Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHATTOOGA COUNTY·NCES 130108000421
Menlo Elementary School
2430 Highway 337, Menlo, GA 30731 · (706) 862-2323 · Chattooga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
256 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Menlo Elementary School→Chattooga High School
Based on grade levels within Chattooga County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
Math
30.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.8% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 26.3% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Menlo Elementary School
Menlo Elementary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Elementary School this school | 352 | 72.7% | 28.8% |
| Long Branch Elementary School Dahlonega | 403 | 70.0% | 45.2% |
| Odum Elementary School Odum | 441 | 73.5% | 66.6% |
| Tate Elementary School Tate | 429 | 65.7% | 42.0% |
| Mansfield Elementary School Mansfield | 384 | 76.8% | 52.9% |
| Davis Elementary School Trenton | 259 | 68.7% | 51.9% |
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 Menlo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #835 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #843 of 1,215 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #879 of 1,215 ▼ 168 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #539 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #1,174 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,106 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #1,230 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #801 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #373 of 386 |
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
352
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 352 | 23.4 | 15.0:1 | 73% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 26.1 | 13.0:1 | 79% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 24.6 | 13.4:1 | 61% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 53% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 24.6 | 14.2:1 | 61% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 23 | 15.1:1 | 61% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 66% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 41% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menlo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (350 to 352); teachers down 5% (24.6 to 23.4).
About Menlo Elementary School
Federal records list Menlo Elementary School as an elementary school in Menlo, Georgia. Enrollment totals 352 students across pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 42% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Chattooga County is made up of 5 schools with 2,676 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Menlo Elementary School is White, at 91%. The school is also 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 82%. The diversity index for Menlo Elementary School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 1.7 students per teacher. The school reported 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Menlo Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Georgia public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Menlo Elementary School, the prediction is 39.8% and the result is 28.8%.
In the wider Chattooga County area, the median household earns about $50,285 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Menlo Elementary School shares Chattooga County with 7 other public schools.
Menlo Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lyerly Elementary School, about 6.2 miles away. The ten-mile area around Menlo Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Menlo Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.8% against a local average of 39.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 352, from 338 in 2020-21.
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Chattooga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,036
Census ACS
Median income
$50,285
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chattooga County
- Leroy Massey Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Chattooga High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- Summerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 337 students
- Lyerly Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Lyerly Elementary School6.2 mi · 335
- Chattooga High School6.7 mi · 775
- Summerville Middle School7.1 mi · 337
- Leroy Massey Elementary School8.5 mi · 877
- Trion High School9.6 mi · 380
- Trion Middle School9.6 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Menlo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Menlo Elementary School?
Menlo Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-08.
Is Menlo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Menlo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Menlo Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Menlo Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Menlo Elementary School?
At Menlo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Menlo Elementary School public or private?
Menlo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chattooga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.