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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELER COUNTY·NCES 130564001812
Wheeler County Elementary School
50 Snowhill Road, Alamo, GA 30411 · (912) 568-7159 · Wheeler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
433 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within Wheeler County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
49.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.9% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 29.5% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 39.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 19 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 →
Schools most like Wheeler County Elementary School
Wheeler County Elementary School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler County Elementary School this school | 433 | 100.0% | 44.9% |
| Treutlen Elementary School Soperton | 499 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| East Laurens Elementary School East Dublin | 467 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School Jackson | 495 | 100.0% | 40.3% |
| McBean Elementary School Hephzibah | 384 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Johnson County Elementary School Wrightsville | 508 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
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 Wheeler County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #443 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #413 of 1,215 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #755 of 1,215 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #407 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #1,020 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #400 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #693 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #433 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #560 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
433
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 433 | 34.6 | 12.5:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 32.6 | 12.9:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 89% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 89% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 36.5 | 13.1:1 | 90% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 99% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 78% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 40 | 13.9:1 | 73% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheeler County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (478 to 433); teachers down 5% (36.5 to 34.6).
About Wheeler County Elementary School
Wheeler County Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Alamo, Georgia. Its 433 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
Wheeler County, which runs Wheeler County Elementary School, has 3 schools and 848 students.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Wheeler County Elementary School combined. It is also 38% Black and 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 59% White share among all Wheeler County residents. By the diversity index, Wheeler County Elementary School comes in at 54%.
Federal staffing data show 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wheeler County Elementary School and a ratio of 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. On average, public schools in Wheeler County report 88%.
Wheeler County Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Georgia, Wheeler County Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.9% compared with a predicted 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Wheeler County, median household income is about $40,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10%, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Wheeler County Elementary School is among the 3 public schools in Wheeler County.
The nearest other public school, Wheeler County High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Wheeler County Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The student count in 2024-25 was 433, 6% above the 409 of 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wheeler County Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wheeler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,335
Census ACS
Median income
$40,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wheeler County
- Wheeler County High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Wheeler County Middle SchoolMiddle · 161 students
Other schools in Alamo
- Wheeler County High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Wheeler County Middle SchoolMiddle · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Wheeler County High School0.0 mi · 254
- Wheeler County Middle School0.0 mi · 161
- Telfair County Elementary8.9 mi · 793
- Telfair Alternative Preparation School9.9 mi · 18
- Telfair County Middle School10.9 mi · 344
- Telfair County High School10.9 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Wheeler County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wheeler County Elementary School?
Wheeler County Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wheeler County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wheeler County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wheeler County Elementary School have?
Wheeler County Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheeler County Elementary School?
At Wheeler County Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 6% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Wheeler County Elementary School in?
Wheeler County Elementary School is part of Wheeler County.
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