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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA COUNTY·NCES 130150002251
Poplar Road Elementary School
2925 Poplar Rd, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 · (770) 254-2740 · Coweta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
316 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 57 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
34.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
45.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 44.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 45.7% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Poplar Road Elementary School
Poplar Road Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Road Elementary School this school | 656 | 48.2% | 39.9% |
| Temple Elementary School Temple | 666 | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| Matilda Harris Elementary School Kingsland | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
| Marshpoint Elementary School Savannah | 603 | 51.6% | 61.9% |
| South Douglas Elementary School Douglasville | 544 | 46.7% | 59.2% |
| Rock Spring Elementary McDonough | 654 | 50.9% | 38.3% |
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 Poplar Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coweta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #558 of 1,208 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #503 of 1,215 ▲ 9 | #12 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #600 of 1,215 ▼ 94 | #15 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #178 of 1,183 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #469 of 1,324 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,146 of 1,301 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #499 of 1,301 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #1,054 of 1,312 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #170 of 386 | #5 of 9 |
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
656
+55 (+9%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 48% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 41.2 | 14.2:1 | 50% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 46 | 12.5:1 | 37% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 43% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 44% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 48% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 35% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poplar Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (588 to 656); teachers up 13% (38 to 43).
About Poplar Road Elementary School
Poplar Road Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Coweta County in Sharpsburg, Georgia. It serves 656 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 29 schools make up Coweta County, with 23,064 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Poplar Road Elementary School, 57%, are White. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 9% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Coweta County's residents are about 70% White, 12 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Poplar Road Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
At Poplar Road Elementary School, 43 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Roughly 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 46% average for public schools in Coweta County.
allk12 grades Poplar Road Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Poplar Road Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.9%, compared with a predicted 52.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Coweta County residents, median household income is about $95,548, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 31 public schools in Coweta County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,423.
The nearest public school is East Coweta High School, at about 1.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Poplar Road Elementary School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Poplar Road Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Poplar Road Elementary School had 601 students in 2020-21 and 656 in 2024-25, a 9% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.0:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Coweta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coweta County
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
Other schools in Sharpsburg
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Willis Road ElementaryElementary · 664 students
- Canongate Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- East Coweta High School1.9 mi · 3,001
- Welch Elementary School1.9 mi · 1,012
- Lee Middle School2.6 mi · 730
- Willis Road Elementary2.8 mi · 664
- Arnall Middle School3.5 mi · 740
- White Oak Elementary School3.7 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Poplar Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Poplar Road Elementary School?
Poplar Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
Is Poplar Road Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poplar Road Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Poplar Road Elementary School have?
Poplar Road Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Poplar Road Elementary School?
Poplar Road Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Poplar Road Elementary School public or private?
Poplar Road Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.