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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGLETHORPE COUNTY·NCES 130399002226
Oglethorpe County Elementary School
15 Fairground Rd, Lexington, GA 30648 · (706) 743-8750 · Oglethorpe County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-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
12.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
448 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 177 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 177 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oglethorpe County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.4pp since 2021
Math
53.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 49.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 41.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 39.6% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Oglethorpe County Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oglethorpe County Elementary School this school | 521 | 86.0% | 43.5% |
| Oglethorpe County Primary School Lexington | 559 | 89.4% | N/A |
| Commerce Primary Commerce | 456 | 84.6% | N/A |
| Social Circle Primary School Social Circle | 523 | 84.1% | N/A |
| Westside Elementary School Rocky Face | 549 | 83.2% | 41.4% |
| Long Cane Elementary School LaGrange | 605 | 87.8% | 53.7% |
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 Oglethorpe County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #471 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #349 of 1,215 ▲ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #611 of 1,215 ▼ 106 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #196 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #810 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #365 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #720 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #635 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #143 of 386 |
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
521
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 521 | 42.1 | 12.4:1 | 86% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 41.2 | 12.0:1 | 70% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 39.4 | 12.1:1 | 63% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 63% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 36.6 | 12.5:1 | 70% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 65% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 59% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 44% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oglethorpe County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (457 to 521); teachers up 15% (36.6 to 42.1).
About Oglethorpe County Elementary School
At 15 Fairground Rd in Lexington, Georgia, Oglethorpe County Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 521 students, from grades 3 through 5.
Oglethorpe County is the local district for Oglethorpe County Elementary School. It runs 4 schools with 2,293 students.
White students are the majority at Oglethorpe County Elementary School, with 66% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.4:1, with 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Oglethorpe County Elementary School is 86%. That tracks the 84% average for public schools in Oglethorpe County.
allk12 grades Oglethorpe County Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Oglethorpe County Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Oglethorpe County show that the median household income is $75,034, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Oglethorpe County Elementary School, Oglethorpe County has 3 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Oglethorpe County Primary School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.5% proficiency; Oglethorpe County Elementary School posts 43.5%.
Federal data place Oglethorpe County Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment rise, from 470 in 2020-21 to 521 in 2024-25.
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Oglethorpe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,509
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,293 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oglethorpe County
- Oglethorpe County High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Oglethorpe County Primary SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Oglethorpe County Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Oglethorpe County High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Oglethorpe County Primary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Oglethorpe County Primary School0.2 mi · 559
- Oglethorpe County Middle School0.4 mi · 523
- Oglethorpe County High School1.3 mi · 690
- Winterville Elementary School12.0 mi · 343
- Whit Davis Road Elementary School12.3 mi · 395
- Colbert Elementary School12.5 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oglethorpe County Elementary School?
Oglethorpe County Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Oglethorpe County Elementary School serve?
Oglethorpe County Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Oglethorpe County Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Oglethorpe County Elementary School.
How diverse is Oglethorpe County Elementary School?
Oglethorpe County Elementary School reports a student body of 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Oglethorpe County Elementary School public or private?
Oglethorpe County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oglethorpe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.