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If you could change one rule at Parkway Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
795
Elementary
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141004246
Parkway Elementary School
2660 William Few Parkway, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 868-2346 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
156 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 18% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
71.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.7pp since 2021
Math
80.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 75.7% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 64.8% | 76.6% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
Where Parkway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #51 of 1,208 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #50 of 1,215 | #2 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #61 of 1,215 | #3 of 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #374 of 1,183 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #239 of 1,324 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,179 of 1,301 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #450 of 1,301 | #13 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #1,227 of 1,312 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.0% | #19 of 386 | #1 of 11 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
795
+169 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 795 | 51.3 | 15.5:1 | 20% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 51.8 | 14.9:1 | 26% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 52.8 | 14.3:1 | 15% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 34.5 | 15.7:1 | 11% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway Elementary School.
About Parkway Elementary School
This page covers Parkway Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Evans, Georgia. School enrollment was 795 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 31% above that.
Columbia County operates 31 schools. Combined enrollment is 28,964 students.
Roughly 59% of students at Parkway Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Parkway Elementary School, 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 15.5:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. That is 19 points below the 39% average for public schools in Columbia County.
Parkway Elementary School is 8.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (75.3% versus 67.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Parkway Elementary School is located in Columbia County, where the median household income is $95,592, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Parkway Elementary School, Columbia County has 31 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning, is about 2.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Parkway Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 795 students in 2024-25, 169 more than the 626 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.5:1.
Discussions about Parkway Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Evans
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- River Ridge ElementaryElementary · 789 students
Nearby schools
- SAIL Charter Academy - School for Arts-Infused Learning2.0 mi · 554
- Lewiston Elementary School2.5 mi · 614
- Greenbrier Elementary School2.5 mi · 610
- Greenbrier High School2.6 mi · 1,935
- Greenbrier Middle School2.7 mi · 853
- Evans Elementary School2.8 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway Elementary SchoolHow large is Parkway Elementary School?
Parkway Elementary School enrolls approximately 795 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parkway Elementary School serve?
Parkway Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Parkway Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Parkway Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkway Elementary School?
At Parkway Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Parkway Elementary School public or private?
Parkway Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia County.
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