Sweetwater Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Lithia Springs, Georgia

Sweetwater Elementary School in Lithia Springs, Georgia enrolled 473 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

463 students in 2022-23, 479 students in 2023-24, 473 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 32.5.

Students enrolled at Sweetwater Elementary School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 479, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234632023-244792024-25473
Students enrolled at Sweetwater Elementary School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 479, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234632023-244792024-25473
Students enrolled at Sweetwater Elementary School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 479, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234632023-244792024-25473
Students enrolled at Sweetwater Elementary School by school year2022-23: 463, 2023-24: 479, 2024-25: 47302004006002022-234632023-244792024-25473
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346336.012.9
2023-2447933.014.5
2024-2547332.514.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools

Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 14.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 14.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 14.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.3 to 27.9; This school 14.6; state median 13.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 439 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sweetwater Elementary School enrolled 439 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 439 of the 439 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions20
  • Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.1% of students were Black, 33.2% Hispanic, 8.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black53.1%
  2. Hispanic33.2%
  3. White8.9%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sweetwater Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224%38%39.6%
Math, 2022-2323%28% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Lithia Springs

5 public elementary schools in Lithia Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Sweetwater Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Factory Shoals Elementary School69716.277.9%
Lithia Springs Elementary School50014.376.6%
Sweetwater Elementary School47314.679.1%
D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy39111.3not reported
Annette Winn Elementary School34113.175.7%

All public schools in Lithia Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sweetwater Elementary School

  1. Factory Shoals Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 697 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Mount Carmel Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 425 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Sweetwater Elementary School with Factory Shoals Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Douglas County spends per student$13,179 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,179
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaSweetwater Elementary School is the number 904 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#904 of 1,289
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sweetwater Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Sweetwater Elementary School?
    473 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 463 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lithia Springs, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Elementary School?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sweetwater Elementary School a Title I school?
    Sweetwater Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sweetwater Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sweetwater Elementary School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sweetwater Elementary School in?
    Douglas County, NCES district ID 1301860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130186002157 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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