Youth Elementary School

Set in Loganville, Georgia, Youth Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, one of the schools within Walton County. It teaches 756 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 15 schools in Walton County (14,783 students total), Youth Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Youth Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Youth Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Youth Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Walton County's rate of about 56%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Youth Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Walton County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,945, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Walton County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,815 students), of which Youth Elementary School is one.

Youth Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Youth Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Youth Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 50.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Youth Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 779 (now 756). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 72%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Youth Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.