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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438004230
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School
310 Kentucky Ave, Augusta, GA 30901 · (706) 823-6928 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
508 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
8%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
6.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
11.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.7% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 7.7% | 6.9% |
| 2022-23 | 5.8% | 3.1% |
| 2021-22 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
% 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
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% 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 W.S. Hornsby Elementary School
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.S. Hornsby Elementary School this school | 508 | 100.0% | 7.8% |
| Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School Atlanta | 496 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| KIPP Soul Primary Atlanta | 505 | 100.0% | 20.2% |
| Gadsden Elementary School Savannah | 493 | 99.0% | 16.6% |
| Murphey Candler Elementary School Lithonia | 512 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| DeKalb Preparatory Academy Charter Decatur | 537 | 100.0% | 18.7% |
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 W.S. Hornsby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #1,205 of 1,208 | #28 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #1,188 of 1,215 ▲ 22 | #24 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #1,210 of 1,215 ▲ 1 | #29 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #840 of 1,324 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #728 of 1,301 | #20 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #1,287 of 1,301 | #30 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #378 of 1,312 | #22 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.6% | #18 of 386 | #1 of 10 |
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
508
-62 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 508 | 37.2 | 13.7:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 45.2 | 11.4:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 49.5 | 11.4:1 | 98% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 98% (558) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 18.7 | 17.8:1 | 90% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W.S. Hornsby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (333 to 508); teachers up 99% (18.7 to 37.2).
About W.S. Hornsby Elementary School
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Augusta, Georgia. A total of 508 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School sits within Richmond County, which has 52 schools and 30,573 students.
Black students are the large majority at W.S. Hornsby Elementary School, with 96% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Richmond County's population at about 56%. W.S. Hornsby Elementary School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School operates with 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
BeatsExpectations places W.S. Hornsby Elementary School in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.9 points below it (7.8% actual, 25.7% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Richmond County, median household income is about $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W.S. Hornsby Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in Richmond County, which together enroll about 31,674 students.
The shortest distance from W.S. Hornsby Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to W.S. Hornsby Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, W.S. Hornsby Elementary School is 5th among 6 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 570 in 2020-21 and 508 in 2024-25, a decrease of 62 students.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- W.S. Hornsby Middle School0.1 mi · 391
- Davidson Fine Arts Magnet2.4 mi · 747
- Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School2.5 mi · 640
- Laney High School2.6 mi · 736
- North Augusta Elementary2.7 mi · 610
- Walker Traditional Elementary School2.8 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About W.S. Hornsby Elementary SchoolHow large is W.S. Hornsby Elementary School?
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does W.S. Hornsby Elementary School serve?
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at W.S. Hornsby Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at W.S. Hornsby Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W.S. Hornsby Elementary School?
At W.S. Hornsby Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is W.S. Hornsby Elementary School in?
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School is part of Richmond County.
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