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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 659 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 130084002240
Villa Rica Elementary School
314 Peachtree St, Villa Rica, GA 30180 · (770) 459-5762 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
321 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
66%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
35.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
43.6%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 50.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.9% | 52.7% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Villa Rica Elementary School
Villa Rica Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Rica Elementary School this school | 513 | 62.6% | 45.3% |
| Lillian C. Poole Elementary School Dallas | 460 | 61.7% | 34.8% |
| Clubview Elementary School Columbus | 566 | 65.7% | 43.9% |
| McGarity Elementary School Hiram | 572 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
| Sharp Creek Elementary School Carrollton | 547 | 68.4% | 31.8% |
| Langston Road Elementary School Perry | 473 | 62.2% | 63.5% |
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 Villa Rica Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #427 of 1,208 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #546 of 1,215 ▼ 144 | #12 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #578 of 1,215 ▼ 93 | #13 of 14 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #126 of 1,183 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #825 of 1,324 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #856 of 1,301 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #240 of 1,301 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #911 of 1,312 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #213 of 386 | #8 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
513
+98 (+24%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 513 | 36.4 | 14.1:1 | 63% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 35.1 | 13.5:1 | 88% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 29.7 | 14.6:1 | 69% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 64% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 30.8 | 15.3:1 | 70% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 73% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 80% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 47% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villa Rica Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (471 to 513); teachers up 18% (30.8 to 36.4).
About Villa Rica Elementary School
Villa Rica Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Villa Rica, Georgia. The school enrolls 513 students, from pre-K through 5.
Villa Rica Elementary School is one school in Carroll County, a system of 24 schools with 16,400 students.
Enrollment at Villa Rica Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 28% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Carroll County's population at about 68%. Villa Rica Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. Among public schools in Carroll County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Villa Rica Elementary School is B-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.0% at Villa Rica Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.3%.
Federal survey data for Carroll County show that median household income is about $73,714, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Villa Rica Elementary School is among the 28 public schools in Carroll County.
The shortest distance from Villa Rica Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Glanton-Hindsman Elementary. The five-mile area around Villa Rica Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 41.3%, lower than Villa Rica Elementary School's 45.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Villa Rica Elementary School saw enrollment rise 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Villa Rica
- Villa Rica High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
- Ithica ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Glanton-Hindsman ElementaryElementary · 691 students
- Mirror Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- New Georgia Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Glanton-Hindsman Elementary0.9 mi · 691
- Villa Rica High School1.2 mi · 1,681
- Mirror Lake Elementary School2.8 mi · 554
- Bay Springs Middle School3.0 mi · 723
- Ithica Elementary4.0 mi · 809
- Villa Rica Middle4.0 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Villa Rica Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Villa Rica Elementary School?
Villa Rica Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Villa Rica Elementary School serve?
Villa Rica Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Villa Rica Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Villa Rica Elementary School.
How diverse is Villa Rica Elementary School?
Villa Rica Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 16% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Villa Rica Elementary School public or private?
Villa Rica Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.