📍 262 Rakestraw Mill Rd, Hiram, Paulding County, 30141
McGarity Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hiram, Paulding County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paulding County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McGarity Elementary School enrolls 591 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 32% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 187 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 591 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 68 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.
McGarity 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 19.
McGarity Elementary School is one of 33 schools in Paulding County, based in Dallas, Georgia. The district serves 31,426 students district-wide and employs 2,100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, McGarity Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 952 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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