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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Statham Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
776
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029000171
Statham Elementary School
1970 Broad St, Statham, GA 30666 · (770) 725-7112 · Barrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
487 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 61 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
32.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.6pp since 2021
Math
33.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 25.4% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 32.1% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Statham Elementary School
Statham Elementary School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statham Elementary School this school | 776 | 62.8% | 31.2% |
| Holsenbeck Elementary School Winder | 813 | 62.6% | 40.0% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Bethlehem Elementary School Bethlehem | 641 | 61.5% | 38.2% |
| Sharon Elementary School Loganville | 712 | 56.0% | 53.3% |
| Hamilton Crossing Elementary School Cartersville | 653 | 63.1% | 41.9% |
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 Statham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Barrow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #771 of 1,208 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #766 of 1,215 ▼ 21 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #651 of 1,215 ▲ 191 | #6 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #408 of 1,183 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #262 of 1,324 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #263 of 1,301 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #215 of 1,301 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #908 of 1,312 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #634 of 854 | #4 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
776
+41 (+6%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 776 | 65 | 11.9:1 | 63% (487) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 68% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 59.1 | 13.6:1 | 50% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 57 | 12.9:1 | 56% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 59.5 | 14.0:1 | 60% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 66 | 14.3:1 | 57% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 66% (545) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 41% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Statham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (835 to 776); teachers up 9% (59.5 to 65).
About Statham Elementary School
Statham Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Statham, Georgia. A total of 776 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 28% bigger than average.
Statham Elementary School sits within Barrow County, which has 17 schools and 15,313 students.
At Statham Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 49%. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Barrow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers at Statham Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.9:1. That is lower than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 63% of students at Statham Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Barrow County average 60%.
Statham Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.2%, compared with a predicted 44.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Barrow County, the median household income is $80,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Barrow County is home to 17 public schools and about 15,313 public school students.
The school nearest to Statham Elementary School is Bear Creek Middle School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Statham Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Statham Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Statham Elementary School's enrollment grew 6%, to 776.
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Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other schools in Statham
- Bear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Dove Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Dove Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Creek Middle School0.4 mi · 752
- Dove Creek Elementary School3.3 mi · 543
- Dove Creek Middle School3.4 mi · 528
- Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy4.0 mi · 967
- Austin Road Elementary School4.3 mi · 700
- Cleveland Road Elementary School5.0 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Statham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Statham Elementary School?
Statham Elementary School enrolls approximately 776 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Statham Elementary School serve?
Statham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Statham Elementary School have?
Statham Elementary School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Statham Elementary School?
At Statham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Statham Elementary School?
Statham Elementary School is overseen by Barrow County in Barrow County.
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