Lake Oconee Charter, Greensboro GA

Original Research by School Decision on Lake Oconee Charter

Lake Oconee Charter is a public charter school in Greensboro, Georgia, serving pre-K through eighth grade. It sits within Greene County Schools and draws on the broader county's growth, which is being driven by residential and resort development around Lake Oconee and the Greensboro area.

The school enrolls a modest-sized student body spread across its grade band. The enrollment is fairly evenly distributed from pre-K through eighth, with roughly equivalent cohorts at each level. The student population is majority white, with a meaningful representation of Black and Hispanic students and smaller numbers of Asian, multiracial, and Native American or Pacific Islander students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a middle range economically.

State test results show moderate proficiency across tested subjects and grades. In mathematics, the school is clustered in the mid-range across grades three through eight, with sixth-grade students performing somewhat above the pattern and third-graders notably below. English language arts proficiency is similar: third-graders show the lowest results, while grades four through eight hold in the low-to-mid range, with sixth and seventh grades performing above the rest. Science proficiency is weaker. Fifth-grade results are moderate, but eighth-grade science proficiency is substantially lower. Eighth-grade social studies results are modest. Overall, the school's math performance outpaces reading, and results tighten and improve in the upper elementary and middle grades compared to third grade. A parent may want to understand what curricular and support strategies the school has in place for third grade and for eighth-grade science specifically.

The district that oversees the school is in the middle of deliberate instructional changes. Greene County Schools has begun shifting to competency-based education, designed to meet students at their individual levels rather than advance strictly by grade. The district has also aligned curriculum in math and English language arts to Georgia's newer K-12 standards and invested in literacy coaching and resources. A millage rate reduction in the prior year means property taxes on homes in the county have decreased, a concrete benefit for families in the housing market.

Greensboro itself is a small county seat with a walkable historic downtown anchored by antebellum architecture, local shops, antique stores, and a brewery. The broader area functions as a lake-country residential and recreation hub. The housing market is appreciating, and the community is experiencing sustained growth, particularly from lake-related residential and mixed-use development projects that began breaking ground recently. Schools in the area sit on separated campuses rather than downtown. Lake Oconee Charter's location on Titan Circle places it in this dispersed school geography.

Data on the school's chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, and special education and English learner services were not available. No trend data over multiple years is available to assess recent movement in proficiency. The comparison universe is limited because Greene County contains only a single school district, so positioning the school among its county peers is not possible from the available data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 40% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 53% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 46% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 40% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 35% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 39% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 27% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 36% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 45% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 42% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 41% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 42% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median

Science

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 41% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 19% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 30% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median

This schoolGreene County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income65%34 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income59%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income77%34 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income60%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income57%Higher-income66%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income73%13 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income44%Higher-income67%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income71%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income71%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income84%40 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income51%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income64%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income55%2 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income46%Higher-income66%20 pp gap