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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY COUNTY·NCES 130384003434
Woodlawn Elementary School
4580 Highway 225 N, Chatsworth, GA 30705 · (706) 517-5213 · Murray County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- 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
11.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
498 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
31.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
43.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 39.4% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 38.6% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Woodlawn Elementary School
Woodlawn Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Elementary School this school | 498 | 100.0% | 39.6% |
| Toombs Central Elementary School Lyons | 492 | 98.2% | 56.3% |
| Tolbert Elementary School Resaca | 528 | 99.1% | 39.9% |
| Beaverdale Elementary School Dalton | 488 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| Eton Elementary School Chatsworth | 556 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| Northwest Elementary School Chatsworth | 557 | 100.0% | 46.4% |
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 Woodlawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Murray County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #566 of 1,208 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #553 of 1,215 ▲ 52 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #676 of 1,215 ▼ 136 | #5 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #404 of 1,183 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #858 of 1,324 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #222 of 1,301 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #894 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #311 of 1,312 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #152 of 854 | #1 of 6 |
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
498
-61 (-11%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 498 | 42.6 | 11.7:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 44.9 | 11.2:1 | 76% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 44.9 | 12.2:1 | 64% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 62% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 46.2 | 14.4:1 | 67% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 71% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 55 | 16.3:1 | 76% (686) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlawn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (664 to 498); teachers down 8% (46.2 to 42.6).
About Woodlawn Elementary School
Woodlawn Elementary School is a small elementary school in Chatsworth, Georgia, (ZIP code 30705). The school counted 498 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Murray County runs 11 schools with a combined 6,585 students. Woodlawn Elementary School is one of them.
At Woodlawn Elementary School, 71% of students are White. The school is also 25% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 84% White share among all Murray County residents. The diversity index for Woodlawn Elementary School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Woodlawn Elementary School, which has 42.6. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Woodlawn Elementary School is about 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Woodlawn Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Woodlawn Elementary School is 14.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.6% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In the surrounding county, Murray County, median household income comes to about $69,253, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 6,585 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bagley Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Woodlawn Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
From 559 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 498 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Woodlawn Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Murray County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,562
Census ACS
Median income
$69,253
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
6,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Murray County
- Murray County High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- North Murray High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Spring Place Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Coker Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Chatsworth
- Murray County High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- North Murray High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Spring Place Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Chatsworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Coker Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other Woodlawn Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Woodlawn Elementary. Woodlawn Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 13.
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEBRING, FL · 834 students
- Woodlawn ElementaryWoodlawn, TN · 708 students
- Woodlawn ElementaryBaton Rouge, LA · 658 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolDanville, KY · 657 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolWest Monroe, LA · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Bagley Middle School0.2 mi · 457
- North Murray High School1.0 mi · 961
- Eton Elementary School1.9 mi · 556
- Pleasant Valley Innovative School3.0 mi · 64
- Murray County High School3.4 mi · 1,068
- Gladden Middle School3.4 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlawn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodlawn Elementary School?
Woodlawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Woodlawn Elementary School serve?
Woodlawn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Woodlawn Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Woodlawn Elementary School.
How diverse is Woodlawn Elementary School?
Woodlawn Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 25% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodlawn Elementary School?
Woodlawn Elementary School is overseen by Murray County in Murray County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.