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Poplar Road Elementary School

2925 Poplar Rd
Sharpsburg, GA 30277

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Serving 656 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Poplar Road Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Georgia for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).

The percentage of students achieving is 50% (which is higher than the Georgia state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving is 43% (which is higher than the Georgia state average of 40%).

The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Georgia state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Georgia state average of 66% (majority Black).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 656 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 42%
: Top 30% in GA
: 50% (Top 30%)
: 43% (Top 50%)
: 45-49% (Top 30%)
: Poplar Road Elementary School serves the southeast part of Sharpsburg, GA, covering an attendance area of approximately 42.7 square miles. Families within this zone can typically expect a drive of 10 to 12 minutes to the school, with the furthest edge located about 7.2 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education

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Poplar Road Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Georgia for:

School Overview

Poplar Road Elementary School's student population of 656 students has grown by 9% over five school years.

The teacher population of 43 teachers has declined by 14% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Poplar Road Elementary School
Pre-K	57
Kind	103
1	90
2	88
3	83
4	110
5	125

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Total Students

656 students

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Total Students Trends (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School
2025	656
2024	586
2023	576
2022	599
2021	601
2020	673
2019	648
2018	588
2017	597
2016	557
2015	570
2014	615
2013	637
2012	653
2011	677
2010	705
2009	717
2008	732
2007	734
2006	716
2005	704
2004	779
2003	724
2002	804
2001	763
2000	635
1999	582

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Total Classroom Teachers

43 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School
2025	43
2024	41
2023	46
2022	48
2021	50
2020	48
2019	42
2018	38
2017	38
2016	37
2015	37
2014	37
2013	42
2012	43
2011	45
2010	48
2009	49
2008	50
2007	52
2006	50
2005	51
2004	50
2003	48
2002	51
2001	51
2000	36
1999	33

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School Rankings

Poplar Road Elementary School ranks within the top 30% of all 2,192 schools in Georgia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Poplar Road Elementary School is 0.60, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

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State Level (GA)

#625 out of 2192 schools
(Top 30%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School
2023	#625
2022	#686
2021	#766
2019	#1142
2018	#1219
2017	#1132
2016	#1362
2015	#1056
2014	#1253
2013	#951
2012	#791
2011	#1083
2010	#1192

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50%

39%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2023	50%	39%	45%
2022	46%	37%	46%
2021	35%	36%	37%
2019	41%	44%	53%
2018	35%	42%	49%
2017	31%	41%	46%
2016	31%	41%	45%
2015	35%	38%	43%
2014	81%	79%	83%
2013	83%	83%	87%
2012	84%	81%	85%
2011	86%	84%	89%
2010	83%	80%	84%

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43%

40%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2022	43%	40%	47%
2021	38%	39%	43%
2019	38%	45%	54%
2018	36%	42%	49%
2017	40%	41%	46%
2016	30%	40%	43%
2015	32%	39%	43%
2014	94%	94%	97%
2013	96%	93%	96%
2012	96%	93%	96%
2011	90%	91%	94%
2010	87%	90%	93%

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45-49%

40%

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Science Proficiency Comparison (2021-2022)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2022	47%	40%	49%
2021	32%	38%	42%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	15:1	14:1
2024	14:1	14:1
2023	13:1	14:1	15:1
2022	12:1	14:1	15:1
2021	12:1	14:1	15:1
2020	14:1	15:1	16:1
2019	15:1	15:1	16:1
2018	15:1	15:1	16:1
2017	16:1	15:1	16:1
2016	15:1	15:1	16:1
2015	15:1	16:1	16:1
2014	17:1	16:1	16:1
2013	15:1	15:1	16:1
2012	15:1	15:1	16:1
2011	15:1	15:1	16:1
2010	15:1	14:1	16:1
2009	15:1	14:1	15:1
2008	15:1	14:1	15:1
2007	14:1	14:1	15:1
2006	14:1	15:1	16:1
2005	14:1	15:1	16:1
2004	16:1	16:1	16:1
2003	15:1	16:1	16:1
2002	16:1	16:1	17:1
2001	15:1	16:1	17:1
2000	18:1	16:1	16:1
1999	18:1	16:1	16:1

