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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
495
-89 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.1:1
% White
11%
was 32%
% Hispanic
15%
was 9%
% Black
66%
was 52%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Barksdale Elementary School
Barksdale Elementary School is a compact elementary school in Conyers, Georgia, part of Rockdale County. The school caters to 495 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Rockdale County comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 15,342 students; Barksdale Elementary School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Barksdale Elementary School logs that 66% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Barksdale Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Barksdale Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Barksdale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Barksdale Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.3%, the actual is 31.3%, a residual of -1.0 points.
Around the school, Rockdale County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,247, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Rockdale County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,355 students), of which Barksdale Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Honey Creek Elementary School, around 2.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barksdale Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barksdale Elementary School has decreased 15%, going from 584 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 32% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
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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
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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