Red Bud Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Calhoun, Georgia, Red Bud Elementary School hosts 547 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Gordon County.

Red Bud Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Gordon County, a district that enrolls 6,259 students overall.

Demographically, Red Bud Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Gordon County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Gordon County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Red Bud Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Gordon County shows median household earnings sit near $63,650, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Red Bud Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Gordon County (combined enrollment of about 10,452 students).

Red Bud Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Red Bud Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Red Bud Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Red Bud Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 547). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 14% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Red Bud Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.