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	1%	5%
2024	1%	5%
2023	1%	5%	3%
2022	1%	5%	3%
2021	1%	5%	2%
2020	1%	4%	3%
2019	2%	4%	3%
2018	1%	4%	2%
2017	1%	4%	2%
2013	1%	3%	2%
2006	1%	3%	1%
2005	1%	3%	1%
2002	1%	2%	1%
2001	1%	2%	1%
2000	1%	2%
1999	1%	2%

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Hispanic

20%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	8%	20%
2024	9%	19%
2023	8%	18%	12%
2022	7%	18%	12%
2021	6%	17%	11%
2020	5%	17%	10%
2019	6%	16%	10%
2018	5%	15%	10%
2017	4%	15%	10%
2016	6%	15%	9%
2015	5%	14%	8%
2014	5%	13%	8%
2013	4%	13%	8%
2012	4%	12%	7%
2011	4%	12%	7%
2010	3%	11%	7%
2009	4%	11%	7%
2008	3%	10%	6%
2007	3%	10%	6%
2006	6%	9%	6%
2005	5%	8%	5%
2004	7%	7%	4%
2003	5%	6%	3%
2002	4%	6%	3%
2001	2%	5%	2%
2000	1%	4%	1%
1999	1%	3%	1%

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Black

24%

36%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	24%	36%
2024	27%	36%
2023	24%	36%	25%
2022	23%	36%	24%
2021	29%	36%	24%
2020	27%	36%	23%
2019	27%	37%	23%
2018	26%	37%	23%
2017	25%	37%	23%
2016	27%	37%	23%
2015	29%	37%	23%
2014	25%	37%	22%
2013	24%	37%	21%
2012	23%	37%	21%
2011	24%	37%	22%
2010	23%	38%	22%
2009	22%	38%	22%
2008	25%	38%	22%
2007	25%	39%	22%
2006	27%	39%	22%
2005	28%	38%	23%
2004	25%	38%	22%
2003	24%	38%	23%
2002	25%	38%	24%
2001	27%	38%	24%
2000	7%	38%	25%
1999	9%	38%	25%

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White

58%

34%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	58%	34%
2024	55%	35%
2023	60%	36%	55%
2022	64%	37%	56%
2021	60%	38%	58%
2020	63%	39%	60%
2019	62%	39%	60%
2018	65%	40%	62%
2017	67%	40%	62%
2016	64%	41%	63%
2015	63%	42%	64%
2014	67%	43%	64%
2013	68%	44%	65%
2012	71%	44%	66%
2011	69%	45%	66%
2010	71%	45%	66%
2009	73%	46%	68%
2008	70%	47%	69%
2007	71%	47%	70%
2006	65%	48%	71%
2005	65%	50%	71%
2004	68%	52%	73%
2003	71%	53%	73%
2002	70%	54%	72%
2001	70%	55%	73%
2000	91%	56%	74%
1999	89%	57%	74%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2010-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	9%	5%
2024	8%	5%
2023	7%	5%	5%
2022	5%	4%	5%
2021	4%	4%	5%
2020	4%	4%	4%
2019	3%	4%	4%
2018	3%	4%	3%
2017	3%	4%	3%
2016	2%	3%	4%
2015	2%	3%	3%
2014	3%	3%	4%
2013	3%	3%	4%
2012	2%	3%	4%
2011	2%	3%	3%
2010	2%	3%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

