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Oglethorpe County Elementary School

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Oglethorpe County Elementary School ranks 429 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Oglethorpe County Elementary School in Lexington, GA, serves 521 students in grades 3–5 and is part of the Oglethorpe County district, which ranks in the 59th percentile statewide.

This school has been on a strong upward trajectory. After years of ranking near the 50th percentile, it now sits in the 65th percentile statewide (3 stars), with particularly impressive gains in 5th grade. In the most recent testing cycle, 59.8% of 5th graders scored proficient or above in math—more than 15 points above the state average—and 54% were proficient in science, also well above the state. These numbers represent dramatic improvements over just two years ago. The school also excels at reducing chronic absenteeism, which has dropped from 27.9% to 14.5% over four years, now better than both the district and state averages. Notably, the school achieves these results while spending about $13,682 per student—roughly half of what nearby Clarke County schools spend. For comparison, Howard B. Stroud Elementary and Gaines Elementary spend $21,000–$29,000 per student yet rank in the single digits percentile-wise. Even competitive Madison County schools like Hull-Sanford Elementary and Colbert Elementary are outpaced by Oglethorpe in 5th-grade math.

One interesting pattern is that student performance relative to the state improves as children move through the grades—3rd and 4th graders score slightly below state averages in math, but 5th graders dramatically exceed them. This suggests the school is especially effective at building skills in the upper elementary years. The school also serves its Hispanic students exceptionally well (71st percentile statewide) and maintains a favorable 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio. While the student population has become more economically disadvantaged (86% now qualify for free/reduced lunch), the school has continued to climb in rankings, demonstrating that its instructional strategies are working. Challenges remain, including a gap in outcomes for African American students and a recent dip in 3rd-grade math, but the overall trajectory is clearly positive.

521

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,682

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Comer Road
Lexington, GA 30648

(706) 743-8194

District: Oglethorpe County

Students who attend Oglethorpe County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oglethorpe County Middle School
High:	Oglethorpe County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

13.1%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Georgia avg47%

429^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 202Oglethorpe 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
2026	60.4	429 of 1222	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	480 of 1238	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	486 of 1236	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	613 of 1223	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	612 of 1220	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	623 of 1214	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	408 of 1234	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	581 of 1209	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.2	616 of 1205	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	632 of 1233	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	571 of 1240	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.5	446 of 1231	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.0	699 of 1225	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.9	648 of 1201	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.4	446 of 1212	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	468 of 1183	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	492 of 1133	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	526 of 1134	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.3	664 of 1125	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	723 of 1101	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	647 of 829	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	708 of 892	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	585 of 879	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	694 of 870	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	588 of 876	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	480 of 1189	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	620 of 1224	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	598 of 1223	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	706 of 1212	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	667 of 1206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	147 of 504	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	154 of 583	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	113 of 565	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	252 of 535	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	144 of 516	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	383 of 1186	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	356 of 1225	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	416 of 1220	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	546 of 1210	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	578 of 1209	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	223 of 466	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	290 of 565	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	316 of 487	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	335 of 455	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	351 of 415	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	378 of 703	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	468 of 769	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	519 of 772	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	595 of 775	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	626 of 779	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science54%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Oglethorpe County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Comer Road	Lexington	30648	Oglethorpe County	Oglethorpe County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 743-8194	521	42	12.3	86.0%	344 (66.0%)	65 (12.5%)	68 (13.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	60.4	429^th of 1222 public elementary schools	64.9%		56.8	480^th of 1238 public elementary schools	61.2%	51	42.0	43.9	59.8	54.0	$13,682	$826	$12,856
Winterville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Cherokee Rd	Winterville	30683	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5222	343	37	9.2	93.6%	66 (19.2%)	139 (40.5%)	122 (35.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	29.7	842^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	31.1%		23.4	955^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.9%	113	47.6	39.6	23.8	19.1	$24,243	$1,255	$22,988
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Whit Davis Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 369-1036	395	37	10.6	96.7%	84 (21.3%)	180 (45.6%)	89 (22.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	30.5	831^st of 1222 public elementary schools	32.0%		31.8	810^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.6%	21	31.8	38.7	27.4	37.2	$21,663	$1,331	$20,332
Colbert Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Colbert School Rd	Colbert	30628	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 788-2341	443	43	10.2	87.6%	253 (57.1%)	63 (14.2%)	91 (20.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	58.6	446^th of 1222 public elementary schools	63.5%		63.6	397^th of 1238 public elementary schools	67.9%	49	36.5	55.7	43.0	63.1	$16,845	$1,098	$15,746
Comer Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 Gholston St	Comer	30629	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 783-2797	419	37	11.4	95.2%	275 (65.6%)	54 (12.9%)	34 (8.1%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	60.1	431^st of 1222 public elementary schools	64.7%		55	503^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	59.4%	72	59.0	36.5	39.5	62.7	$17,220	$1,087	$16,134
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 Barnett Shoals Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5334	490	50	9.7	100.0%	131 (26.7%)	248 (50.6%)	54 (11.0%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	48.8	563^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	53.9%		48.1	590^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.3%	27	46.1	37.0	46.2	45.4	$22,785	$1,382	$21,403
Gaines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Gaines School Rd	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5333	568	50	11.3	100.0%	36 (6.3%)	386 (68.0%)	110 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	10.1	1157^th of 1222 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.9	1213^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.0%	56	21.5	13.9	19.0	19.0	$22,170	$1,726	$20,444
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Fourth St	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 369-1893	350	42	8.3	100.0%	13 (3.7%)	257 (73.4%)	63 (18.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	7.5	1182^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.4	1223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.2%	41	18.9	17.1	15.5	11.1	$29,249	$1,662	$27,587
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Danielsville Rd	Athens	30601	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5203	392	41	9.6	100.0%	17 (4.3%)	81 (20.7%)	288 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.5	793^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	35.1%		28.9	859^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.6%	66	46.5	42.9	32.6	17.6	$24,593	$1,818	$22,774
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	Public	K-5	9193 Fortson Store Rd	Hull	30646	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-7888	494	45	10.9	100.0%	228 (46.2%)	100 (20.2%)	120 (24.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	61.7	413^th of 1222 public elementary schools	66.2%		55.3	496^th of 1238 public elementary schools	59.9%	83	63.3	51.2	46.3	41.4	$17,637	$1,279	$16,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Oglethorpe County Elementary School

What district is Oglethorpe County Elementary School in?

Oglethorpe County

What schools do graduates of Oglethorpe County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oglethorpe County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oglethorpe County Middle School
High : Oglethorpe County High School

Is Oglethorpe County Elementary School a good school?

Oglethorpe County Elementary School ranks 429^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oglethorpe County Elementary School?

Students at Oglethorpe County Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Oglethorpe County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Oglethorpe County Elementary School.

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