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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORDON COUNTY·NCES 130243003877
Sonoraville Elementary
7320 Fairmount Hwy SE, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 879-5302 · Gordon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
528 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
48.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.1pp since 2021
Math
51.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.9% | 56.9% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Sonoraville Elementary
Sonoraville Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoraville Elementary this school | 584 | 90.4% | 51.0% |
| Rabun County Elementary School Tiger | 662 | 91.1% | 44.2% |
| Banks County Elementary School Homer | 651 | 86.9% | 32.9% |
| Westside Elementary School Rocky Face | 549 | 83.2% | 41.4% |
| Shiver Elementary School Pelham | 579 | 92.2% | 45.7% |
| Banks County Primary School Homer | 685 | 95.9% | N/A |
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 Sonoraville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gordon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #332 of 1,208 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #385 of 1,215 ▼ 1 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #302 of 1,215 ▼ 32 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #284 of 1,183 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #643 of 1,324 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #915 of 1,301 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #981 of 1,301 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #575 of 1,312 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #414 of 854 | #2 of 7 |
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
584
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 584 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 90% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 42.9 | 14.1:1 | 71% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 43.4 | 14.2:1 | 53% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 52% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 41.5 | 16.3:1 | 52% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 58% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 53% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonoraville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (676 to 584); teachers down 1% (41.5 to 41).
About Sonoraville Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Sonoraville Elementary serves students in Calhoun, Georgia. A total of 584 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Sonoraville Elementary is one of the 10 schools that make up Gordon County (6,259 students in total).
White students account for 77% of enrollment at Sonoraville Elementary. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 78% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sonoraville Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.2:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sonoraville Elementary is 90%. That is close to the 90% average for public schools in Gordon County.
Test results at Sonoraville Elementary are 20.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.0%, compared with a predicted 30.6%, which ranks in the top 10% in Georgia.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gordon County, median household income is about $63,650, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sonoraville Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Gordon County, which together enroll about 10,452 students.
The shortest distance from Sonoraville Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Sonoraville High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Sonoraville Elementary is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Sonoraville Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 584, 3% below the 605 of 2020-21.
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Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gordon County
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Ashworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
- Red Bud Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Belwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolMiddle · 922 students
- Calhoun Primary SchoolElementary · 913 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Sonoraville High School0.2 mi · 1,094
- Belwood Elementary School4.9 mi · 530
- Red Bud Middle School5.2 mi · 786
- Red Bud Elementary School5.4 mi · 547
- Calhoun Elementary School6.6 mi · 922
- Calhoun Primary School6.7 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Sonoraville ElementaryHow large is Sonoraville Elementary?
Sonoraville Elementary enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sonoraville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sonoraville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sonoraville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sonoraville Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sonoraville Elementary?
Student demographics at Sonoraville Elementary are roughly 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sonoraville Elementary?
Sonoraville Elementary is overseen by Gordon County in Gordon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.