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Irwin County Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
521 Lax Hwy
Ocilla, GA 31774
Phone
(229) 468-9476
District
Irwin County
County
IRWIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
770
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.4% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Irwin County Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
31%
39%
34%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
41%
29%
36%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
39%
41%
41%
30%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 95 12.3%
Kindergarten 105 13.6%
Grade 1 120 15.6%
Grade 2 116 15.1%
Grade 3 112 14.5%
Grade 4 110 14.3%
Grade 5 112 14.5%
Total 770 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.8% 57.9% 37.7%
Black 36.9% 36.1% 38.1%
Hispanic 3.7% 5.5% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.5% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.4% 71.2% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 76.4% 71.2% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,385 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 26.5 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.1% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,725 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 14.4% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.6% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.6% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.0% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.1% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.2% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.2% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 11.2% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,585 $15,643,000 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,101 $1,797,000 6.5%
Staff $731 $1,193,000 4.3%
General Administration $504 $823,000 3.0%
School Administration $646 $1,054,000 3.8%
Operation $830 $1,355,000 4.9%
Transportation $510 $833,000 3.0%
Other $232 $378,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,555 $7,433,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,915 $4,757,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $17,055 $27,833,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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