📍 225 Coan Dr, McDonough, Henry County, 30252
Tussahaw Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McDonough, Henry County. The school has 802 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tussahaw Elementary enrolls 802 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 595 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 7.2% |
| White | 53 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
551 of the school's 802 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 518 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Tussahaw Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 17, state house district 111.
Tussahaw Elementary is one of 50 schools in Henry County, based in McDonough, Georgia. The district serves 43,012 students district-wide and employs 2,625 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 802 students, Tussahaw Elementary is close to the district average of about 860 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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