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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Providence Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084003982
Providence Elementary School
287 Rainey Rd, Temple, GA 30179 · (770) 562-3076 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
234 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
43.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
51.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -8.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 63.6% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 56.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 59.5% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Providence Elementary School
Providence Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Elementary School this school | 557 | 42.0% | 54.2% |
| Johnson Elementary Rome | 518 | 43.4% | 80.6% |
| Dames Ferry Elementary School Gray | 613 | 39.8% | 56.1% |
| Graysville Elementary School Ringgold | 548 | 43.4% | 51.3% |
| New Mountain Hill Elementary School Fortson | 509 | 38.5% | 64.0% |
| Moreland Elementary School Moreland | 547 | 40.8% | 54.2% |
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 Providence Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #272 of 1,208 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #386 of 1,215 ▼ 184 | #8 of 14 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #383 of 1,215 ▼ 106 | #5 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #87 of 1,183 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #709 of 1,324 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,150 of 1,301 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #955 of 1,301 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #1,107 of 1,312 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.9% | #64 of 386 | #2 of 10 |
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
557
+90 (+19%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 557 | 36.4 | 15.3:1 | 42% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 34.4 | 15.1:1 | 70% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 31.1 | 17.0:1 | 56% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 54% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 26.1 | 16.8:1 | 60% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 57% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 58% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Providence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (439 to 557); teachers up 39% (26.1 to 36.4).
About Providence Elementary School
Providence Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Temple, Georgia, (ZIP code 30179). Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 557 students.
Providence Elementary School is run by Carroll County, whose 24 schools enroll 16,400 students.
At Providence Elementary School, White students make up 76% of the student body. Next come 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 68% White among all Carroll County residents. Providence Elementary School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.3:1 comes from the school's 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 42% in 2024-25.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 55.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Carroll County, the median household income is $73,714, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Providence Elementary School is one of 28 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Temple Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Providence Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Providence Elementary School's average proficiency of 54.2% compares with 47.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 557, a 19% rise from 467 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 17.3:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Providence Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Temple
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Temple Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Temple Elementary SchoolElementary · 666 students
- Villa Rica MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other Providence Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Providence Elementary. Providence Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Providence ElementaryHuntsville, AL · 1,152 students
- Providence ElementaryFairfax, VA · 954 students
- Providence ElementaryNorth Chesterfield, VA · 682 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolAUBREY, TX · 678 students
- Providence ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Temple Middle School0.2 mi · 682
- Temple Elementary School0.9 mi · 666
- Temple High School1.1 mi · 868
- Villa Rica Middle3.9 mi · 481
- Villa Rica High School4.7 mi · 1,681
- Villa Rica Elementary School5.7 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Providence Elementary SchoolHow large is Providence Elementary School?
Providence Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Providence Elementary School serve?
Providence Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Providence Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Providence Elementary School.
How diverse is Providence Elementary School?
Providence Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Providence Elementary School in?
Providence Elementary School is part of Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.