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What's something Norman Park Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLQUITT COUNTY·NCES 130138000584
Norman Park Elementary School
249 W Weeks St, Norman Park, GA 31771 · (229) 769-3612 · Colquitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- AThree-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
13.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
581 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 57 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Norman Park Elementary School→Willie J. Williams Middle School→CA Gray Junior High School→Colquitt County High School
Based on grade levels within Colquitt County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.6pp since 2021
Math
54.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.8pp 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 55 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 50.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.7% | 39.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Norman Park Elementary School
Norman Park Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Park Elementary School this school | 581 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| Spring Place Elementary School Chatsworth | 668 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Level Grove Elementary School Cornelia | 591 | 96.1% | 45.2% |
| Chatsworth Elementary School Chatsworth | 665 | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| Belwood Elementary School Calhoun | 530 | 98.9% | 36.1% |
| Youngs Grove Elementary School Cedartown | 490 | 96.1% | 33.3% |
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 Norman Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Colquitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #462 of 1,208 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #323 of 1,215 ▲ 81 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #499 of 1,215 ▲ 119 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #75 of 1,183 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #649 of 1,324 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #526 of 1,301 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #590 of 1,301 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #136 of 1,312 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #448 of 854 | #8 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
581
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 581 | 44.7 | 13.0:1 | 100% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 44.2 | 13.6:1 | 79% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 43.5 | 14.2:1 | 97% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 97% (604) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 38.5 | 17.3:1 | 95% (632) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 95% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 79% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 66% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norman Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (665 to 581); teachers up 16% (38.5 to 44.7).
About Norman Park Elementary School
Norman Park Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Norman Park, Georgia. The school counts 581 students across pre-K through 5.
The district, Colquitt County, has 8,767 students enrolled across 13 schools.
Norman Park Elementary School's enrollment is 55% White. Other groups make up 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 56% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Norman Park Elementary School comes in at 57%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Georgia have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Norman Park Elementary School is A. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Norman Park Elementary School is a top-10% school in Georgia on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7% with an actual 44.1%.
Among Colquitt County residents, median household income is about $49,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Norman Park Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Colquitt County, which together enroll about 8,767 students.
The nearest other public school, Colquitt County High School, is about 6.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Norman Park Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Norman Park Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Norman Park Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 581 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 623. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 13.0:1.
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Colquitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,224
Census ACS
Median income
$49,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colquitt County
- Colquitt County High SchoolHigh · 1,932 students
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Odom Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Colquitt County High School6.0 mi · 1,932
- Okapilco Elementary School6.8 mi · 360
- Omega Elementary School7.3 mi · 314
- CA Gray Junior High School8.3 mi · 1,389
- Cox Elementary School8.5 mi · 466
- Stringfellow Elementary School8.8 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Norman Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Norman Park Elementary School?
Norman Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-05.
Is Norman Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norman Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Norman Park Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Norman Park Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norman Park Elementary School?
At Norman Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Norman Park Elementary School public or private?
Norman Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colquitt County.
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