Van Wert Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Rockmart, Georgia, Van Wert Elementary School instructs 693 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Polk County.

Across the 11 schools in Polk County (7,745 students total), Van Wert Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Van Wert Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Van Wert Elementary School records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Van Wert Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Van Wert Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Polk County) reports that median household income runs about $58,515, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Van Wert Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 7,745 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rockmart High School, around 2.3 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Van Wert Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.

Van Wert Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Van Wert Elementary School has shrank 13%, going from 793 students in 2018 to 693 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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