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How has Sue Reynolds Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438002511
Sue Reynolds Elementary School
3840 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA 30909 · (706) 855-2540 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
652 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
12.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.2pp since 2021
Math
9.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.4% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 13.7% |
| 2022-23 | 11.4% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 14.6% | 9.7% |
% 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
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Sue Reynolds Elementary School
Sue Reynolds Elementary School's state test result (12.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Reynolds Elementary School this school | 652 | 100.0% | 12.9% |
| Sherwood Acres Elementary School Albany | 630 | 100.0% | 35.3% |
| Wheeless Road Elementary School Augusta | 649 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| Radium Springs Elementary School Albany | 682 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Oak View Elementary Decatur | 685 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| Atlanta Heights Charter School Atlanta | 663 | 100.0% | 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 Sue Reynolds Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #1,172 of 1,208 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #1,199 of 1,215 ▼ 47 | #26 of 29 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #1,179 of 1,215 ▼ 64 | #24 of 29 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #345 of 1,183 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #478 of 1,324 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #553 of 1,301 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #1,036 of 1,301 | #16 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #374 of 1,312 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #80 of 854 | #1 of 15 |
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
652
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 652 | 49.9 | 13.1:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 46.5 | 13.8:1 | 80% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 98% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 98% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 52 | 18.2:1 | 96% (912) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 97% (905) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 57% (438) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sue Reynolds Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (946 to 652); teachers down 4% (52 to 49.9).
About Sue Reynolds Elementary School
Federal records list Sue Reynolds Elementary School as an elementary school in Augusta, Georgia. There are 652 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Richmond County is made up of 52 schools with 30,573 students in all.
Black students are 82% of those enrolled at Sue Reynolds Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. In Richmond County overall, about 56% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Sue Reynolds Elementary School has 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Sue Reynolds Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.9%.
In Richmond County, home to about 206,069 people, the median household earns about $55,637 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Sue Reynolds Elementary School shares Richmond County with 57 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Sue Reynolds Elementary School from the closest public school, Belair Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Sue Reynolds Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Sue Reynolds Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 652, up from 614 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.6 to 13.1 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Sue Reynolds Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Belair Middle School0.3 mi · 776
- Belair Elementary School1.6 mi · 675
- Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta2.0 mi · 32
- Barton Chapel Elementary School2.4 mi · 427
- Copeland Elementary School2.5 mi · 369
- Martinez Elementary School2.6 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Sue Reynolds Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sue Reynolds Elementary School?
Sue Reynolds Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sue Reynolds Elementary School serve?
Sue Reynolds Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sue Reynolds Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sue Reynolds Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sue Reynolds Elementary School?
Sue Reynolds Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 6% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sue Reynolds Elementary School?
Sue Reynolds Elementary School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.