Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Primary School
528 Holly Springs Rd
Rockmart GA, 30153, Polk County
Phone: 770-443-2140
Ranking: 
(1,091 out of 1,747, bottom 38%)*
(1,091 out of 1,747, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Paulding County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 43 | |||||
| Total Students: | 649 | 643 | 651 | 653 | 665 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 7 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 15.4% | 114 | 17.7% | 111 | 17.1% | 114 | 17.5% | 105 | 15.8% |
| Grade 1: | 125 | 19.3% | 114 | 17.7% | 111 | 17.1% | 114 | 17.5% | 118 | 17.7% |
| Grade 2: | 114 | 17.6% | 108 | 16.8% | 111 | 17.1% | 102 | 15.6% | 112 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 110 | 16.9% | 102 | 15.9% | 96 | 14.7% | 98 | 15.0% | 106 | 15.9% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 16.2% | 88 | 13.7% | 108 | 16.6% | 113 | 17.3% | 106 | 15.9% |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 13.6% | 116 | 18.0% | 111 | 17.1% | 111 | 17.0% | 118 | 17.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 332 | 51.2% | 328 | 51.0% | 338 | 51.9% | 344 | 52.7% | 349 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 317 | 48.8% | 315 | 49.0% | 313 | 48.1% | 309 | 47.3% | 316 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 6.2% | 35 | 5.4% | 34 | 5.2% | 39 | 6.0% | 33 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 88 | 13.6% | 76 | 11.8% | 95 | 14.6% | 101 | 15.5% | 103 | 15.5% |
| White: | 494 | 76.1% | 497 | 77.3% | 496 | 76.2% | 489 | 74.9% | 504 | 75.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 3.7% | 35 | 5.4% | 25 | 3.8% | 22 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.5% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 310 | 47.8% | 300 | 46.7% | 278 | 42.7% | 268 | 41.0% | 243 | 36.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 10.2% | 70 | 10.9% | 96 | 14.7% | 68 | 10.4% | 106 | 15.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.83 | 15.68 | 15.14 | 15.55 | 15.47 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 90.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.6% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.5% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.7% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.2% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.8% | 78.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.9% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 93.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 96.5% | 92.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.6% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.9% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.7% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 87.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 88.4% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 89.9% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 91.0% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 80.1% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 88.5% | 84.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 90.7% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90.6% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 94.0% | 92.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 80.1% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 79.3% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 83.5% | 82.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 82.1% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 79.3% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.8% | 81.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.1% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.1% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 95.8% | 94.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.8% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 91.1% | 89.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.9% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 94.1% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 95.2% | 92.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 74.8% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 77.7% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73.6% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 81.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.4% | 80.5% |
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* Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.