Patterson Elementary School

Patterson Elementary School is a primary school of close-knit scale in Patterson, Georgia, overseen by Pierce County, works with 465 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Patterson Elementary School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Pierce County (3,647 students total), Patterson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Patterson Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Patterson Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.9%; Patterson Elementary School posts 68.3%, +36.5 points above that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pierce County) shows that median household income runs about $60,517, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Pierce County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), of which Patterson Elementary School is one.

Pierce County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Patterson Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.1%.

Patterson Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patterson Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 475 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025.

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