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Wheeless Road Elementary School

Q: Is Wheeless Road Elementary School a good school?

Wheeless Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Wheeless Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Wheeless Road Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wheeless Road Elementary School?

Students at Wheeless Road Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Wheeless Road Elementary School is a public elementary school in Augusta, Georgia, serving 751 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 177 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wheeless Road Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Georgia, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the Richmond County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with only 5% of 3rd graders, 8.9% of 4th graders, and 13.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science is similarly low. Additionally, 100% of Wheeless Road students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a highly economically disadvantaged population.

While the nearby Jenkins-White Elementary, Barton Chapel Elementary, and Monte Sano Elementary schools also perform poorly on the Milestones Assessments, some other nearby schools, such as Bayvale Elementary and Dorothy Hains Elementary, have slightly higher proficiency rates in certain subject areas and grade levels. The challenges faced by Wheeless Road Elementary suggest that the Richmond County School District may need to implement significant interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.

649

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,329

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2530 Wheeless Rd
Augusta, GA 30906

(706) 796-4985

District: Richmond County

Students who attend Wheeless Road Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Josey High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.0%

Hispanic:

6.5%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg21%

Georgia avg42%

1,233^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 6% (2021) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Richmond County

177^th of 206Richmond 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1233 of 1238	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1239 of 1248	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1215 of 1242	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1239 of 1244	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1140 of 1214	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics9%-36 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

Science4%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Wheeless Road 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
Wheeless Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Wheeless Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4985	649	42	15.4	100.0%	24 (3.7%)	558 (86.0%)	42 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	5.2	1233^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	0.4%		6.1	1239^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.7%	6	5.0	8.9	13.3	10.0	5.6	10.8	3.6	$13,329	$1,607	$11,722
Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3046 Acorn Road	Augusta	30904	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools II- Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 434-8085	47	7	6.7		12 (25.5%)	27 (57.4%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)								$18,985	$2,361	$16,624
Glenn Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2838 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4942	370	28	13.0	100.0%	12 (3.2%)	298 (80.5%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	6	1228^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.2	1237^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.9%	9	3.6	15.2	17.2	7.1	4.3	8.6	6.9	$16,811	$1,612	$15,199
Bayvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 Milledgeville Rd	Augusta	30909	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7255	389	30	12.8	100.0%	29 (7.5%)	222 (57.1%)	126 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	11	1162^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	1142^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	8.5%	20	9.8	14.3	15.2	17.6	34.3	15.2	4.3	$16,458	$1,907	$14,551
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Windsor Spring Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4918	479	34	14.2	100.0%	36 (7.5%)	386 (80.6%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	12	1144^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.9	1172^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	6.1%	28	20.6	19.1	20.0	13.2	13.2	12.9	15.7	$14,960	$1,768	$13,192
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2160 Mura Drive	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 796-4944	765	50	15.3	100.0%	42 (5.5%)	639 (83.5%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)								(n/a)								$13,932	$1,722	$12,210
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Kratha Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7219	472	36	12.9	100.0%	6 (1.3%)	427 (90.5%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	6.6	1220^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.8	1191^st of 1248 public elementary schools	4.6%	29	2.9	6.5	17.5	4.3	16.1	17.5	6.3	$15,640	$1,435	$14,205
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Goldfinch Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4915	447	34	13.2	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	392 (87.7%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	9.9	1184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.4%		8.1	1221^st of 1248 public elementary schools	2.2%	37	12.5	16.9	22.0	10.7	20.3	7.3	12.3	$16,266	$1,954	$14,312
Jenkins-White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 15th Ave	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7320	336	27	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	311 (92.6%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	12.4	1142^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.2	1236^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.0%	94	15.0	13.0	5.4	40.0	15.2	2.7	5.4	$16,788	$2,194	$14,594
Barton Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2329 Barton Chapel Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4955	427	30	14.0	100.0%	6 (1.4%)	371 (86.9%)	37 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	5.5	1230^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.1	1247^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.1%	17	10.4	9.7	11.4	9.0	4.6	7.1	8.6	$13,860	$1,426	$12,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheeless Road Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wheeless Road Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wheeless Road Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Josey High School

Is Wheeless Road Elementary School a good school?

Wheeless Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wheeless Road Elementary School?

Students at Wheeless Road Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Wheeless Road Elementary School in?

Richmond County

How many students attend Wheeless Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Wheeless Road Elementary School.

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