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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042000198
Alexander II Magnet School
1156 College St, Macon, GA 31201 · (478) 779-2679 · Bibb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
263 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.8pp since 2021
Math
56.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 68.2% |
| 2021-22 | 59.3% | 67.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexander II Magnet School
Alexander II Magnet School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander II Magnet School this school | 465 | 56.6% | 59.9% |
| Vineville Academy Macon | 479 | 56.8% | 37.0% |
| Lane Elementary School Macon | 484 | 64.9% | 32.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School Macon | 524 | 61.3% | 31.5% |
| Westside Atlanta Charter School Atlanta | 349 | 54.7% | 40.5% |
| Rosa Taylor Elementary School Macon | 583 | 63.8% | 16.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexander II Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #199 of 1,208 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #297 of 1,215 ▼ 11 | #1 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #270 of 1,215 ▼ 78 | #1 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.7pp | #29 of 1,183 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #940 of 1,324 | #13 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #672 of 1,301 | #7 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #1,073 of 1,301 | #13 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #979 of 1,312 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #585 of 854 | #10 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
465
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 34.5 | 13.5:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 35.5 | 13.5:1 | 43% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 33.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 100% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 33.7 | 15.1:1 | 99% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 42% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 34% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander II Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (509 to 465); teachers up 2% (33.7 to 34.5).
About Alexander II Magnet School
Macon, Georgia, is home to Alexander II Magnet School, a small elementary school. In all, 465 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
District-wide, Bibb County has 35 schools and 21,334 students.
The share of students at Alexander II Magnet School who are Black is 83%. Enrollment also includes 10% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Bibb County, the Black share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Its ratio of 13.5:1 is based on 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. In all, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Alexander II Magnet School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Alexander II Magnet School's results are 11.8 points above predicted: 59.9% against 48.1%.
Looking at the county, Bibb County, median household income comes to about $51,234, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 23,725 students.
Among nearby public schools, Central High School is closest at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Alexander II Magnet School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Alexander II Magnet School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decrease, from 477 to 465. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.5:1.
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Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 892 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.7 mi · 892
- Miller Magnet Middle School0.9 mi · 614
- Williams Elementary School0.9 mi · 294
- Ingram/Pye Elementary School0.9 mi · 450
- Vineville Academy1.0 mi · 479
- Cirrus Charter Academy1.1 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander II Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Alexander II Magnet School?
Alexander II Magnet School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Alexander II Magnet School serve?
Alexander II Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexander II Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexander II Magnet School is approximately 13.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexander II Magnet School?
At Alexander II Magnet School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 2% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Alexander II Magnet School public or private?
Alexander II Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.