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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438002972
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School
1925 Kratha Dr, Augusta, GA 30906 · (706) 737-7219 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
472 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
18%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
8.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
12.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.0pp 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 12 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.8% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 12.4% | 9.2% |
| 2021-22 | 10.4% | 10.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School this school | 472 | 100.0% | 11.8% |
| Deerwood Academy Atlanta | 469 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| Fairington Elementary School Lithonia | 461 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School Decatur | 495 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Randolph Elementary School Atlanta | 497 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Ronald E McNair Discover Learning Academy Elementary School Decatur | 475 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
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 Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #1,181 of 1,208 | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #1,178 of 1,215 ▼ 45 | #22 of 29 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #1,198 of 1,215 ▼ 49 | #27 of 29 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #747 of 1,183 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #924 of 1,324 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #516 of 1,301 | #13 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #1,224 of 1,301 | #28 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #375 of 1,312 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #235 of 854 | #6 of 15 |
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
472
+60 (+15%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 472 | 36.4 | 13.0:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 35.7 | 12.5:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 98% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 38 | 10.8:1 | 98% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 32.1 | 18.4:1 | 96% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 97% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 95% (535) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (590 to 472); teachers up 13% (32.1 to 36.4).
About Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is an elementary school located in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. The school enrolls 472 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Richmond County counts 30,573 students in its 52 schools, and Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is 90% Black. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 34 points above the 56% share among Richmond County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
Classroom staffing at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School totals 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is about 100%.
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is 13.9 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Richmond County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $55,637 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Richmond County number 58, with about 31,674 students.
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Jenkins-White Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is behind the 16.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 15% rise took enrollment from 412 in 2020-21 to 472 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.8:1 to 13.0:1.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Jenkins-White Elementary School0.6 mi · 336
- Murphey Middle School0.9 mi · 512
- Josey High School0.9 mi · 625
- Monte Sano Elementary School1.7 mi · 410
- Butler High School1.8 mi · 878
- Walker Traditional Elementary School1.9 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkinson Gardens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School?
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School serve?
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School?
At Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School?
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.