Ridge Road Primary School

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in Sandersville, Georgia, Ridge Road Primary School caters to 588 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by Washington County.

Across the 4 schools in Washington County (2,661 students total), Ridge Road Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ridge Road Primary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 23% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 53% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Ridge Road Primary School records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Washington County's rate of about 85%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $46,023 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Washington County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,661 students), of which Ridge Road Primary School is one.

Ridge Road Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ridge Road Primary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 30% to 23%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Ridge Road Primary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.