Wheeler County Elementary School

Wheeler County Elementary School, a compact primary school in Alamo, Georgia, one of the schools within Wheeler County, serves 433 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Wheeler County comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 848 students; Wheeler County Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wheeler County Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 38% Black, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Wheeler County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Wheeler County Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wheeler County (around 88%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Wheeler County Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 44.9%, a residual of +19.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wheeler County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $40,539 per year, roughly 10% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wheeler County Elementary School is one of 3 public schools in Wheeler County (combined enrollment of about 848 students).

The closest other public school is Wheeler County High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wheeler County Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 478 students in 2018 compared to 433 in 2025.

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