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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Wheeless Road Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438004342
Wheeless Road Elementary School
2530 Wheeless Rd, Augusta, GA 30906 · (706) 796-4985 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
649 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
8.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
8.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.6% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | 7.8% |
| 2022-23 | 11.8% | 7.3% |
| 2021-22 | 5.7% | 3.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Wheeless Road Elementary School
Wheeless Road Elementary School's state test result (8.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeless Road Elementary School this school | 649 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| Sherwood Acres Elementary School Albany | 630 | 100.0% | 35.3% |
| Sue Reynolds Elementary School Augusta | 652 | 100.0% | 12.9% |
| Radium Springs Elementary School Albany | 682 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Oak View Elementary Decatur | 685 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| Atlanta Heights Charter School Atlanta | 663 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Wheeless Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #1,202 of 1,208 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #1,200 of 1,215 ▲ 6 | #27 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.6% | #1,201 of 1,215 ▼ 15 | #28 of 29 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #487 of 1,324 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,173 of 1,301 | #28 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #1,126 of 1,301 | #21 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #379 of 1,312 | #23 of 30 |
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
649
+160 (+33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 100% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 49.1 | 15.3:1 | 100% (751) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 98% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 98% (479) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheeless Road Elementary School.
About Wheeless Road Elementary School
In Augusta, Georgia, part of Richmond County, Wheeless Road Elementary School is an elementary school. It educates 649 students in pre-K through 5.
Richmond County counts 30,573 students in its 52 schools, and Wheeless Road Elementary School is one of them.
Most students at Wheeless Road Elementary School are Black: 86% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Richmond County is roughly 56% Black. Wheeless Road Elementary School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 42 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 8.5%, is 17.1 points below the 25.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Richmond County show that median household income is about $55,637, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 58 public schools operate in Richmond County, serving about 31,674 students.
Rocky Creek Charter Academy is located about 0.4 miles from Wheeless Road Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wheeless Road Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Wheeless Road Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 649 was 33% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 489.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wheeless Road Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Creek Charter Academy0.4 mi · 47
- Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School1.1 mi · 433
- Glenn Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 370
- Butler High School1.5 mi · 878
- Bayvale Elementary School1.6 mi · 389
- Glenn Hills High School1.6 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About Wheeless Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wheeless Road Elementary School?
Wheeless Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wheeless Road Elementary School serve?
Wheeless Road Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wheeless Road Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Wheeless Road Elementary School.
How diverse is Wheeless Road Elementary School?
Wheeless Road Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 6% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wheeless Road Elementary School in?
Wheeless Road Elementary School is part of Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.