Sonoraville Elementary

Sonoraville Elementary, a moderately sized elementary school in Calhoun, Georgia, operated by Gordon County, teaches 584 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Gordon County comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,259 students; Sonoraville Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sonoraville Elementary lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Gordon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sonoraville Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sonoraville Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.6%; this one delivers 51.0%, a residual of +20.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Gordon County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,650 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Gordon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,452 students), Sonoraville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sonoraville High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Sonoraville Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sonoraville Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sonoraville Elementary has fell 14%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 584 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 13% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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