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Enrollment
1,324
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING COUNTY·NCES 130402003986
WC Abney Elementary
1186 Colbert Rd, Dallas, GA 30132 · (770) 443-8000 · Paulding County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
645 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 204 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 206 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 236 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 226 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 211 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 221 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (204) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (221).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
37.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -9.6pp since 2021
Math
46.5%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 46.1% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 52.1% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 WC Abney Elementary
WC Abney Elementary's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WC Abney Elementary this school | 1,324 | 48.7% | 41.5% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School Grovetown | 1,060 | 49.9% | 55.2% |
| Newton County Theme School at Ficquett Covington | 1,095 | 52.2% | 66.1% |
| Harbins Elementary School Dacula | 1,320 | 55.6% | 48.4% |
| Nickajack Elementary School Smyrna | 1,260 | 43.7% | 45.6% |
| Blandford Elementary School Rincon | 987 | 50.9% | 60.4% |
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 WC Abney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Paulding County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #519 of 1,208 | #9 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #478 of 1,215 ▲ 43 | #9 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #525 of 1,215 ▼ 83 | #7 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.6pp | #60 of 1,183 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,324 | #18 of 1,324 | #2 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,110 of 1,301 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #123 of 1,301 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #1,049 of 1,312 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #86 of 386 | #3 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
1,324
+64 (+5%) vs 2020
+62% since 2010-11, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,324 | 88 | 15.1:1 | 49% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 1,289 | 82 | 15.7:1 | 50% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 1,270 | 82.7 | 15.4:1 | 38% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 1,260 | 80 | 15.8:1 | 32% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 1,079 | 66.5 | 16.2:1 | 33% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 1,056 | 62 | 17.0:1 | 36% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 49 | 16.7:1 | 34% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WC Abney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,079 to 1,324); teachers up 32% (66.5 to 88).
About WC Abney Elementary
WC Abney Elementary is a large elementary school in Dallas, Georgia, one of the schools in Paulding County. The school enrolls 1,324 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 119% above that.
WC Abney Elementary is part of a district of 34 schools: Paulding County, with 31,426 students.
Enrollment at WC Abney Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 38%. The school is also 36% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 63% White share among all Paulding County residents. By the diversity index, WC Abney Elementary comes in at 70%.
The teaching staff at WC Abney Elementary is 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Paulding County.
WC Abney Elementary is 10.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (41.5% versus 52.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Paulding County has these Census figures: median household income is about $98,031, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. WC Abney Elementary is among the 34 public schools in Paulding County.
Of nearby public schools, Lena Mae Moses Middle School is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, WC Abney Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies WC Abney Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,260 in 2020-21 and 1,324 in 2024-25, a 5% rise.
Community posts for WC Abney Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,909
Census ACS
Median income
$98,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
31,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding County
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Hiram High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
Other schools in Dallas
- North Paulding High SchoolHigh · 3,015 students
- Paulding County High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- East Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at CrossroadElementary · 1,389 students
- Burnt Hickory Elementary SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Roland W. Russom ElementaryElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Lena Mae Moses Middle School1.3 mi · 921
- C. A. Roberts Elementary School2.9 mi · 668
- Northside Elementary School3.4 mi · 626
- Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad3.6 mi · 1,389
- East Paulding High School3.9 mi · 1,985
- East Paulding Middle School4.2 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About WC Abney ElementaryHow large is WC Abney Elementary?
WC Abney Elementary enrolls approximately 1,324 students in grades PK-05.
Is WC Abney Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
WC Abney Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WC Abney Elementary have?
WC Abney Elementary employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WC Abney Elementary?
Student demographics at WC Abney Elementary are roughly 38% White, 15% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is WC Abney Elementary in?
WC Abney Elementary is part of Paulding County.
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