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Schools in Ellaville · Schley County School District

Ellaville’s public schools outscore 90% of Georgia districts

On the state math tests, 52% of Ellaville’s students scored proficient, above the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ellaville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▲ 9 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 15 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 11–16 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 14% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
GA 14.3
Schools in town
0
1,253 students on the public path
In brief

Ellaville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 236 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ellaville’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,639 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Schley Middle High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ellaville’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 90% of Georgia school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (236)Better than 98%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 636 test results and a graduating class of 96 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Ellaville’s students in the tested grades sat them (642 in math, 631 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ellaville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Schley County Elementary SchoolSchley County School DistrictA−
6–12Schley Middle High SchoolSchley County School DistrictB+

Ellaville’s public schools are run by Schley County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Schley County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,253 students · 14.2 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$13,639GA $15,800 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 39.6% · 631 students tested
Math52%
State average 37.4% · 642 students tested

Ellaville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Ellaville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EllavilleASchley County

Every school in Ellaville

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ellavillein other towns
Schley County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
604 students14:1Rate it →
Schley Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12
B+
649 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ellaville’s schools

Are Ellaville’s schools good?

By Georgia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ellaville children attend outscore 90% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ellaville in?

Schley County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,253 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Ellaville’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Schley County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Ellaville spend per student?

$13,639 in Schley County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.