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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK COUNTY·NCES 130420004001
Youngs Grove Elementary School
601 Wooten Rd, Cedartown, GA 30125 · (770) 748-3821 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- A-Three-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
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
471 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
30.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
35.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.8pp 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 36 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 37.4% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 26.2% | 25.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Youngs Grove Elementary School
Youngs Grove Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngs Grove Elementary School this school | 490 | 96.1% | 33.3% |
| Belwood Elementary School Calhoun | 530 | 98.9% | 36.1% |
| New Hope Elementary School Dalton | 511 | 90.4% | 46.8% |
| Norman Park Elementary School Norman Park | 581 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| Demorest Elementary School Demorest | 548 | 94.3% | 52.8% |
| Valley Point Elementary School Dalton | 469 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
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 Youngs Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #714 of 1,208 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #717 of 1,215 ▼ 48 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #701 of 1,215 ▲ 157 | #1 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #253 of 1,183 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #882 of 1,324 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #505 of 1,301 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #520 of 1,301 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #507 of 1,312 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #332 of 854 | N/A |
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
490
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 490 | 37.9 | 12.9:1 | 96% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 42.5 | 12.0:1 | 96% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 42.5 | 11.8:1 | 78% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 41 | 12.5:1 | 86% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 85% (499) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 83% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 79% (468) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Youngs Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (584 to 490); teachers down 8% (41 to 37.9).
About Youngs Grove Elementary School
Among the schools in Cedartown, Georgia, is Youngs Grove Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school reports 490 students in pre-K through 5.
Polk County has 7,745 students in 11 schools, and Youngs Grove Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Youngs Grove Elementary School, at 54%. The remaining students are 33% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Polk County is about 73% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.9:1 comes from the school's 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 96% in 2024-25. The 77% average for public schools in Polk County is 19 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Youngs Grove Elementary School is B. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Youngs Grove Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% and a predicted 27.7%.
Polk County census figures show that the median household income is $58,515, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Polk County is home to 11 public schools and about 7,745 public school students.
The shortest distance from Youngs Grove Elementary School to another public school is about 4.3 miles, to Harpst Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Youngs Grove Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Youngs Grove Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Youngs Grove Elementary School had 512 students, to 2024-25, when it had 490.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Youngs Grove Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,785
Census ACS
Median income
$58,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,745 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Polk County
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Rockmart High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Van Wert Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Rockmart Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
Other schools in Cedartown
- Cedartown High SchoolHigh · 1,448 students
- Cedartown Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Harpst AcademyCombined · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Harpst Academy4.3 mi · 32
- Westside Elementary School4.7 mi · 588
- Cedartown High School4.7 mi · 1,448
- Northside Elementary5.0 mi · 531
- Cedartown Middle School5.7 mi · 997
- Cherokee Elementary School6.5 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Youngs Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Youngs Grove Elementary School?
Youngs Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Youngs Grove Elementary School serve?
Youngs Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Youngs Grove Elementary School have?
Youngs Grove Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Youngs Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Youngs Grove Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Youngs Grove Elementary School?
Youngs Grove Elementary School is overseen by Polk County in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.