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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sixes Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
741
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111000114
Sixes Elementary School
20 Ridge Rd, Canton, GA 30114 · (770) 721-5840 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
175 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 10 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
45%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
53.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.2pp since 2021
Math
70.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 67.6% |
| 2022-23 | 58.8% | 67.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.8% | 71.6% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like Sixes Elementary School
Sixes Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixes Elementary School this school | 741 | 23.6% | 60.0% |
| Spout Springs Elementary School Flowery Branch | 855 | 22.9% | 54.4% |
| Arnold Mill Elementary School Woodstock | 767 | 26.3% | 62.4% |
| Canongate Elementary School Sharpsburg | 645 | 28.2% | 65.0% |
| Riverside Elementary School Evans | 640 | 24.7% | 71.0% |
| Macedonia Elementary School Canton | 730 | 18.6% | 63.3% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sixes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #198 of 1,208 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #124 of 1,215 ▲ 26 | #5 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #219 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #8 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #177 of 1,183 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #311 of 1,324 | #15 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #750 of 1,301 | #11 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #872 of 1,301 | #18 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #1,207 of 1,312 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #352 of 386 | #11 of 12 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
741
+59 (+9%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 1,174
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 741 | 54 | 13.7:1 | 24% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 51.7 | 14.2:1 | 21% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 49.4 | 14.4:1 | 15% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 47.3 | 15.5:1 | 13% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 13% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 1,031 | 55 | 18.8:1 | 12% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 1,174 | 68 | 17.3:1 | 12% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sixes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (732 to 741); teachers up 14% (47.3 to 54).
About Sixes Elementary School
Federal records list Sixes Elementary School as an elementary school in Canton, Georgia. School enrollment was 741 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 22% larger than that.
Sixes Elementary School is in Cherokee County, a district with 42,031 students across 37 schools.
White students make up a majority at Sixes Elementary School, at 72%. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Cherokee County is about 76% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Sixes Elementary School total 54 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. The school counts 175 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 24%. It compares with 37% for public schools in Cherokee County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sixes Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.0%; the prediction is 65.1%.
Cherokee County census figures show that the median household income is $108,115, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cherokee County is home to 38 public schools and about 42,642 public school students.
The shortest distance from Sixes Elementary School to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Cherokee Charter Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 54.3% proficiency; Sixes Elementary School posts 60.0%.
In the federal locale system, Sixes Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment gain, from 682 in 2020-21 to 741 in 2024-25.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Canton
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Teasley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,586 students
- Dean Rusk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,543 students
- Creekland Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,503 students
Nearby schools
- Cherokee Charter Academy1.3 mi · 611
- Liberty Elementary School1.7 mi · 977
- Freedom Middle School1.8 mi · 929
- Bascomb Elementary School3.2 mi · 911
- J. Knox Elementary3.2 mi · 909
- iGrad Virtual Academy School3.6 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Sixes Elementary SchoolHow large is Sixes Elementary School?
Sixes Elementary School enrolls approximately 741 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sixes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sixes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sixes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sixes Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sixes Elementary School?
At Sixes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sixes Elementary School public or private?
Sixes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee County.
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