Ellijay Elementary School

Regular School · Ellijay, GA

Ellijay Elementary School is a regular school school in Ellijay, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 761 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

761

Teachers (FTE)

55.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	401	53%
Hispanic/Latino	337	44%
Two or more races	10	1%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Black or African American	2	0%
Total enrollment	761	392M / 369F

English Language Learners: 239 (31% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	53.0% +16.6pp	36.4%	237
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -10.4pp	39.4%	237
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	82

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.29 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

41 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	761	100%

Contact & Location

32 McCutchen St

Ellijay, GA 30540

Phone: (706)276-5020

http://www.gilmerschools.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=16

District

Gilmer County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,038

District enrollment: 4,113

Other Schools in District

Clear Creek Elementary School Elementary
Mountain View Elementary Elementary
Gilmer High School High
Clear Creek Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30540) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130234001054

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD