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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084000320
Temple Elementary School
95 Otis St, Temple, GA 30179 · (770) 562-3076 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
333 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 49 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
42.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.4pp since 2021
Math
51.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.3% | 54.0% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Temple Elementary School
Temple Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Elementary School this school | 666 | 50.0% | 47.9% |
| Matilda Harris Elementary School Kingsland | 662 | 46.4% | 62.0% |
| Poplar Road Elementary School Sharpsburg | 656 | 48.2% | 39.9% |
| Rock Spring Elementary McDonough | 654 | 50.9% | 38.3% |
| C. A. Roberts Elementary School Dallas | 668 | 54.5% | 43.8% |
| Marshpoint Elementary School Savannah | 603 | 51.6% | 61.9% |
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 Temple Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #382 of 1,208 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #384 of 1,215 ▲ 100 | #7 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #399 of 1,215 ▲ 97 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #176 of 1,183 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #438 of 1,324 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,213 of 1,301 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #377 of 1,301 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #1,036 of 1,312 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #163 of 386 | #6 of 10 |
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
666
+62 (+10%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 666 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 50% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 42.4 | 15.6:1 | 84% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 38.5 | 17.2:1 | 75% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 69% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 34.3 | 17.4:1 | 70% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 73% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 74% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 28 | 23.9:1 | 47% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Temple Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (595 to 666); teachers up 22% (34.3 to 42).
About Temple Elementary School
Temple Elementary School sits in Temple, Georgia, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 666 students in pre-K through 5.
Temple Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Carroll County, which enrolls 16,400 students in total.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Temple Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Carroll County overall, about 68% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Temple Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. Public schools in Carroll County average a similar 48%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Temple Elementary School is 51.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%.
The school is in Carroll County, where the median household earns about $73,714 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Carroll County, 28 public schools serve about 22,250 students.
Temple Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Temple Middle School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Temple Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 666, up from 604 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.3 to 15.9 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Temple Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,569
Census ACS
Median income
$73,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
22,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,338 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 991 students
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
Other schools in Temple
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Temple Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Villa Rica MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other Temple Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Temple Elementary. Temple Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Temple Elementary SchoolTemple, OK · 126 students
- Temple Elementary SchoolTemple, NH · 35 students
Nearby schools
- Temple Middle School0.8 mi · 682
- Temple High School0.9 mi · 868
- Providence Elementary School0.9 mi · 557
- Villa Rica Middle4.8 mi · 481
- Bremen 4th & 5th Grade Academy5.0 mi · 341
- Bremen Middle School5.0 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Temple Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Temple Elementary School?
Temple Elementary School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Temple Elementary School serve?
Temple Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Temple Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Temple Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Temple Elementary School?
At Temple Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 12% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Temple Elementary School?
Temple Elementary School is overseen by Carroll County in Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.