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Turner County Elementary School
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Turner County Elementary School
Turner County Elementary School is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Ashburn, Georgia, operated by Turner County, enrolling 564 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 3 schools in Turner County (1,107 students total), Turner County Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Turner County Elementary School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 24% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 36% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Turner County Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 16.8%, a residual of -8.8 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Turner County indicate the typical household earns roughly $36,799 per year, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Turner County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,107 students), Turner County Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Turner County High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Turner County Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.4%.
Turner County Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turner County Elementary School has contracted 8%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 564 in 2025.
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