Barrow County

Summary:

The Barrow County school district in Georgia consists of 16 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district's performance varies widely, with some standout schools like Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy and Bramlett Elementary significantly outperforming the county and state averages on state assessments. However, the district as a whole is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement.

The district's average four-year graduation rate is 89.55%, with Apalachee High School at 91.0% and Winder-Barrow High School at 88.1%. The average student-teacher ratio is 14.4, ranging from 12.1 at Winder Elementary to 16.2 at Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy. Spending per student varies significantly, from $8,085 at Winder-Barrow High School to $10,751 at County Line Elementary.

While some schools in the district, such as Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy and Bramlett Elementary, are standouts, others struggle to meet state averages on assessment tests. The data reveals a clear correlation between student demographics and academic performance, with schools having higher free and reduced lunch rates tending to have lower proficiency rates. Identifying and replicating the practices of the highest-performing schools could help raise the district's overall performance.

District Detail

179 West Athens Street
Winder, GA 30680

(770) 867-4527

SchoolDigger Rank:
105^th of 203 Georgia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 15,277

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winder-Barrow High School	Public	9-12	272 N 5th Ave	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 867-4519	1,856	122	15.1	55.8%	905 (48.8%)	284 (15.3%)	475 (25.6%)	100 (5.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.7%)	40.9	237^th of 458 public high schools	48.3%		53.2	154^th of 442 public high schools	65.2%	83	28.2	37.2	46.4	32.7																$8,085	$370	$7,715
County Line Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	334 Rockwell Church Rd NW	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2902	569	48	11.8	69.4%	316 (55.5%)	39 (6.9%)	150 (26.4%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	41.3	674^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.0%		53.2	524^th of 1242 public elementary schools	57.8%	150					27.6	37.1	34.4				40.8	48.3	33.3				30.0			$10,751	$596	$10,154
Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	228 Jefferson St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2116	742	55	13.4	64.3%	368 (49.6%)	106 (14.3%)	195 (26.3%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.3%)	43	319^th of 588 public middle schools	45.7%		44.2	300^th of 577 public middle schools	48.0%	19		77.5						33.6	35.0	38.2				18.5	34.5	40.1		24.4	31.5	$9,204	$528	$8,676
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 McElhannon Rd SW	Bethlehem	30620	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2238	660	55	12.0	68.0%	337 (51.1%)	93 (14.1%)	170 (25.8%)	30 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	46	611^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.0%		39.2	701^st of 1242 public elementary schools	43.6%	90					26.2	30.3	47.3				42.7	50.6	41.1				31.3			$8,974	$532	$8,442
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	364 W Candler St	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-8181	988	63	15.5	61.9%	484 (49.0%)	119 (12.0%)	259 (26.2%)	62 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.3%)	54.2	250^th of 588 public middle schools	57.5%		47.2	281^st of 577 public middle schools	51.3%	31		65.2						40.3	35.1	47.6				26.0	32.4	41.9		32.4	40.8	$8,241	$458	$7,783
Statham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1970 Broad St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 725-7112	817	58	14.0	68.3%	413 (50.6%)	137 (16.8%)	168 (20.6%)	30 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.4%)	30.9	834^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.2%		27.8	875^th of 1242 public elementary schools	29.5%	41					25.0	23.1	35.7				35.3	37.0	30.4				26.8			$9,650	$640	$9,010
Winder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	194 McNeal Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 425-2194	681	56	12.1	76.9%	229 (33.6%)	165 (24.2%)	200 (29.4%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.3%)	28.7	877^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.7%		26	897^th of 1242 public elementary schools	27.8%	20					17.0	28.4	31.4				39.8	40.7	24.5				22.5			$9,360	$621	$8,740
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1007 Austin Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(678) 425-2903	943	58	16.2	49.1%	533 (56.5%)	108 (11.5%)	190 (20.1%)	61 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.2%)	84.7	34^th of 458 public high schools	92.6%					(n/a)	57.3	77.0	70.4	56.5
Holsenbeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Holsenbeck School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-1540	789	60	13.1	67.2%	428 (54.2%)	59 (7.5%)	205 (26.0%)	42 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.8%)	47.4	597^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.2%		48.6	565^th of 1242 public elementary schools	54.5%	32					24.6	37.7	45.7				31.7	63.9	42.5				29.9			$9,241	$612	$8,630
Bramlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Freeman Brock Rd	Auburn	30011	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-1627	695	53	13.1	58.7%	393 (56.5%)	51 (7.3%)	171 (24.6%)	41 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	50.4	561^st of 1248 public elementary schools	55.0%		57.2	483^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	61.1%	78					32.5	40.2	46.0				42.7	42.3	39.0				41.0			$9,521	$577	$8,944
Yargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-1147	796	60	13.2	69.5%	308 (38.7%)	181 (22.7%)	213 (26.8%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.7%)	36.2	752^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	39.7%		41.2	670^th of 1242 public elementary schools	46.1%	82					27.4	28.7	37.5				28.1	43.5	40.9				27.6			$8,866	$548	$8,317
Apalachee High School	Public	9-12	940 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 586-5111	1,928	125	15.4	65.4%	801 (41.5%)	360 (18.7%)	593 (30.8%)	69 (3.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (5.3%)	41.6	233^rd of 458 public high schools	49.1%		35.5	259^th of 442 public high schools	41.4%	26	35.4	48.9	29.7	34.8																$8,243	$392	$7,850
Haymon-Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	1008 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 963-0602	939	61	15.4	67.4%	434 (46.2%)	176 (18.7%)	244 (26.0%)	32 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	48.5	284^th of 588 public middle schools	51.7%		45.3	292^nd of 577 public middle schools	49.4%	8		91.7						34.5	36.3	43.6				24.6	35.6	43.5		26.7	32.2	$8,457	$401	$8,055
Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1334 6th Ave	Auburn	30011	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 963-7887	718	59	12.1	73.7%	310 (43.2%)	74 (10.3%)	234 (32.6%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	24	944^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.4%		25	916^th of 1242 public elementary schools	26.2%	28					19.4	26.5	32.2				32.4	25.5	26.1				20.0			$10,438	$780	$9,658
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Matthews School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-2972	744	56	13.3	74.6%	266 (35.8%)	113 (15.2%)	277 (37.2%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.3%)	36.4	364^th of 588 public middle schools	38.1%		30.5	403^rd of 577 public middle schools	30.2%	39		76.6						32.2	27.0	39.9				23.0	29.2	31.5		18.8	25.8	$8,515	$518	$7,997
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Matthews School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-3182	748	62	12.0	75.1%	283 (37.8%)	122 (16.3%)	248 (33.2%)	38 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.6%)	41.9	662^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	47.0%		37.9	724^th of 1242 public elementary schools	41.7%	62					38.9	26.2	39.3				48.1	31.1	39.8				30.5			$9,350	$569	$8,782
Austin Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 Austin Road	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 429-5674	664	47	14.0	64.5%	331 (49.8%)	108 (16.3%)	157 (23.6%)	21 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.6%)	40	694^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.4%					(n/a)					39.0	22.5	44.0				43.9	35.0	29.7				36.3

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gwinnett County	3.14 mi	143	65^th
Jackson County	5.14 mi	12	46^th
Hall County	8.76 mi	37	124^th
Department of Juvenile Justice	10.21 mi	32
Buford City	11.74 mi	5	5^th

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