Kings Chapel Elementary School, Perry GA

Original Research by School Decision on Kings Chapel Elementary School

Kings Chapel Elementary is a mid-sized primary school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Perry, a growing Middle Georgia county seat anchored by a traditional downtown that has expanded with new restaurants and loft apartments in recent years. The school enrolls students across a fairly wide range of family backgrounds, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a student body that is predominantly white, with meaningful representation from Black, Hispanic, and multiracial families.

The academic picture shows mixed performance. Math proficiency across third through fifth grade sits around the 60% range in grades three and four, but drops noticeably lower in fifth grade. English language arts proficiency runs in the mid-50% to low-60% range, with fifth grade again showing a softer result. Science proficiency at fifth grade reaches nearly 60%, a brighter spot. These results reflect what many elementary schools face: a progression toward lower proficiency as students move into upper elementary, possibly signaling that reading and math demands increase faster than some students' skills develop. A parent seeking to understand whether these results align with peers in the broader region would want to look at how Houston County's other elementary schools perform, since state data comparison points are not available for this particular school.

The school sits within Houston County Schools, a district in active growth mode. The county has reduced its property tax rate to its lowest level in years, even as voters have backed a sales tax for education that will fund new schools and facility upgrades through at least 2027. The district opened a new primary school just a few years ago to manage enrollment growth and is building a second middle school. A major new Houston STEM and Career Academy is under construction with an August 2027 opening, offering dual enrollment and regional career pathways. These are concrete signals that the district is pouring resources into capacity and opportunity, though their direct impact on Kings Chapel itself depends on the school's own priorities and how the district allocates those investments.

Perry itself is experiencing sustained growth, with new residential subdivisions expanding outward from a historic walkable downtown. Major employers include Robins Air Force Base, Houston Healthcare, and agricultural and manufacturing operations. The housing market shows moderate affordability relative to national benchmarks, and mortgage rates in the current cycle sit in the mid-6% range.

For families considering Kings Chapel, the key questions to explore with the school directly would be: what instructional approaches is the school using to strengthen reading and math proficiency, particularly in upper elementary; what support or intervention systems are in place for students not yet meeting proficiency; and how the school is positioned within the district's broader growth and facilities plans. The school operates in a community that values education investment and offers stable employment anchors, but the test results suggest a parent would want to understand the school's specific action plan for academic improvement rather than assume strong performance from enrollment size or community factors alone.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 47% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 52% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 48% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 41% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 47% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 52% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 49% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-892%

School 92% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolHouston 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-income54%Higher-income71%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income53%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income82%23 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income45%Higher-income70%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income78%Higher-income80%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income77%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income69%28 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income54%Higher-income75%21 pp gap