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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILCOX COUNTY·NCES 130573001836
Wilcox County Elementary School
1358 Ga Highway 215 S, Rochelle, GA 31079 · (229) 365-7858 · Wilcox County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- C+Three-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
13.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
523 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 64 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
58%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 Wilcox County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
45.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 52.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 53.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 47.2% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% 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 17 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 Wilcox County Elementary School
Wilcox County Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox County Elementary School this school | 547 | 95.6% | 45.2% |
| Folkston Elementary School Folkston | 545 | 92.7% | 63.0% |
| Dodge County Elementary School Eastman | 535 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Treutlen Elementary School Soperton | 499 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Hartwell Elementary School Hartwell | 566 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| Tucker Elementary School Perry | 486 | 94.9% | 38.0% |
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 Wilcox County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #433 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #516 of 1,215 ▼ 134 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #630 of 1,215 ▼ 164 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #748 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #746 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #636 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #566 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #514 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #668 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
547
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 547 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 96% (523) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 100% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 88% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 88% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 95% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 94% (592) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 75% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 69% (487) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilcox County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (584 to 547); teachers down 5% (43 to 41).
About Wilcox County Elementary School
Wilcox County Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Wilcox County in Rochelle, Georgia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 547 students.
District-wide, Wilcox County has 3 schools and 1,126 students.
Federal enrollment data show Wilcox County Elementary School is 54% White. The rest of enrollment is 36% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Wilcox County Elementary School lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body.
Wilcox County Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Wilcox County Elementary School is 27.9%. It actually posts 45.2%, which is 17.3 points higher and in the top 10% of Georgia schools.
Census data for Wilcox County show the median household earns about $54,138 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Wilcox County Elementary School, Wilcox County has 3 public schools.
Wilcox County Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Wilcox County Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Wilcox County Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Wilcox County Elementary School's average proficiency of 45.2% compares with 29.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 553 in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
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Wilcox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,798
Census ACS
Median income
$54,138
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilcox County
- Wilcox County High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- Wilcox County Middle SchoolMiddle · 236 students
Other schools in Rochelle
- Wilcox County High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- Wilcox County Middle SchoolMiddle · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Wilcox County Middle School0.0 mi · 236
- Wilcox County High School0.0 mi · 343
- Ben Hill County Primary School16.4 mi · 815
- Ben Hill County Middle School16.5 mi · 594
- Ben Hill Elementary School17.5 mi · 552
- Crisp County High School18.0 mi · 978
Frequently asked questions
About Wilcox County Elementary SchoolHow large is Wilcox County Elementary School?
Wilcox County Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wilcox County Elementary School serve?
Wilcox County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wilcox County Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Wilcox County Elementary School.
How diverse is Wilcox County Elementary School?
Wilcox County Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 3% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wilcox County Elementary School public or private?
Wilcox County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilcox County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.