42%

66%

0.60

0.72

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Diversity Score Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	0.60	0.72
2024	0.62	0.71
2023	0.58	0.71	0.62
2022	0.54	0.70	0.61
2021	0.56	0.70	0.60
2020	0.53	0.69	0.58
2019	0.54	0.69	0.58
2018	0.51	0.68	0.56
2017	0.49	0.68	0.56
2016	0.52	0.68	0.55
2015	0.52	0.67	0.54
2014	0.49	0.67	0.54
2013	0.48	0.66	0.53
2012	0.45	0.66	0.52
2011	0.47	0.65	0.52
2010	0.45	0.65	0.51
2009	0.42	0.64	0.48
2008	0.45	0.63	0.47
2007	0.44	0.62	0.46
2006	0.51	0.61	0.45
2005	0.50	0.60	0.45
2004	0.47	0.59	0.42
2003	0.44	0.58	0.41
2002	0.45	0.57	0.42
2001	0.44	0.56	0.41
2000	0.17	0.55	0.39
1999	0.20	0.53	0.38

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(22-23)

22.6%

26.2%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2023	22.6%	26.2%	23.6%
2022	20.3%	27.5%	24.2%
2021	15.2%	22.4%	10.5%

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

42%

63%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	42%	63%
2024	44%	59%
2023	33%	54%	32%
2021	39%	53%	31%
2020	40%	54%	33%
2019	41%	55%	33%
2018	40%	55%	34%
2017	41%	57%	34%
2016	42%	57%	36%
2015	44%	57%	36%
2014	44%	56%	37%
2013	42%	53%	38%
2012	39%	51%	37%
2011	38%	51%	35%
2010	36%	48%	33%
2009	33%	44%	29%
2008	31%	42%	26%
2007	34%	42%	27%
2006	36%	42%	25%
2005	35%	39%	24%
2004	30%	38%	22%
2003	33%	37%	22%
2002	30%	36%	22%
2001	31%	35%	22%
2000	11%	35%	22%
1999	13%	36%	24%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Poplar Road Elementary School	Georgia	Coweta County School District
2025	6%	4%
2024	5%	5%
2023	3%	6%	6%
2021	3%	4%	4%
2020	5%	6%	7%
2019	5%	5%	7%
2018	4%	5%	6%
2017	6%	5%	6%
2016	5%	5%	6%
2015	5%	6%	7%
2014	6%	6%	7%
2013	6%	7%	7%
2012	7%	7%	7%
2011	4%	7%	6%
2010	6%	8%	8%
2009	8%	9%	8%
2008	6%	9%	8%
2007	5%	9%	7%
2006	6%	8%	6%
2005	6%	8%	7%
2004	4%	8%	5%
2003	6%	8%	7%
2002	6%	8%	6%
2001	4%	8%	6%
2000	5%	8%	6%
1999	5%	7%	5%

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School District Name

Coweta County School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Poplar Road Elementary School's ranking?

Poplar Road Elementary School is ranked #625 out of 2,192 schools, which ranks it among the top 30% of public schools in Georgia.

What schools are Poplar Road Elementary School often compared to?

Poplar Road Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Willis Road Elementary School, Welch Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

50% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 39% GA state average), while 43% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 40% GA state average).

How many students attend Poplar Road Elementary School?

656 students attend Poplar Road Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

58% of Poplar Road Elementary School students are White, 24% of students are Black, 9% of students are Two or more races, 8% of students are Hispanic, and 1% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Poplar Road Elementary School?

Poplar Road Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is higher than the Georgia state average of 14:1.

What grades does Poplar Road Elementary School offer ?

Poplar Road Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Poplar Road Elementary School part of?

Poplar Road Elementary School is part of Coweta County School District.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 656 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 42%
: Top 30%
: 50% (Top 30%)
: 43% (Top 50%)
: 45-49% (Top 30%)
: Poplar Road Elementary School serves the southeast part of Sharpsburg, GA, covering an attendance area of approximately 42.7 square miles. Families within this zone can typically expect a drive of 10 to 12 minutes to the school, with the furthest edge located about 7.2 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), GA Dept. of Education

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