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Lamar County Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Barnesville, Lamar County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lamar County Elementary School enrolls 553 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 31% Black or African American and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 311 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 173 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 of the school's 553 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lamar County Elementary School 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-30, state senate district 16, state house district 131.
Lamar County Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Lamar County, based in Barnesville, Georgia. The district serves 2,872 students district-wide and employs 174 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Lamar County Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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