
- Schley County Elementary School13.6 mi · 604
- Sumter County Middle School14.6 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Macon County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Macon County Elementary School?
Macon County Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-05.
Is Macon County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Macon County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Macon County Elementary School have?
Macon County Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Macon County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Macon County Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 18% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Macon County Elementary School in?
Macon County Elementary School is part of Macon County.
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