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What's the biggest difference between Bacon County Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BACON COUNTY·NCES 130015000151
Bacon County Elementary School
523 E 16th St, Alma, GA 31510 · (912) 632-4133 · Bacon County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B+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.
- DThree-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
11.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
448 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 163 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bacon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
58.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -10.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.1% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 69.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Bacon County Elementary School
Bacon County Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon County Elementary School this school | 448 | 100.0% | 51.3% |
| Montgomery County Elementary School Ailey | 435 | 100.0% | 31.3% |
| McBean Elementary School Hephzibah | 384 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Rossville Elementary School Rossville | 447 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School Jackson | 495 | 100.0% | 40.3% |
| Len Lastinger Elementary School Tifton | 448 | 100.0% | 48.4% |
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 Bacon County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #318 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #263 of 1,215 ▼ 116 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #431 of 1,215 ▲ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #130 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #975 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #188 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #533 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #38 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #645 of 854 |
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
448
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 448 | 38.8 | 11.6:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 38.2 | 11.2:1 | 87% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 38.5 | 11.7:1 | 90% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 85% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 36.5 | 13.2:1 | 86% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 87% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 65% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 62% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bacon County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (481 to 448); teachers up 6% (36.5 to 38.8).
About Bacon County Elementary School
This page covers Bacon County Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Alma, Georgia. The school serves 448 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Bacon County includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 2,094 students.
At Bacon County Elementary School, White students make up 57% of the student body. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Bacon County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Bacon County Elementary School is 38.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Bacon County.
allk12 grades Bacon County Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bacon County Elementary School is +25.6 points, in the top 10% of Georgia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.3%, and the predicted rate is 25.7%.
Among Bacon County residents, the median household income is $44,694, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bacon County Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Bacon County Middle School is about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Bacon County Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bacon County Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Bacon County Elementary School's enrollment grew 3%, to 448.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bacon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,109
Census ACS
Median income
$44,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,094 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bacon County
- Bacon County High SchoolHigh · 633 students
- Bacon County Primary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Bacon County Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
Other schools in Alma
- Bacon County High SchoolHigh · 633 students
- Bacon County Primary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Bacon County Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Bacon County Middle School1.1 mi · 462
- Bacon County High School1.1 mi · 633
- Bacon County Primary School2.1 mi · 551
- Nicholls Elementary School10.9 mi · 325
- Fourth District Elementary School13.6 mi · 148
- Appling County Middle School14.5 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About Bacon County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bacon County Elementary School?
Bacon County Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Bacon County Elementary School serve?
Bacon County Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bacon County Elementary School have?
Bacon County Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Bacon County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bacon County Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bacon County Elementary School in?
Bacon County Elementary School is part of Bacon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.