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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at McGarity Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402002009
McGarity Elementary School
262 Rakestraw Mill Rd, Hiram, GA 30141 · (770) 445-9007 · Paulding County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
332 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
34.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
44.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 37.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 39.9% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 McGarity Elementary School
McGarity Elementary School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGarity Elementary School this school | 572 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
| Northside Elementary School Dallas | 626 | 58.5% | 36.4% |
| Villa Rica Elementary School Villa Rica | 513 | 62.6% | 45.3% |
| David L Rainer Elementary School Kingsland | 496 | 55.2% | 48.3% |
| Heard Elementary School Macon | 596 | 55.2% | 38.2% |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville | 647 | 64.5% | 34.7% |
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 McGarity Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #639 of 1,208 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #526 of 1,215 ▲ 129 | #10 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #623 of 1,215 ▼ 39 | #12 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #632 of 1,183 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #676 of 1,324 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #624 of 1,301 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #224 of 1,301 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #962 of 1,312 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #845 of 854 | #8 of 9 |
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
572
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 58% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 61% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 51% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 50 | 11.7:1 | 46% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 38.5 | 14.9:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 50% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 15% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 969 | 51 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McGarity Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (575 to 572); teachers up 12% (38.5 to 43).
About McGarity Elementary School
The public elementary school McGarity Elementary School is located in Hiram, Georgia. School enrollment was 572 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
McGarity Elementary School is in Paulding County, a district with 31,426 students across 34 schools.
McGarity Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 34% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Paulding County's population at about 63%. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 43 full-time equivalents, or about 13.3 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. About 58% of students, or 332, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, McGarity Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 36.0% actual against 47.4% predicted.
Paulding County census figures show that the median household income is $98,031, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Paulding County is home to 34 public schools and about 31,426 public school students.
P. B. Ritch Middle School is located about 0.6 miles from McGarity Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 36.0% is above the 35.8% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, McGarity Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 584 students in 2020-21 and 572 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 11.7 in 2020-21.
Community posts for McGarity Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
Other schools in Hiram
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Hiram Elementary SchoolElementary · 797 students
- Sam D. Panter Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
Nearby schools
- P. B. Ritch Middle School0.6 mi · 690
- Hiram Elementary School1.9 mi · 797
- Hiram High School2.0 mi · 1,460
- East Paulding Middle School2.2 mi · 630
- C. A. Roberts Elementary School2.5 mi · 668
- East Paulding High School2.6 mi · 1,985
Frequently asked questions
About McGarity Elementary SchoolHow large is McGarity Elementary School?
McGarity Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McGarity Elementary School serve?
McGarity Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McGarity Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McGarity Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McGarity Elementary School?
At McGarity Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 15% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees McGarity Elementary School?
McGarity Elementary School is overseen by Paulding County in Paulding County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.