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What's something Ola Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282002328
Ola Elementary School
278 N Ola Rd, McDonough, GA 30252 · (770) 957-5777 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
450 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 183 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (183).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
40.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 39.2% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 38.2% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 39.8% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Ola Elementary School
Ola Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ola Elementary School this school | 866 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts Savannah | 770 | 51.0% | 63.1% |
| Glanton-Hindsman Elementary Villa Rica | 691 | 50.7% | 40.5% |
| Newton County Theme School at Ficquett Covington | 1,095 | 52.2% | 66.1% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School McDonough | 713 | 46.6% | 45.1% |
| Welch Elementary School Newnan | 1,012 | 58.7% | 43.4% |
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 Ola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #576 of 1,208 | #5 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #612 of 1,215 ▲ 7 | #6 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #471 of 1,215 ▲ 66 | #4 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #603 of 1,183 | #15 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #167 of 1,324 | #4 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,194 of 1,301 | #25 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #280 of 1,301 | #4 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #1,017 of 1,312 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #537 of 854 | #13 of 19 |
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
866
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 866 | 55.4 | 15.6:1 | 52% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 57.2 | 15.5:1 | 52% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 55.8 | 16.4:1 | 34% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 883 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 29% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 961 | 62.3 | 15.4:1 | 28% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 28% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 915 | 56 | 16.3:1 | 29% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 48 | 19.5:1 | 14% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ola Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (961 to 866); teachers down 11% (62.3 to 55.4).
About Ola Elementary School
Ola Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in McDonough, Georgia, administered by Henry County. Its 866 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 43% larger than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
A total of 53 schools make up Henry County, with 43,012 students enrolled.
Ola Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 47%. Other students are 31% White, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Ola Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Ola Elementary School total 55.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 52%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Henry County.
In Georgia, Ola Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.0% actual against a predicted 50.5%.
Census estimates describe Henry County this way: median household income is about $83,146, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 54 public schools in Henry County, with a combined enrollment of about 43,102.
The closest public school, Ola High School, is about 0.4 miles from Ola Elementary School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, Ola Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 883 students in 2020-21 and 866 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Ola Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Ola Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Union Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
Other Ola Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ola Elementary. Ola Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- OLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOLA, ID · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Ola High School0.4 mi · 1,586
- Ola Middle School0.6 mi · 1,039
- New Hope Elementary2.9 mi · 621
- Rock Spring Elementary3.5 mi · 654
- Timber Ridge Elementary School4.8 mi · 713
- Unity Grove Elementary School5.1 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About Ola Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ola Elementary School?
Ola Elementary School enrolls approximately 866 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ola Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ola Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ola Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Ola Elementary School.
How diverse is Ola Elementary School?
Ola Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 13% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Ola Elementary School in?
Ola Elementary School is part of Henry County.
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