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What's something Monte Sano Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438001526
Monte Sano Elementary School
2164 Richmond Ave, Augusta, GA 30904 · (706) 481-1813 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
410 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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
14.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
11.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 15.3% | 12.7% |
| 2021-22 | 13.3% | 10.0% |
% 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
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 Monte Sano Elementary School
Monte Sano Elementary School's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Sano Elementary School this school | 410 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Tobacco Road Elementary School Augusta | 411 | 100.0% | 15.5% |
| Lonnie Jackson Academy Columbus | 395 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Dorothy Height Elementary School Columbus | 419 | 100.0% | 12.5% |
| Georgetown Elementary School Columbus | 394 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| Davis Elementary School Columbus | 387 | 100.0% | 10.2% |
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 Monte Sano Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,131 of 1,208 | #16 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #1,183 of 1,215 ▼ 65 | #23 of 29 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,146 of 1,215 ▼ 128 | #19 of 29 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #648 of 1,183 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #1,075 of 1,324 | #20 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,257 of 1,301 | #30 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #1,078 of 1,301 | #18 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #359 of 1,312 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #258 of 386 | #6 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
410
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 30.6 | 12.5:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 31.5 | 13.0:1 | 98% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 98% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 25.1 | 15.4:1 | 96% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 97% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 87% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 57% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Sano Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (386 to 410); teachers unchanged (25.1 to 25).
About Monte Sano Elementary School
Monte Sano Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Augusta, Georgia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 410 students. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Richmond County (52 schools, 30,573 students) runs Monte Sano Elementary School.
Roughly 83% of students at Monte Sano Elementary School are Black. The remaining students are 7% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Richmond County, the Black share is about 56%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Monte Sano Elementary School scores 30%.
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Richmond County show that median household income comes to about $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richmond County counts 58 public schools with about 31,674 students.
Academy of Richmond County High School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Monte Sano Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Monte Sano Elementary School had a net gain of 35 students, or 9%. The school's ratio increased from 13.9:1 to 16.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other Monte Sano Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Monte Sano Elementary. Monte Sano Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Monte Sano Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Academy of Richmond County High School0.7 mi · 1,178
- Josey High School1.3 mi · 625
- Murphey Middle School1.3 mi · 512
- Lamar - Milledge Elementary School1.4 mi · 366
- Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School1.7 mi · 472
- Walker Traditional Elementary School1.8 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Sano Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Monte Sano Elementary School?
Monte Sano Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Monte Sano Elementary School serve?
Monte Sano Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Monte Sano Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Monte Sano Elementary School.
How diverse is Monte Sano Elementary School?
Monte Sano Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 5% Hispanic, 83% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Monte Sano Elementary School?
Monte Sano Elementary School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
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