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If you could change one rule at Auburn Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029000178
Auburn Elementary School
1334 6th Ave, Auburn, GA 30011 · (770) 963-7887 · Barrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
457 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
32.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.0pp since 2021
Math
36.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 22.8% | 23.9% |
| 2021-22 | 24.2% | 22.9% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Auburn Elementary School
Auburn Elementary School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Elementary School this school | 678 | 67.4% | 29.5% |
| Flowery Branch Elementary School Flowery Branch | 711 | 63.9% | 30.1% |
| Friendship Elementary School Buford | 673 | 62.7% | 35.7% |
| Kennedy Elementary School Winder | 764 | 68.3% | 33.5% |
| Martin Elementary School Flowery Branch | 628 | 65.4% | 29.1% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
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 Auburn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Barrow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #815 of 1,208 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #694 of 1,215 ▲ 193 | #7 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #658 of 1,215 ▲ 227 | #7 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.8pp | #104 of 1,183 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #411 of 1,324 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #44 of 1,301 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #164 of 1,301 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #860 of 1,312 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #496 of 854 | #3 of 7 |
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
678
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 678 | 67 | 10.1:1 | 67% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 59.2 | 12.1:1 | 74% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 59.3 | 12.9:1 | 61% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 56 | 12.1:1 | 57% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 55.6 | 13.7:1 | 71% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 770 | 55 | 14.0:1 | 72% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 64% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 38% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (760 to 678); teachers up 21% (55.6 to 67).
About Auburn Elementary School
Auburn Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Auburn, Georgia, one of the schools in Barrow County. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 678 students.
Auburn Elementary School belongs to Barrow County, a district of 17 schools and 15,313 students.
The student body at Auburn Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 41%. Other groups make up 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Barrow County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Auburn Elementary School are from different groups.
Auburn Elementary School reports a ratio of 10.1 students per teacher, from 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.1:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch program data show 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Auburn Elementary School is 13.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.5% actual, 42.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Barrow County show that median household income comes to about $80,653, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 17, with about 15,313 students.
Bramlett Elementary School sits about 2.1 miles from Auburn Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Auburn Elementary School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Auburn Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 678, starting from 677. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
Auburn Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Bramlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
Other Auburn Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Auburn Elementary. Auburn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Auburn Elementary SchoolAuburn, KY · 760 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 592 students
- Auburn ElementaryRiner, VA · 544 students
- Auburn ElementaryAuburn, CA · 501 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolAUBURN, MI · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Bramlett Elementary School2.1 mi · 654
- Mulberry Elementary School2.7 mi · 763
- Westside Middle School4.2 mi · 793
- Dacula Middle School4.2 mi · 1,866
- Kennedy Elementary School4.4 mi · 764
- Dacula High School4.6 mi · 2,481
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn Elementary SchoolHow large is Auburn Elementary School?
Auburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Auburn Elementary School serve?
Auburn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburn Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auburn Elementary School?
At Auburn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Auburn Elementary School public or private?
Auburn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.