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Best kept secret at Mossy Creek Elementary School?
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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE COUNTY·NCES 130567003803
Mossy Creek Elementary School
128 Horace Fitzpatrick Dr, Cleveland, GA 30528 · (706) 865-5000 · White County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- FThree-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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
427 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 41 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Based on grade levels within White County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.1pp since 2021
Math
44.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -13.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.8% | 48.3% |
| 2021-22 | 46.3% | 58.1% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Mossy Creek Elementary School
Mossy Creek Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Creek Elementary School this school | 427 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| North LaFayette Elementary School La Fayette | 420 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| West Fannin Elementary School Blue Ridge | 443 | 96.6% | 42.7% |
| Waynesville Primary School Waynesville | 434 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| Clarkesville Elementary School Clarkesville | 466 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Altamaha Elementary School Baxley | 381 | 100.0% | 45.6% |
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 Mossy Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #532 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #532 of 1,215 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #506 of 1,215 ▲ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.9pp | #15 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,039 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #457 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #1,071 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #434 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #145 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
427
+50 (+13%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 427 | 33.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 78% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | 65% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 67% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 30.7 | 12.2:1 | 65% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 67% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 62% (327) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mossy Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (375 to 427); teachers up 9% (30.7 to 33.5).
About Mossy Creek Elementary School
Federal records list Mossy Creek Elementary School as an elementary school in Cleveland, Georgia. Enrollment is 427 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 29% smaller than average.
White County is made up of 6 schools with 3,782 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Mossy Creek Elementary School, with 83% of enrollment. Next come 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Mossy Creek Elementary School comes in at 30%.
A ratio of 12.8:1 comes from the school's 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Mossy Creek Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 68% average for public schools in White County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Mossy Creek Elementary School is B. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mossy Creek Elementary School is 15.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.8% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
In White County (population about 28,810), median household income is about $70,666, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mossy Creek Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in White County, which together enroll about 5,474 students.
The closest other public school is Jack P Nix Elementary School, about 4.1 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Mossy Creek Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.8% against a local average of 44.9%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 377 in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25, a rise of 50 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 12.8:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mossy Creek Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,810
Census ACS
Median income
$70,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
5,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White County
- White County High SchoolHigh · 1,140 students
- White County Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate)Elementary · 482 students
- Mount Yonah Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Jack P Nix Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in Cleveland
- Mountain Education High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- White County High SchoolHigh · 1,140 students
- White County Middle SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate)Elementary · 482 students
- Jack P Nix Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other Mossy Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mossy Creek Elementary. Mossy Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mossy Creek ElementaryNorth Augusta, SC · 700 students
Nearby schools
- Jack P Nix Elementary School4.1 mi · 409
- White County Middle School4.4 mi · 900
- Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate)5.4 mi · 482
- White County High School5.8 mi · 1,140
- Wauka Mountain Elementary School7.0 mi · 546
- Mountain Education High School7.3 mi · 1,692
Frequently asked questions
About Mossy Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Mossy Creek Elementary School?
Mossy Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mossy Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mossy Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mossy Creek Elementary School have?
Mossy Creek Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mossy Creek Elementary School?
At Mossy Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mossy Creek Elementary School?
Mossy Creek Elementary School is overseen by White County in White County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.