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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Tate Elementary School?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS COUNTY·NCES 130411002591
Tate Elementary School
5630 Highway 53 E, Tate, GA 30177 · (706) 253-1860 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
282 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tate Elementary School→Jasper Middle School→Pickens County Junior High School→Pickens County High School
Based on grade levels within Pickens County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
59.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +19.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 up about 19 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.3% | 45.4% |
| 2021-22 | 34.5% | 40.4% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Tate Elementary School
Tate Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Elementary School this school | 429 | 65.7% | 42.0% |
| Long Branch Elementary School Dahlonega | 403 | 70.0% | 45.2% |
| Pepperell Primary Lindale | 456 | 69.1% | N/A |
| Pine Log Elementary Rydal | 463 | 60.9% | 56.0% |
| Harmony Elementary School Jasper | 509 | 64.6% | 43.2% |
| Model Elementary School Rome | 501 | 66.1% | 57.8% |
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 Tate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #509 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #257 of 1,215 ▲ 294 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #495 of 1,215 ▲ 343 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #89 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #1,030 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #335 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #1,149 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #876 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.1% | #25 of 386 |
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
429
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 429 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 66% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 68% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 35.1 | 13.7:1 | 51% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 53% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 54% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 53% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 55% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (304 to 429); teachers up 59% (22 to 35).
About Tate Elementary School
Tate Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Tate, Georgia. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 429 students. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 29% lower.
Pickens County is made up of 6 schools with 3,970 students in all.
About 87% of the student body at Tate Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.3 students per teacher and 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 58% average for public schools in Pickens County.
Tate Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (42.0%) and its predicted rate (43.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Census estimates describe Pickens County this way: the median household income is $78,930, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Pickens County has 6 public schools and roughly 3,970 students.
Of nearby public schools, Pickens County High School is the closest, at about 2.5 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Tate Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Tate Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Tate Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 60 students since 2020-21, to 429. The school's ratio fell from 14.4:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Tate Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,951
Census ACS
Median income
$78,930
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,970 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens County
- Pickens County High SchoolHigh · 1,219 students
- Pickens County Junior High SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Hill City Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Jasper Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Pickens County High School2.5 mi · 1,219
- Pickens County Junior High School3.0 mi · 638
- Harmony Elementary School3.1 mi · 509
- Jasper Middle School4.7 mi · 573
- Ball Ground Elementary School5.9 mi · 663
- Clayton Elementary School8.6 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Tate Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tate Elementary School?
Tate Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-04.
Is Tate Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tate Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Tate Elementary School have?
Tate Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Tate Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tate Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tate Elementary School?
Tate Elementary School is overseen by Pickens County in Pickens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.