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Providence Elementary School

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Providence Elementary School ranks 377 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Providence Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 519 students in grades PK-5 in Temple, Georgia. It is part of the Carroll County School District, which is ranked 58 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Providence Elementary consistently outperforms the Carroll County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments across grades 3-5 in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, Providence's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 48.9% compared to 42.6% for Carroll County and 39.3% for Georgia. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 25-30% of Georgia elementary schools, higher than the nearby Glanton-Hindsman Elementary, Temple Elementary, and Sand Hill Elementary schools, which are all 3-star schools.

Providence Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools, ranging from 15-16.9 students per teacher in recent years. However, the school also has a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56-70% in recent years, which is higher than the nearby schools. This suggests Providence is effectively supporting a more economically disadvantaged student population and achieving strong academic results.

557

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,772

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

287 Rainey Rd
Temple, GA 30179

(770) 562-3076

District: Carroll County

Students who attend Providence Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Temple Middle School
High:	Temple High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.3%

African American:

10.2%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2024 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Georgia median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2024) to 70th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Georgia avg42%

377^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Carroll County

58^th of 206Carroll County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	377 of 1238	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.9	222 of 1248	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	284 of 1242	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	252 of 1244	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	428 of 1214	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	383 of 1234	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	284 of 1209	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	62.8	395 of 1205	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.3	341 of 1233	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	56.8	485 of 1240	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	337 of 1231	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	303 of 1225	75.3%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+8 vs state

Mathematics51%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Providence Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Rainey Rd	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-3076	557	36	15.3	42.0%	425 (76.3%)	57 (10.2%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	65.9	377^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.5%		80.9	222^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	82.2%	155	40.0	48.9	43.2	56.7	60.0	37.9	51.6	$12,772	$724	$12,048
Temple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Otis St	Temple	30179	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 562-3076	666	42	15.8	50.0%	358 (53.8%)	166 (24.9%)	81 (12.2%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	67.3	361^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.8%		58.9	464^th of 1248 public elementary schools	62.8%	103	31.9	49.0	49.1	44.2	55.2	54.7	64.2	$12,654	$806	$11,849
Villa Rica Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Peachtree St	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-5762	513	36	14.0	62.6%	243 (47.4%)	146 (28.5%)	80 (15.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	53.2	523^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	57.8%		63.2	421^st of 1248 public elementary schools	66.3%	102	30.8	38.2	38.2	52.6	38.2	39.7	55.9	$13,769	$1,073	$12,696
Bremen 4th & 5th Grade Academy	Public	4-5	2440 Crosstown Pkwy	Bremen	30110	Haralson County	Bremen City	No	No	No	No	(770) 537-4874	341	23	14.7	25.5%	302 (88.6%)	14 (4.1%)	10 (2.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	91	120^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.3%		95.1	64^th of 1248 public elementary schools	94.9%	56		54.0	69.6		74.3	83.8	68.2	$12,237	$124	$12,114
Glanton-Hindsman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	118 Glanton St	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 459-4491	691	42	16.4	50.7%	225 (32.6%)	327 (47.3%)	75 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.4%)	52.3	530^th of 1238 public elementary schools	57.2%		48.4	579^th of 1248 public elementary schools	53.6%	49	36.2	46.2	38.3	42.2	38.1	37.4	48.7	$11,944	$703	$11,241
Ithica Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Whitworth Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 840-5101	809	52	15.7	38.9%	353 (43.6%)	240 (29.7%)	120 (14.8%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.3%)	69.8	328^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.5%		76.9	266^th of 1248 public elementary schools	78.7%	62	50.7	37.9	46.3	66.7	47.9	47.9	60.3	$12,901	$750	$12,151
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Highway 101 S	Temple	30179	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4191	346	29	11.9	50.9%	274 (79.2%)	27 (7.8%)	26 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	60.5	428^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.7	347^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.2%	81	45.0	35.3	42.3	60.0	54.9	44.2	34.6	$17,862	$208	$17,655
Sharp Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Old Muse Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 214-8848	547	48	11.3	68.4%	269 (49.2%)	117 (21.4%)	100 (18.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	34.1	775^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.4%		34	785^th of 1248 public elementary schools	37.1%	10	31.3	19.7	30.1	38.8	29.6	35.6	35.6	$16,408	$1,625	$14,783
Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	206 Lakeview Dr	Bremen	30110	Haralson County	Bremen City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 537-4352	750	53	14.0	36.4%	660 (88.0%)	24 (3.2%)	21 (2.8%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)								(n/a)	56.1			67.3				$14,023	$849	$13,174
Sand Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Sandhill School Rd	Carrollton	30116	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 832-8541	733	48	15.3	45.4%	439 (59.9%)	105 (14.3%)	120 (16.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.6%)	65.4	383^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%		62.7	428^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.7%	45	34.9	41.0	48.7	61.3	49.6	50.4	51.3	$12,822	$835	$11,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Providence Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Providence Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Providence Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Temple Middle School
High : Temple High School

What district is Providence Elementary School in?

Carroll County

How many students attend Providence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Providence Elementary School.

Is Providence Elementary School a good school?

Providence Elementary School ranks 377^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Providence Elementary School?

Students at Providence Elementary School are 76% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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