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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE COUNTY·NCES 130396001464
Oconee County Elementary School
2230 Hog Mountain Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677 · (706) 769-7791 · Oconee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
11.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
77 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 126 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oconee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.8pp since 2021
Math
76.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 79.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.6% | 66.3% |
| 2021-22 | 65.3% | 69.5% |
% 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
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Oconee County Elementary School
Oconee County Elementary School's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee County Elementary School this school | 404 | 19.1% | 73.5% |
| Oconee County Primary School Watkinsville | 404 | 22.5% | N/A |
| Bremen 4th & 5th Grade Academy Bremen | 341 | 25.5% | 71.6% |
| Dove Creek Elementary School Statham | 543 | 14.7% | 77.8% |
| Mountain Road Elementary School Woodstock | 370 | 23.0% | 63.3% |
| High Shoals Elementary School Bishop | 585 | 17.6% | 73.2% |
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 Oconee County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Oconee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #66 of 1,208 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #74 of 1,215 ▼ 31 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #58 of 1,215 ▼ 5 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #262 of 1,183 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #1,086 of 1,324 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #249 of 1,301 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #1,035 of 1,301 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #1,232 of 1,312 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #487 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
404
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 404 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 33.3 | 11.9:1 | 24% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 38.5 | 12.2:1 | 17% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 22% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 34.3 | 13.3:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 31% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 24% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 832 | 45 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oconee County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (455 to 404); teachers down 1% (34.3 to 34).
About Oconee County Elementary School
Oconee County Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Watkinsville, Georgia. The school had 404 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Oconee County has 12 schools; together they serve 8,474 students.
Oconee County Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 82% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share in Oconee County as a whole is similar, at about 83%. Oconee County Elementary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Oconee County Elementary School total 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 19%. That is close to the 18% average for public schools in Oconee County.
allk12 grades Oconee County Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.5%.
Oconee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $121,217, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Oconee County number 12 and enroll about 8,474.
The closest public school to Oconee County Elementary School is Oconee County Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Oconee County Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Oconee County Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Oconee County Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Oconee County Elementary School had 438 students in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
The Oconee County Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$121,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
8,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee County
- North Oconee High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Oconee County Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Rocky Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Malcom Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Colham Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
Other schools in Watkinsville
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Oconee County Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Colham Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Oconee County Primary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Oconee County Middle School0.2 mi · 940
- Oconee County Primary School0.2 mi · 404
- Oconee County High School1.0 mi · 1,313
- Colham Ferry Elementary School2.6 mi · 587
- Malcom Bridge Middle School4.5 mi · 548
- High Shoals Elementary School4.5 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Oconee County Elementary SchoolHow large is Oconee County Elementary School?
Oconee County Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Oconee County Elementary School serve?
Oconee County Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oconee County Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oconee County Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oconee County Elementary School?
Oconee County Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oconee County Elementary School public or private?
Oconee County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oconee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.