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Alumni: what's one memory from Red Bud Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORDON COUNTY·NCES 130243002081
Red Bud Elementary School
4151 Red Bud Rd NE, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 625-2111 · Gordon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
541 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 67 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
28.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -6.1pp since 2021
Math
40.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 39.4% |
| 2022-23 | 32.7% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.6% | 40.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Red Bud Elementary School
Red Bud Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bud Elementary School this school | 547 | 98.9% | 37.0% |
| Northwest Elementary School Chatsworth | 557 | 100.0% | 46.4% |
| Rabun County Primary School Tiger | 607 | 99.8% | N/A |
| Beaverdale Elementary School Dalton | 488 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| Tolbert Elementary School Resaca | 528 | 99.1% | 39.9% |
| Eton Elementary School Chatsworth | 556 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
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 Red Bud Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gordon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #614 of 1,208 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #607 of 1,215 ▲ 9 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #773 of 1,215 ▼ 248 | #7 of 7 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #253 of 1,183 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #743 of 1,324 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #558 of 1,301 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #967 of 1,301 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #473 of 1,312 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #738 of 854 | #6 of 7 |
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
547
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 547 | 41.8 | 13.1:1 | 99% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 78% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 64% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 60% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 37.7 | 15.2:1 | 63% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 68% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 64% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 44% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bud Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (571 to 547); teachers up 11% (37.7 to 41.8).
About Red Bud Elementary School
Red Bud Elementary School is an elementary school in Calhoun, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 547 students.
Gordon County, which runs Red Bud Elementary School, has 10 schools and 6,259 students.
Of every 100 students at Red Bud Elementary School, about 76 are White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Gordon County residents, the White share is about 78%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Red Bud Elementary School scores 39%.
Red Bud Elementary School has 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. At Red Bud Elementary School, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Gordon County.
Red Bud Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.0%) and its predicted rate (26.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Gordon County show that median household income comes to about $63,650, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Gordon County counts 15 public schools with about 10,452 students.
Among nearby public schools, Red Bud Middle School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Red Bud Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 37.0% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Red Bud Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.1:1, from 14.4:1.
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Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gordon County
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Sonoraville ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Ashworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
- Belwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Primary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
Other Red Bud Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Red Bud Elementary. Red Bud Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Red Bud Elementary SchoolRed Bud, IL · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Red Bud Middle School0.1 mi · 786
- Gordon Central High School4.8 mi · 875
- Ashworth Middle School4.9 mi · 578
- Sonoraville Elementary5.4 mi · 584
- Sonoraville High School5.6 mi · 1,094
- Calhoun Early Learning Academy5.7 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bud Elementary SchoolHow large is Red Bud Elementary School?
Red Bud Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Red Bud Elementary School serve?
Red Bud Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Red Bud Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Red Bud Elementary School.
How diverse is Red Bud Elementary School?
Red Bud Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Bud Elementary School?
Red Bud Elementary School is overseen by Gordon County in Gordon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.