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Alumni: what's one memory from Baldwin Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HABERSHAM COUNTY·NCES 130258001148
Baldwin Elementary School
894 Willingham Ave, Baldwin, GA 30511 · (706) 778-6435 · Banks County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
11.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
422 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
26.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.3pp since 2021
Math
35.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 37.8% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 31.0% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Baldwin Elementary School
Baldwin Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary School this school | 422 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton | 451 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Antioch Elementary School Dalton | 446 | 100.0% | 31.1% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary Dalton | 399 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| Cornelia Elementary School Cornelia | 491 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| Dug Gap Elementary School Dalton | 356 | 97.8% | 44.4% |
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 Baldwin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #690 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #731 of 1,215 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #829 of 1,215 ▼ 121 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #381 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #1,049 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #149 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #774 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #262 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #200 of 386 |
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
422
+75 (+22%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 422 | 37.4 | 11.3:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 39.2 | 10.7:1 | 88% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 37.2 | 10.9:1 | 79% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 80% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 32.5 | 11.8:1 | 86% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 90% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 83% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 541 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 51% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (385 to 422); teachers up 15% (32.5 to 37.4).
About Baldwin Elementary School
Baldwin Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Baldwin, Georgia. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 422 students. The school is 30% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Baldwin Elementary School belongs to Habersham County, a district of 14 schools and 7,257 students.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Baldwin Elementary School. Other reported shares: 30% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 7% Hispanic among all Banks County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Baldwin Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The school has 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Federal data show 100% of students (422) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 86% average for public schools in Banks County is 14 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Baldwin Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Baldwin Elementary School is 8.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.3% actual, 25.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
The school's county is Banks County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $77,063 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Baldwin Elementary School shares Banks County with 4 other public schools.
Cornelia Elementary School is the nearest public school to Baldwin Elementary School, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Baldwin Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 422, up from 347 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Baldwin Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Banks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,264
Census ACS
Median income
$77,063
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Habersham County
- Habersham Central High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Level Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Habersham Ninth Grade AcademyHigh · 552 students
- Demorest Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- North Habersham Middle SchoolMiddle · 542 students
Other Baldwin Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Baldwin Elementary. Baldwin Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 8.
- Baldwin ElementaryNorcross, GA · 914 students
- Baldwin ElementaryManassas, VA · 631 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 582 students
- Baldwin Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MI · 534 students
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPARAGOULD, AR · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Cornelia Elementary School2.2 mi · 491
- Level Grove Elementary School2.8 mi · 591
- South Habersham Middle School3.0 mi · 456
- Demorest Elementary School5.1 mi · 548
- Habersham Central High School5.2 mi · 1,611
- Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle School5.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin Elementary SchoolHow large is Baldwin Elementary School?
Baldwin Elementary School enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
Is Baldwin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baldwin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Baldwin Elementary School have?
Baldwin Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Baldwin Elementary School?
At Baldwin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Baldwin Elementary School public or private?
Baldwin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Habersham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.