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If you had an hour of school board time for Rocky Branch Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONEE COUNTY·NCES 130396002587
Rocky Branch Elementary School
5250 Hog Mountain Rd, Bogart, GA 30622 · (706) 769-3235 · Oconee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
110 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 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% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
67.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -10.6pp since 2021
Math
76.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -7.3pp since 2021
What 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% |
% 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
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 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #85 of 1,215 | #4 of 6 |
| 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 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #210 of 854 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
599
-161 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.8:1
% White
76%
was 81%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
10%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or 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) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 48.2 | 15.8:1 | 14% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Branch Elementary School.
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 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 7 years, enrollment fell by 161 students, from 760 to 599. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Asian students, from 4% to 10%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.9:1, from 15.8:1.
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Oconee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,551
Census ACS
Median income
$121,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
8,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconee County
- North Oconee High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Oconee County High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Oconee County Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Malcom Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Colham Ferry Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- High Shoals Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
Other schools in Bogart
- North Oconee High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Malcom Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Malcom Bridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- Cleveland Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- North Oconee High School0.4 mi · 1,432
- Malcom Bridge Middle School2.8 mi · 548
- Malcom Bridge Elementary School2.9 mi · 591
- High Shoals Elementary School4.0 mi · 585
- Oconee County High School4.4 mi · 1,313
- Oconee County Primary School4.8 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Branch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rocky Branch Elementary School?
Rocky Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rocky Branch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rocky Branch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Rocky Branch Elementary School have?
Rocky Branch Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Rocky Branch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rocky Branch Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Branch Elementary School?
Rocky Branch Elementary School is overseen by Oconee County in Oconee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.