Menlo Elementary School

Menlo Elementary School is a cozy elementary school in Menlo, Georgia, one of the schools within Chattooga County. The school works with 352 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Chattooga County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,676 students; Menlo Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Menlo Elementary School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Menlo Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Menlo Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Chattooga County indicate median household earnings sit near $50,285, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Menlo Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Chattooga County (combined enrollment of about 3,917 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lyerly Elementary School, around 6.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Menlo Elementary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Menlo Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 350 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.