Omega Elementary School

Omega Elementary School, a compact elementary campus in Omega, Georgia, one of the schools within Tift County, enrolls 314 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Omega Elementary School sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Tift County (7,471 students total), Omega Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Omega Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 37% White, 14% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the income-and-resources front, Omega Elementary School shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Omega Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 36.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tift County shows median household income runs about $53,255, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tift County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,471 students), Omega Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Norman Park Elementary School, roughly 7.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Omega Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Omega Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 314). The White share of enrollment decreased from 42% to 37% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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