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What's something Mount Zion Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084000319
Mount Zion Elementary School
260 Eureka Church Rd, Carrollton, GA 30117 · (770) 832-8588 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
344 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 61 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
45.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +11.3pp since 2021
Math
47.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 45.9% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Mount Zion Elementary School
Mount Zion Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion Elementary School this school | 640 | 53.8% | 43.6% |
| Walnut Grove Elementary School Covington | 721 | 56.2% | 49.0% |
| Schley County Elementary School Ellaville | 604 | 51.2% | 60.2% |
| Robinson Elementary School Dawsonville | 648 | 53.7% | 48.2% |
| Bowdon Elementary School Bowdon | 781 | 52.1% | 47.6% |
| Ringgold Primary School Ringgold | 552 | 55.4% | N/A |
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 Mount Zion Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #470 of 1,208 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #461 of 1,215 ▼ 55 | #10 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #331 of 1,215 ▲ 281 | #3 of 14 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #293 of 1,183 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #505 of 1,324 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,005 of 1,301 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #866 of 1,301 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #1,006 of 1,312 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #632 of 854 | N/A |
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
640
-38 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 640 | 43.8 | 14.6:1 | 54% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 45.1 | 15.6:1 | 83% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 46.5 | 14.9:1 | 74% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 70% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 77% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 78% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 79% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 53% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 46 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Zion Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (690 to 640); teachers unchanged (44 to 43.8).
About Mount Zion Elementary School
Federal records list Mount Zion Elementary School as an elementary school in Carrollton, Georgia. A federal count lists 640 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Carroll County is made up of 24 schools with 16,400 students in all.
At Mount Zion Elementary School, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Mount Zion Elementary School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.6:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%.
The model predicts 49.6% for a school in Georgia with Mount Zion Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mount Zion Elementary School posts 43.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Carroll County show that the median household income is $73,714, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Mount Zion Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Mt. Zion High School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mount Zion Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 38 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.8 to 14.6 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,894 students
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 1,859 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
Other Mount Zion Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mount Zion Elementary. Mount Zion Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Mount Zion Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Zion High School0.4 mi · 496
- Mt. Zion Middle School3.2 mi · 404
- Carrollton Elementary School4.6 mi · 1,894
- Carrollton High School4.7 mi · 1,859
- Carrollton Middle School4.8 mi · 1,280
- Carrollton Upper Elementary4.9 mi · 817
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Zion Elementary SchoolHow large is Mount Zion Elementary School?
Mount Zion Elementary School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mount Zion Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Zion Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mount Zion Elementary School have?
Mount Zion Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Zion Elementary School?
At Mount Zion Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mount Zion Elementary School public or private?
Mount Zion Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.