Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLOR COUNTY·NCES 130480001649
Taylor County Elementary
52 McDougald Drive, Butler, GA 31006 · (478) 862-5690 · Taylor County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
244 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 84 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Taylor County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
36.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 38.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.8% | 36.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.1% | 25.9% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Taylor County Elementary
Taylor County Elementary's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County Elementary this school | 244 | 100.0% | 32.9% |
| S G A Elementary School Sardis | 230 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Chattahoochee County Education Center Cusseta | 285 | 94.7% | 42.6% |
| Washington-Wilkes Elementary School Washington | 244 | 100.0% | 39.5% |
| Taylor County Primary School Butler | 342 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Wilkinson County Primary School Irwinton | 280 | 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 Taylor County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #722 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #697 of 1,215 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #895 of 1,215 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #268 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #1,282 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #141 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #600 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #397 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.6% | #7 of 854 |
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
244
-43 (-15%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 244 | 21.7 | 11.2:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 23.4 | 10.4:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 25.8 | 9.8:1 | 97% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 97% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 90% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 91% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 94% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 956 | 42 | 22.8:1 | 78% (741) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 52 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (466 to 244); teachers down 25% (29 to 21.7).
About Taylor County Elementary
The public elementary school Taylor County Elementary is located in Butler, Georgia. The school covers grades 3 through 5 and reported 244 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
Taylor County Elementary is one of 4 schools in Taylor County, which enrolls 1,176 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Taylor County Elementary is White: 50%. Next come 42% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 59% White. The diversity index for Taylor County Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Taylor County Elementary totals 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Federal data show 100% of students (244) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Taylor County is close, at 100%.
Taylor County Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Taylor County Elementary is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.9% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
For Taylor County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $41,788 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Counting Taylor County Elementary, Taylor County has 4 public schools.
Taylor County Elementary's nearest public school is Taylor County High School (about 0.4 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Taylor County Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school shrank from 287 students in 2020-21 to 244 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.5:1 to 11.2:1.
This page is set up for the Taylor County Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,786
Census ACS
Median income
$41,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,176 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taylor County
- Taylor County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Taylor County Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Taylor County Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Other schools in Butler
- Taylor County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Taylor County Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Taylor County Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Other Taylor County Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Taylor County Elementary. Taylor County Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Taylor County Elementary SchoolCampbellsville, KY · 594 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPERRY, FL · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Taylor County High School0.4 mi · 345
- Taylor County Primary School0.4 mi · 342
- Taylor County Middle School0.8 mi · 245
- Crawford County High School17.0 mi · 485
- Crawford County Middle School17.0 mi · 373
- Crawford County Primary School17.2 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor County ElementaryHow many students attend Taylor County Elementary?
Taylor County Elementary enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 03-05.
Is Taylor County Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor County Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor County Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylor County Elementary is approximately 11.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Taylor County Elementary?
Taylor County Elementary reports a student body of 50% White, 2% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylor County Elementary?
Taylor County Elementary is overseen by Taylor County in Taylor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.