Summary:
Wheeless Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Augusta, Georgia, part of the Richmond County School District, which is ranked 176 out of 203 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. With 557 students, Wheeless Road Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Georgia over the past several years, ranking between 1140-1239 out of around 1,250 elementary schools statewide.
Wheeless Road Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance well below state and district averages on the Georgia Milestones assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 8.5% of 3rd graders, 7.7% of 4th graders, and 18.6% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 38.4%, 37%, and 48.2% respectively. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.96% to 98.03% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 17.8 students per teacher over the past three years.
When comparing Wheeless Road Elementary to the other nearby schools in the Richmond County district, such as Jenkins-White, Barton Chapel, and Monte Sano Elementary, it is clear that Wheeless Road is among the lowest-performing schools in the area, despite serving a similar high-poverty student population. Wheeless Road Elementary has consistently ranked among the bottom 1-2% of elementary schools in Georgia over the past four school years, with little to no improvement in its academic performance or state ranking, suggesting the school may be struggling to effectively address the needs of its students and implement successful interventions.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Richmond County
SchoolDigger Rank:
1239th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Wheeless Road Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.0
Number of students: 557
Racial breakdown:
African American:
84.2%
White:
5.9%
Hispanic:
5.0%
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Two or more races:
4.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Asian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98%
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