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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARALSON COUNTY·NCES 130267001182
West Haralson Elementary School
4552 Georgia Highway 100 N, Tallapoosa, GA 30176 · (770) 574-7060 · Haralson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
403 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 74%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Haralson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
46.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.4pp 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 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
+7 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
% White
90%
was 89%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Haralson Elementary School
West Haralson Elementary School is a primary school of intimate scale in Tallapoosa, Georgia, overseen by Haralson County, instructing 403 students in grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so West Haralson Elementary School sits 33% below that benchmark.
Haralson County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,525 students; West Haralson Elementary School is among them.
On demographics, West Haralson Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest reads as 3% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, West Haralson Elementary School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at West Haralson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Haralson County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, West Haralson Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 46.1%, +20.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Haralson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $72,127, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Haralson County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,867 students), West Haralson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Tallapoosa Primary School, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around West Haralson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Haralson Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 49.0%.
West Haralson Elementary School operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Haralson Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 396 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the West Haralson Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Haralson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,285
Census ACS
Median income
$72,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haralson County
- Haralson County High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Haralson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Tallapoosa Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Buchanan Primary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Buchanan Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Haralson County Rebel AcademyHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Tallapoosa
- Haralson County High SchoolHigh · 1,001 students
- Haralson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Tallapoosa Primary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Haralson County Rebel AcademyHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Tallapoosa Primary School1.4 mi · 487
- Haralson County Rebel Academy3.1 mi · 24
- Haralson County High School3.1 mi · 1,001
- Haralson County Middle School4.5 mi · 757
- Buchanan Primary School6.7 mi · 476
- Buchanan Elementary School6.8 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About West Haralson Elementary SchoolHow large is West Haralson Elementary School?
West Haralson Elementary School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does West Haralson Elementary School serve?
West Haralson Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Haralson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Haralson Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Haralson Elementary School?
At West Haralson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is West Haralson Elementary School public or private?
West Haralson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haralson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.