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Best kept secret at Sweetwater Elementary School?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186002157
Sweetwater Elementary School
2505 E County Line Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122 · (770) 651-4600 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
416 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
25.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
27.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 23.9% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.1% | 15.8% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Sweetwater Elementary School
Sweetwater Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Elementary School this school | 473 | 87.9% | 26.3% |
| Jefferson Parkway Elementary School Newnan | 450 | 86.7% | 22.3% |
| Eastside Elementary School Douglasville | 433 | 91.5% | 24.8% |
| Stockbridge Elementary School Stockbridge | 485 | 80.6% | 21.8% |
| Gould Elementary School Savannah | 559 | 92.7% | 22.8% |
| Smoke Rise Elementary School Stone Mountain | 539 | 84.4% | 34.9% |
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 Sweetwater Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #896 of 1,208 | #19 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #912 of 1,215 ▲ 96 | #19 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #857 of 1,215 ▼ 41 | #20 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #242 of 1,183 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #920 of 1,324 | #13 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #989 of 1,301 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #486 of 1,301 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #610 of 1,312 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #309 of 854 | #4 of 17 |
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
473
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 473 | 32.5 | 14.6:1 | 88% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 89% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 85% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 73% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 35.5 | 16.1:1 | 82% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 82% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 77% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 42% (248) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sweetwater Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (570 to 473); teachers down 8% (35.5 to 32.5).
About Sweetwater Elementary School
Sweetwater Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Lithia Springs, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 473 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Georgia enroll about 605 students on average.
The district for Sweetwater Elementary School is Douglas County, with 35 schools and 25,521 students.
Of every 100 students at Sweetwater Elementary School, about 53 are Black. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. Among Douglas County residents, the Black share is about 50%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Sweetwater Elementary School has 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. At Sweetwater Elementary School, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 17 points above the 71% average for public schools in Douglas County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sweetwater Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Test results at Sweetwater Elementary School are 5.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (26.3% actual, 31.9% predicted).
The school's county is Douglas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $82,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 37 public schools in the county, enrolling about 26,121, Sweetwater Elementary School among them.
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School is the nearest public school to Sweetwater Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Sweetwater Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 472 to 473. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.6:1.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Lithia Springs
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Turner Middle SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Factory Shoals Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
- Lithia Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM AcademyElementary · 391 students
- Annette Winn Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Other Sweetwater Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sweetwater Elementary. Sweetwater Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 617 students
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 463 students
- Sweetwater ElementarySweetwater, TN · 317 students
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDevils Lake, ND · 269 students
- Sweetwater Elementary SchoolSweetwater, OK · 85 students
Nearby schools
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School0.2 mi · 1,460
- Factory Shoals Elementary School0.9 mi · 697
- Mount Carmel Elementary School1.7 mi · 425
- Turner Middle School2.0 mi · 742
- Factory Shoals Middle School2.1 mi · 833
- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy2.2 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Sweetwater Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sweetwater Elementary School?
Sweetwater Elementary School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sweetwater Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sweetwater Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sweetwater Elementary School?
Sweetwater Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 33% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sweetwater Elementary School?
Sweetwater Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
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