Oconee County Elementary School

Located at 2230 Hog Mountain Rd, in Watkinsville, Georgia, Oconee County Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that serves 404 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Oconee County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Within Oconee County, which oversees 12 schools and 8,474 students, Oconee County Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Oconee County Elementary School records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Oconee County Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.5%.

Around the school, Oconee County reports that median household income runs about $121,217, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oconee County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,474 students), of which Oconee County Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oconee County Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oconee County Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Oconee County Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 69% to 82%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Oconee County Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.