Ola Elementary School

Ola Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in McDonough, Georgia, run under Henry County. Current enrollment sits at 866 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% larger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 53 schools in Henry County (43,012 students total), Ola Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Ola Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ola Elementary School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Ola Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Henry County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ola Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of -11.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Henry County put median household income runs about $83,146, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Henry County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), of which Ola Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ola High School, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ola Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ola Elementary School has fell 10%, going from 961 students in 2018 to 866 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 64% to 31%.

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