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Rocky Branch Elementary School
- ATest 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.
- FThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 76.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 82.4% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 83.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
Schools most like Rocky Branch Elementary School
Rocky Branch Elementary School's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Branch Elementary School this school | 599 | 18.4% | 73.6% |
| Shallowford Falls Elementary School Marietta | 591 | 14.7% | 69.1% |
| Peeples Elementary School Fayetteville | 658 | 16.9% | 78.6% |
| Garrison Mill Elementary School Marietta | 649 | 11.7% | 69.1% |
| Rocky Mount Elementary School Marietta | 576 | 16.8% | 66.4% |
| Davis Elementary School Marietta | 635 | 12.8% | 66.3% |
Where Rocky Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Oconee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #65 of 1,208 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #75 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #85 of 1,215 ▼ 25 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #42 of 1,183 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #605 of 1,324 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #814 of 1,301 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #937 of 1,301 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,237 of 1,312 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #210 of 854 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 18% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 19% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 48.2 | 15.8:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 16% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 20% (117) |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (760 to 599); teachers down 11% (48.2 to 43).
About Rocky Branch Elementary School
Students in Bogart, Georgia, attend Rocky Branch Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 599 students.
Rocky Branch Elementary School is one school in a 12-school district, Oconee County, which enrolls 8,474 students.
The largest group at Rocky Branch Elementary School is White students, at 76%. Other students are 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rocky Branch Elementary School scores 41%.
Teacher count: 43 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 18%. The figure for public schools in Oconee County is close, at 18%.
Rocky Branch Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Rocky Branch Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.6%, compared with a predicted 67.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Oconee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $121,217, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 12 public schools and about 8,474 students.
North Oconee High School is the nearest public school to Rocky Branch Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. The school's 73.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Rocky Branch Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 48 students, from 551 to 599.
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