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Ellijay Primary School
196 MCCUTCHEN STREET, ELLIJAY, GA., 30540 | Grades K-2
| Students | Total Teachers | Inexp. Teachers | |
| This School |
525
|
44
|
0% |
| District | 4,175 | 310 | 5% |
| State | 1.47M | 103,585 | 8% |
Ellijay Primary School, part of the Gilmer County district, is located in Ellijay, Georgia. The school reports enrolling 525 students in grades kindergarten through two, and it has 44 teachers on staff.
Ellijay Primary School is above both the state and district averages in terms of the percentage of its students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 52 percent of students in Georgia are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, whereas 70 percent of Ellijay Primary School students are eligible. At the district level, 64 percent of students are eligible.
ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Ellijay Primary School's enrollment rate for gifted and talented is 3 percent.
Lee County Primary School is a lower-poverty school than Ellijay Primary School, with 38 percent of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls 5 percent of students in its gifted and talented program. The school is located in Leesburg, Ga.
These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.
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