Washington Park Elementary School

Located at 721 Ga Highway 212 W, in Monticello, Georgia, Washington Park Elementary School is a medium-sized primary school that hosts 581 students (grades 3 through 5), run under Jasper County.

Across the 4 schools in Jasper County (2,706 students total), Washington Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Washington Park Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Washington Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household income runs about $60,134, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Jasper County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,706 students), Washington Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jasper County Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Washington Park Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 551 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 26% to 13%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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