Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000445
Winterville Elementary School
305 Cherokee Rd, Winterville, GA 30683 · (706) 357-5222 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
9.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
321 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
22.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
25.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 31.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.7% | 25.9% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Winterville Elementary School
Winterville Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterville Elementary School this school | 343 | 93.6% | 28.6% |
| Benteen Elementary School Atlanta | 329 | 88.4% | 33.2% |
| Okapilco Elementary School Moultrie | 360 | 100.0% | 29.8% |
| Annette Winn Elementary School Lithia Springs | 341 | 88.3% | 39.6% |
| Austell Elementary School Austell | 367 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Northside Elementary School Tifton | 405 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
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 Winterville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clarke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #846 of 1,208 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #959 of 1,215 ▼ 161 | #11 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #940 of 1,215 ▼ 145 | #10 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #327 of 1,183 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #1,191 of 1,324 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #20 of 1,301 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #218 of 1,301 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #541 of 1,312 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #106 of 854 | #2 of 13 |
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
343
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 343 | 37 | 9.3:1 | 94% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 35.6 | 10.0:1 | 84% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 38.1 | 9.6:1 | 83% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 39 | 9.5:1 | 82% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 42 | 11.4:1 | 92% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 92% (448) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 88% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 69% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winterville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (480 to 343); teachers down 12% (42 to 37).
About Winterville Elementary School
Winterville Elementary School is an elementary school located in Winterville, Georgia, in Clarke County. The school reports 343 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 43% smaller than the 605 average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Clarke County counts 12,275 students in its 21 schools, and Winterville Elementary School is one of them.
Black students are the largest group at Winterville Elementary School, with 41% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 19% White, and 4% multiracial. Clarke County as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Winterville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Winterville Elementary School counts 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.3 students for each one. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Winterville Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.0% at Winterville Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.6%.
Census estimates describe Clarke County this way: median household income is about $53,625, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Clarke County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,750.
The school nearest to Winterville Elementary School is Coile Middle School, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Winterville Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 372 to 343.
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Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,609
Census ACS
Median income
$53,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hilsman Middle SchoolMiddle · 624 students
Nearby schools
- Coile Middle School1.4 mi · 582
- Hilsman Middle School3.8 mi · 624
- Gaines Elementary School3.9 mi · 568
- Howard B. Stroud Elementary School4.0 mi · 350
- Cedar Shoals High School4.0 mi · 1,489
- Judia Jackson Harris Elementary4.2 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Winterville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Winterville Elementary School?
Winterville Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
Is Winterville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winterville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Winterville Elementary School have?
Winterville Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Winterville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Winterville Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 36% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Winterville Elementary School public or private?
Winterville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.