Mossy Creek Elementary School

Located at 128 Horace Fitzpatrick Dr, in Cleveland, Georgia, Mossy Creek Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community that caters to 427 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by White County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Mossy Creek Elementary School sits 29% smaller than that benchmark.

Mossy Creek Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by White County, a district that hosts 3,782 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mossy Creek Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against White County (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mossy Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (White County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,666 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, White County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,474 students), of which Mossy Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jack P Nix Elementary School, around 4.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Mossy Creek Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mossy Creek Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mossy Creek Elementary School has ticked up 14%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 88% to 83%.

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