Pelham Elementary School

Located at 534 Barrow Ave SW, in Pelham, Georgia, Pelham Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that enrolls 578 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Pelham City.

Pelham City comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,246 students; Pelham Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Pelham Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 45% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Pelham Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mitchell County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pelham Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Mitchell County shows median household income runs about $57,613, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Pelham Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Mitchell County (combined enrollment of about 3,390 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pelham High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pelham Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pelham Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pelham Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 716 (now 578). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 6% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.