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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 130219000943
Model Elementary School
3200 Calhoun Hwy., Rome, GA 30161 · (706) 236-1827 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
331 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
50.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
65.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 63.7% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Model Elementary School
Model Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model Elementary School this school | 501 | 66.1% | 57.8% |
| Harmony Elementary School Jasper | 509 | 64.6% | 43.2% |
| Pepperell Primary Lindale | 456 | 69.1% | N/A |
| Taylorsville Elementary School Taylorsville | 494 | 60.9% | 36.6% |
| Pine Log Elementary Rydal | 463 | 60.9% | 56.0% |
| Euharlee Elementary School Euharlee | 574 | 61.7% | 46.8% |
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 Model Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #218 of 1,208 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #179 of 1,215 ▼ 16 | #3 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #275 of 1,215 ▲ 75 | #4 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #572 of 1,183 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #850 of 1,324 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #800 of 1,301 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #1,000 of 1,301 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #873 of 1,312 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #567 of 854 | #7 of 10 |
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
501
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 501 | 36.1 | 13.9:1 | 66% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33.3 | 14.4:1 | 56% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 56% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 66% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 34.1 | 16.2:1 | 68% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 62% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 61% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 40% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Model Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (552 to 501); teachers up 6% (34.1 to 36.1).
About Model Elementary School
In Rome, Georgia, part of Floyd County, Model Elementary School is an elementary school. The school counted 501 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4.
Floyd County enrolls 8,949 students in 15 schools, including Model Elementary School.
The student body at Model Elementary School is 79% White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Model Elementary School are from different groups.
Model Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch program data show 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 75% average for public schools in Floyd County is 9 points higher.
Model Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Georgia public elementary schools.
A school with Model Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 43.2%. Model Elementary School scores 57.8%, 14.6 points above that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Floyd County show that the median household earns about $65,565 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Floyd County, 25 public schools serve about 15,383 students.
About 0.1 miles separate Model Elementary School from the closest public school, Model High. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.2%; Model Elementary School's is 57.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
In the federal locale system, Model Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 30 students, from 531 to 501. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
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Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,693
Census ACS
Median income
$65,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Pepperell High SchoolHigh · 866 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Pepperell ElementaryElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Rome
- Rome High SchoolHigh · 1,986 students
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Rome Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
Other Model Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Model Elementary. Model Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Model Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Model High0.1 mi · 915
- Model Middle School0.2 mi · 522
- Rome Middle School3.2 mi · 937
- Rome High School3.4 mi · 1,986
- Johnson Elementary4.3 mi · 518
- Main Elementary School4.7 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Model Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Model Elementary School?
Model Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-04.
Is Model Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Model Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Model Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Model Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Model Elementary School?
Student demographics at Model Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Model Elementary School?
Model Elementary School is overseen by Floyd County in Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.