Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH COUNTY·NCES 130435001524
Randolph County Elementary School
214 Highland Ave, Cuthbert, GA 39840 · (229) 732-3794 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
294 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 78 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Randolph County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +14.9pp since 2021
Math
29.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 14.9% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.2% | 16.8% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Randolph County Elementary School
Randolph County Elementary School's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph County Elementary School this school | 294 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
| Barack and Michelle Obama Academy Atlanta | 297 | 100.0% | 27.2% |
| Finch Elementary Atlanta | 291 | 100.0% | 21.0% |
| West Town Elementary School Albany | 309 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School Atlanta | 279 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Cascade Elementary School Atlanta | 314 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
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 Randolph County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #898 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #870 of 1,215 ▲ 137 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #845 of 1,215 ▲ 252 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.8pp | #43 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #1,246 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,267 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #1,266 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #356 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.7% | #37 of 854 |
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
294
-86 (-23%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 842
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
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 | 294 | 17.5 | 16.8:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 17.7 | 18.5:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 18.7 | 14.4:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 77% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 91% (552) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 43 | 18.5:1 | 96% (762) |
| 1990-91 | 842 | 62 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Randolph County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (472 to 294); teachers down 33% (26 to 17.5).
About Randolph County Elementary School
Randolph County Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Cuthbert, Georgia, (ZIP code 39840). It enrolls 294 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 51% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Randolph County oversees Randolph County Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 635 students in total.
Black students are 94% of those enrolled at Randolph County Elementary School. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial. That compares with about 67% Black among all Randolph County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The school had 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Randolph County is close, at 100%.
Randolph County Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Randolph County Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.2% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Census data for Randolph County show median household income comes to about $28,380, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county has 4 public schools and about 1,157 students.
About 5.9 miles separate Randolph County Elementary School from the closest public school, Randolph Clay High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Randolph County Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 380 students in 2020-21 to 294 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Randolph County Elementary School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,196
Census ACS
Median income
$28,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Randolph County
- Randolph Clay High SchoolHigh · 202 students
- Randolph County Middle SchoolMiddle · 139 students
Other schools in Cuthbert
- Randolph Clay High SchoolHigh · 202 students
- Randolph County Middle SchoolMiddle · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Randolph Clay High School5.9 mi · 202
- Randolph County Middle School5.9 mi · 139
- Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy10.6 mi · 522
- Calhoun County Middle School15.3 mi · 90
- Calhoun County High School15.3 mi · 146
- Calhoun County Elementary School15.3 mi · 207
Frequently asked questions
About Randolph County Elementary SchoolHow large is Randolph County Elementary School?
Randolph County Elementary School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Randolph County Elementary School serve?
Randolph County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Randolph County Elementary School have?
Randolph County Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Randolph County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Randolph County Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Randolph County Elementary School in?
Randolph County Elementary School is part of Randolph County.
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