Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy

As an average-sized senior high in Winder, Georgia, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy hosts 967 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Barrow County.

Barrow County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 15,313 students. Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Barrow County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.0%; actual is 75.7%, +22.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Barrow County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,653 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Barrow County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,313 students), Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is one campus in the mix.

Austin Road Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.