Austin Road Elementary School
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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%.
About Austin Road Elementary School
Austin Road Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Winder, Georgia, overseen by Barrow County. Current enrollment sits at 700 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within Barrow County, which oversees 17 schools and 15,313 students, Austin Road Elementary School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Austin Road Elementary School shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Austin Road Elementary School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Austin Road Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Barrow County) logs that median household earnings sit near $80,653, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Barrow County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,313 students), Austin Road Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, around 0.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Austin Road Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.5%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Barrow County at a glance
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