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Enrollment
967
High
DISTRICT 1,595 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029004394
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy
1007 Austin Rd, Winder, GA 30680 · (678) 425-2903 · Barrow County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Georgia public high schools
- A+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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
455 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 254 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 230 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 247 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 236 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 DistinguishedMath
73.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +36.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 37 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 79.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.7% | 59.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.5% | 36.9% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% 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 23 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 Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy this school | 967 | 47.1% | 75.7% |
| Cartersville High School Cartersville | 1,469 | 52.4% | 37.2% |
| Winder-Barrow High School Winder | 1,869 | 51.0% | 35.4% |
| Flowery Branch High Flowery Branch | 1,304 | 40.6% | 34.6% |
| Kell High School Marietta | 1,587 | 43.2% | 67.3% |
| Gilmer High School Ellijay | 1,216 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #19 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #17 of 417 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #10 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #262 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #240 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #94 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #322 of 425 |
Ranked against other public high 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
967
+338 (+54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 967 | 59 | 16.4:1 | 47% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 58.1 | 16.2:1 | 49% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 65.5 | 16.2:1 | 38% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 38% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy.
About Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy
At 1007 Austin Rd in Winder, Georgia, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy operates as a medium-sized high school. The school's 967 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is one of the 17 schools that make up Barrow County (15,313 students in total).
White students make up a majority at Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, at 54%. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Barrow County overall, about 67% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 59 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Barrow County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is 53.0%. It actually posts 75.7%, which is 22.6 points higher and in the top 10% of Georgia schools.
In Barrow County (population about 89,886), the median household income is $80,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is one of 17 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Austin Road Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.5%, lower than Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy's 75.7%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 629 students and the 2024-25 count was 967. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Other schools in Winder
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Road Elementary School0.3 mi · 700
- Dove Creek Elementary School3.4 mi · 543
- Dove Creek Middle School3.5 mi · 528
- Bethlehem Elementary School3.9 mi · 641
- Statham Elementary School4.0 mi · 776
- Bear Creek Middle School4.3 mi · 752
Frequently asked questions
About Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHow many students attend Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy?
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy enrolls approximately 967 students in grades 09-12.
Is Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy have?
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy?
Student demographics at Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy are roughly 54% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy public or private?
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.