📍 2505 E County Line Rd, Lithia Springs, Douglas County, 30122
Sweetwater Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lithia Springs, Douglas County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Douglas County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sweetwater Elementary School enrolls 463 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 204 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 37% |
| White | 58 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
392 of the school's 463 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sweetwater Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-60, state senate district 35, state house district 61.
Sweetwater Elementary School is one of 35 schools in Douglas County, based in Douglasville, Georgia. The district serves 25,521 students district-wide and employs 1,682 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, Sweetwater Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 729 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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