Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIFT COUNTY·NCES 130498001690
Omega Elementary School
150 College Ave, Omega, GA 31775 · (229) 387-2418 · Tift County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- C+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
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
314 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
32.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
45.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 45.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 34.2% | 43.7% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Omega Elementary School
Omega Elementary School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omega Elementary School this school | 314 | 100.0% | 36.1% |
| Funston Elementary School Funston | 376 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Dawnville Elementary School Dalton | 413 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Dalton | 399 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| West Green Elementary School West Green | 412 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Allen Elementary School Columbus | 436 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
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 Omega Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #637 of 1,208 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #495 of 1,215 ▼ 2 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #656 of 1,215 ▼ 73 | #3 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #739 of 1,183 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #1,230 of 1,324 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #411 of 1,301 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #403 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #411 of 1,312 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #396 of 854 | #6 of 6 |
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
314
-49 (-13%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 94% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 44% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 26.5 | 13.8:1 | 96% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 95% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 75% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 61% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Omega Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (366 to 314); teachers down 6% (26.5 to 25).
About Omega Elementary School
Omega Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Omega, Georgia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 314 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.
The district, Tift County, operates 11 schools serving 7,471 students.
Omega Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 47%. Other students are 37% White and 14% Black. By comparison, Tift County residents are about 13% Hispanic. Omega Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Omega Elementary School operates with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Tift County, the average is about the same, 97%.
Omega Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Omega Elementary School scores 36.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
Among Tift County residents, median household income is about $53,255, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 11 public schools in Tift County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,471.
Nearby, Norman Park Elementary School is about 7.3 miles away. Omega Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Omega Elementary School at 5th of 8.
Omega Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 13%, from 363 to 314.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Omega Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tift County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,438
Census ACS
Median income
$53,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tift County
- Tift County High SchoolHigh · 2,207 students
- Eighth Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 883 students
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- G. O. Bailey Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Len Lastinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Norman Park Elementary School7.3 mi · 581
- Matt Wilson Elementary School8.4 mi · 398
- J. T. Reddick Elementary School8.5 mi · 339
- Annie Belle Clark Elementary School9.1 mi · 785
- Discovery Regional High School9.3 mi · 136
- Charles Spencer Elementary School9.4 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Omega Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Omega Elementary School?
Omega Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Omega Elementary School serve?
Omega Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Omega Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Omega Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Omega Elementary School?
Student demographics at Omega Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 47% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Omega Elementary School in?
Omega Elementary School is part of Tift County.
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