📍 32 McCutchen St, Ellijay, Gilmer County, 30540
Ellijay Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ellijay, Gilmer County. The school has 758 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gilmer County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ellijay Elementary School enrolls 758 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 406 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 327 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 758 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 473 qualify for free lunch and 84 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.
Ellijay Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 7.
Ellijay Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Gilmer County, based in Ellijay, Georgia. The district serves 4,124 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 758 students, Ellijay Elementary School is close to the district average of about 825 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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