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Rosa Taylor Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Macon, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 583 students. The school is part of the Bibb County School District, which is ranked 173 out of 203 districts in Georgia and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Rosa Taylor Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 872 to 1235 out of around 1,200-1,250 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Academically, Rosa Taylor Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Bibb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 11.8% to 16.3% across grades 3-5, compared to 19.9% to 29.8% for Bibb County and 37% to 48.2% for Georgia. In Mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from 3.3% to 19.2% at Rosa Taylor, compared to 21.5% to 25.3% for Bibb County and 41% to 48.1% for Georgia. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade was also significantly lower than the district and state, at 14.1% proficient or better compared to 31.8% for Bibb County and 41.7% for Georgia.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Alexander II Magnet School, Springdale Elementary School, and Lane Elementary School, generally outperform Rosa Taylor Elementary School on academic measures, despite being part of the same Bibb County School District. Alexander II Magnet School, in particular, stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science compared to Rosa Taylor and the district/state averages. The high-poverty student population at Rosa Taylor Elementary School, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, may be a contributing factor to the school's persistent academic underperformance.
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