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What's the one class at White Oak Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWETA COUNTY·NCES 130150002026
White Oak Elementary School
770 Lora Smith Rd, Newnan, GA 30265 · (770) 254-2860 · Coweta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
14.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
431 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
38.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -9.9pp since 2021
Math
43.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 50.1% |
| 2022-23 | 45.3% | 46.9% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 50.5% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 White Oak Elementary School
White Oak Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Elementary School this school | 712 | 60.5% | 43.4% |
| Carrollton Upper Elementary Carrollton | 817 | 60.6% | 44.8% |
| Northside Elementary School Dallas | 626 | 58.5% | 36.4% |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville | 647 | 64.5% | 34.7% |
| Cartersville Elementary School Cartersville | 629 | 61.4% | 44.4% |
| Pitner Elementary School Acworth | 802 | 56.5% | 41.5% |
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 White Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Coweta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #476 of 1,208 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #542 of 1,215 ▼ 127 | #15 of 19 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #491 of 1,215 ▼ 92 | #13 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.3pp | #48 of 1,183 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #349 of 1,324 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,053 of 1,301 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #147 of 1,301 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #940 of 1,312 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #204 of 386 | #6 of 9 |
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
712
+22 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 712 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 61% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 47.8 | 14.8:1 | 61% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 48% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 44% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 45% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 45% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 38% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 15% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 1,020 | 54 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (650 to 712); teachers up 17% (41 to 48).
About White Oak Elementary School
White Oak Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Coweta County, located in Newnan, Georgia. The school's 712 students are in pre-K through 5.
The district for White Oak Elementary School is Coweta County, with 29 schools and 23,064 students.
White students are the largest group at White Oak Elementary School, with 40% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. By the diversity index, White Oak Elementary School comes in at 69%.
Teachers at White Oak Elementary School total 48 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 61%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Coweta County is 46%.
White Oak Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
White Oak Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.4%, compared with a predicted 46.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Coweta County has these Census figures: median household income is about $95,548, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Coweta County number 31 and enroll about 23,423.
Arnall Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from White Oak Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 46.5%, higher than White Oak Elementary School's 43.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, White Oak Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, White Oak Elementary School went from 690 students to 712.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at White Oak Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Coweta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,852
Census ACS
Median income
$95,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coweta County
- East Coweta High SchoolHigh · 3,001 students
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Blake Bass Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
Other schools in Newnan
- Newnan High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- Northgate High SchoolHigh · 2,142 students
- Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,012 students
- Newnan Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Brooks ElementaryElementary · 835 students
- Madras Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other White Oak Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named White Oak Elementary. White Oak Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- White Oak Elementary SchoolSugar Hill, GA · 722 students
- White Oak ElementaryApex, NC · 843 students
- White Oak ElementaryCape Carteret, NC · 784 students
- White Oak ElementaryMorris, IL · 722 students
- White Oak ElementaryEdenton, NC · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Arnall Middle School0.2 mi · 740
- Thomas Crossroads Elementary School2.2 mi · 352
- Welch Elementary School2.4 mi · 1,012
- Odyssey Charter School2.8 mi · 359
- Newnan Crossing Elementary School3.0 mi · 912
- Poplar Road Elementary School3.7 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About White Oak Elementary SchoolHow large is White Oak Elementary School?
White Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 712 students in grades PK-05.
Is White Oak Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
White Oak Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at White Oak Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at White Oak Elementary School.
How diverse is White Oak Elementary School?
White Oak Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 21% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is White Oak Elementary School in?
White Oak Elementary School is part of Coweta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.