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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084002299
Sharp Creek Elementary School
115 Old Muse Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116 · (770) 214-8848 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
374 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
27.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -11.3pp since 2021
Math
34.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -8.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 40.1% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 37.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 42.9% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sharp Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #756 of 1,208 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #746 of 1,215 | #14 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #819 of 1,215 | #14 of 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.9pp | #26 of 1,183 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #741 of 1,324 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #160 of 1,301 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #226 of 1,301 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #850 of 1,312 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #635 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
547
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 48.3 | 11.3:1 | 68% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 47.1 | 11.9:1 | 99% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 42.7 | 13.0:1 | 81% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 78% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 77% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 79% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 78% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 49% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharp Creek Elementary School.
About Sharp Creek Elementary School
Sharp Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Carrollton, Georgia, one of the schools in Carroll County. It had 547 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
The 24 schools in Carroll County enroll 16,400 students altogether, Sharp Creek Elementary School among them.
At Sharp Creek Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other groups include 21% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County residents are about 68% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 11.3:1 is based on 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 13.3:1. In all, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 48%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sharp Creek Elementary School would be expected to post about 42.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.8%.
The county, Carroll County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,714, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 22,250 students.
Sand Hill Elementary School is about 4.5 miles from Sharp Creek Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Sharp Creek Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Sharp Creek Elementary School ranks 9th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 512 to 547. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.5:1 to 11.3:1.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,894 students
- Carrollton High SchoolHigh · 1,859 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Carrollton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,280 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
Nearby schools
- Sand Hill Elementary School4.5 mi · 733
- Carrollton High School6.0 mi · 1,859
- Temple High School6.0 mi · 868
- Bremen 4th & 5th Grade Academy6.0 mi · 341
- Bremen Middle School6.0 mi · 507
- Carrollton Elementary School6.3 mi · 1,894
Frequently asked questions
About Sharp Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Sharp Creek Elementary School?
Sharp Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sharp Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sharp Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharp Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sharp Creek Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharp Creek Elementary School?
At Sharp Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Sharp Creek Elementary School public or private?
Sharp Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.