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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKDALE COUNTY·NCES 130441001590
Barksdale Elementary School
596 Oglesby Bridge Rd SE, Conyers, GA 30094 · (770) 483-9514 · Rockdale County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
432 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
31.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.8pp since 2021
Math
26.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 down about 10 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 36.6% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Barksdale Elementary School
Barksdale Elementary School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barksdale Elementary School this school | 495 | 87.3% | 31.3% |
| Honey Creek Elementary School Conyers | 471 | 86.4% | 28.4% |
| Bright Star Elementary School Douglasville | 481 | 85.4% | 37.3% |
| North Douglas Elementary School Douglasville | 537 | 88.3% | 28.7% |
| Otis J Brock III Elementary School Savannah | 568 | 88.7% | 21.4% |
| Isle of Hope School Savannah | 569 | 88.0% | 20.8% |
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 Barksdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Rockdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #766 of 1,208 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #926 of 1,215 ▼ 140 | #4 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #677 of 1,215 ▲ 61 | #2 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.4pp | #66 of 1,183 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #867 of 1,324 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #150 of 1,301 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #723 of 1,301 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #621 of 1,312 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #362 of 854 | #4 of 10 |
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
495
0 (0%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 495 | 43.9 | 11.3:1 | 87% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 45 | 10.6:1 | 81% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 45.5 | 10.8:1 | 70% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 53% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 41.5 | 14.1:1 | 61% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 65% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 59% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 14% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 40 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barksdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (584 to 495); teachers up 6% (41.5 to 43.9).
About Barksdale Elementary School
At 596 Oglesby Bridge Rd SE in Conyers, Georgia, Barksdale Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 495 students enrolled.
Barksdale Elementary School is among 18 schools run by Rockdale County, which serves 15,342 students.
Roughly 66% of students at Barksdale Elementary School are Black. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 11% White, and 7% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Barksdale Elementary School and a ratio of 11.3:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 87% of students. For comparison, public schools in Rockdale County average 88%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.3% at Barksdale Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.3%.
In the county around the school, Rockdale County, the median household income is $77,247, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Rockdale County is home to 19 public schools and about 15,355 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Honey Creek Elementary School, is about 2.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Barksdale Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Barksdale Elementary School enrolled 495; in 2024-25, 495. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Rockdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,281
Census ACS
Median income
$77,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
15,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockdale County
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other schools in Conyers
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolElementary · 878 students
Other Barksdale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Barksdale Elementary. Barksdale Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Barksdale Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 547 students
- Barksdale ElementaryClarksville, TN · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Honey Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 471
- Salem High School2.9 mi · 1,118
- West Newton Elementary School3.1 mi · 698
- Oak Hill Elementary School3.2 mi · 663
- Memorial Middle School3.2 mi · 774
- Veterans Memorial Middle School3.3 mi · 637
Frequently asked questions
About Barksdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Barksdale Elementary School?
Barksdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Barksdale Elementary School serve?
Barksdale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barksdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barksdale Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barksdale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Barksdale Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 15% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Barksdale Elementary School in?
Barksdale Elementary School is part of Rockdale County.
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