Willis Road Elementary

Located at 430 Willis Rd, in Sharpsburg, Georgia, Willis Road Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus that instructs 664 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Coweta County.

Across the 29 schools in Coweta County (23,064 students total), Willis Road Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Willis Road Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Coweta County's rate of about 46%.

With demographic context factored in, Willis Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Coweta County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,548 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Coweta County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,423 students), of which Willis Road Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lee Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Willis Road Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willis Road Elementary has decreased 10%, going from 739 students in 2018 to 664 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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