Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY·NCES 130576001839
Washington-Wilkes Primary School
910 E Robert Toombs Ave, Washington, GA 30673 · (706) 678-2633 · Wilkes County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- B-Three-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
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
365 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 20% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Washington-Wilkes Primary School→Washington-Wilkes Elementary School→Washington-Wilkes Middle School→Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School
Based on grade levels within Wilkes County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.8pp since 2021
Math
39.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.5% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 30.3% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Washington-Wilkes Primary School
Washington-Wilkes Primary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Wilkes Primary School this school | 365 | 100.0% | 31.8% |
| Johnson Elementary School Columbus | 336 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Goshen Elementary School Augusta | 437 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Blythe Elementary School Blythe | 333 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| Matt Wilson Elementary School Tifton | 398 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| Jeffersonville Elementary Jeffersonville | 356 | 96.1% | 24.4% |
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 Washington-Wilkes Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #755 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #626 of 1,215 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #918 of 1,215 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #549 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #1,157 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #847 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #400 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #442 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #198 of 854 |
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
365
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 23.2 | 15.0:1 | 95% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 92% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 94% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 94% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 94% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 77% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 20 | 25.9:1 | 69% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington-Wilkes Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (468 to 365); teachers down 33% (39 to 26).
About Washington-Wilkes Primary School
Washington-Wilkes Primary School is an elementary school in Washington, Georgia, according to federal school records. The school had 365 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.
Wilkes County counts 1,262 students in its 4 schools, and Washington-Wilkes Primary School is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Washington-Wilkes Primary School. The largest is Black students, at 50%. Smaller groups are 34% White, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wilkes County is roughly 40% Black. Washington-Wilkes Primary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Washington-Wilkes Primary School was 14.0:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Washington-Wilkes Primary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Wilkes County.
allk12 grades Washington-Wilkes Primary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Washington-Wilkes Primary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.8% and a predicted 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Wilkes County, the median household income is $52,043, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wilkes County has 5 public schools and roughly 1,272 students.
Washington-Wilkes Elementary School is the public school closest to Washington-Wilkes Primary School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Washington-Wilkes Primary School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Washington-Wilkes Primary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,549
Census ACS
Median income
$52,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,272 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County
- Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Washington-Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 285 students
- Washington-Wilkes Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
Other schools in Washington
- Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Washington-Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 285 students
- Washington-Wilkes Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Wilkes County Regional Detention CenterHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Washington-Wilkes Elementary School0.6 mi · 244
- Washington-Wilkes Middle School2.4 mi · 285
- Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School2.4 mi · 368
- Wilkes County Regional Detention Center2.8 mi · 10
- Lincoln County High School14.0 mi · 376
- Lincoln County Middle School14.0 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Washington-Wilkes Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Washington-Wilkes Primary School?
Washington-Wilkes Primary School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Washington-Wilkes Primary School serve?
Washington-Wilkes Primary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Washington-Wilkes Primary School have?
Washington-Wilkes Primary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington-Wilkes Primary School?
At Washington-Wilkes Primary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Washington-Wilkes Primary School in?
Washington-Wilkes Primary School is part of Wilkes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.