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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY·NCES 130252001101

Beaverbrook Elementary School

251 Birdie Rd, Griffin, GA 30223 · (770) 229-3750 · Spalding County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
292 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K268%
Kindergarten4314%
Grade 15417%
Grade 23611%
Grade 35016%
Grade 44915%
Grade 56019%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
13743%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
8025%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
7022%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
186%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15649%
Female
16251%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
20.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.3pp since 2021
Math
21.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.8%21.4%
2023-2419.0%18.3%
2022-2321.4%29.1%
2021-2219.5%20.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Beaverbrook Elementary School

Beaverbrook Elementary School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Beaverbrook Elementary School this school31891.8%21.4%
Pooler Elementary School
Pooler
34085.6%28.7%
Jackson Road Elementary School
Griffin
34493.0%33.7%
Ruskin Elementary School
Waycross
363100.0%44.8%
Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary
Broxton
304100.0%37.9%
Doerun Elementary School
Doerun
252100.0%24.9%
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 Beaverbrook Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Spalding County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
21.4%#1,011 of 1,208#7 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.4%#1,034 of 1,215
▲ 38
#8 of 11
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.8%#990 of 1,215
▲ 82
#6 of 11
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.2pp#665 of 1,183#8 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
318#1,226 of 1,324#11 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#342 of 1,301#3 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.9%#121 of 1,301#1 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.8%#560 of 1,312#4 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.7%#501 of 854#8 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 2024-25
Enrollment
318
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531825.912.3:192% (292)
2023-2429524.811.9:193% (274)
2022-2329823.112.9:199% (294)
2020-213112413.0:172% (224)
2017-1835623.815.0:191% (323)
2015-163712514.8:191% (336)
2010-114663015.5:181% (379)
2000-015813516.6:151% (296)
1990-916983818.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beaverbrook Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (356 to 318); teachers up 9% (23.8 to 25.9).

About Beaverbrook Elementary School

As a small elementary school, Beaverbrook Elementary School serves students in Griffin, Georgia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 318 students. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 47% lower.

Griffin-Spalding County runs 18 schools with a combined 9,350 students. Beaverbrook Elementary School is one of them.

White students make up 43% of enrollment at Beaverbrook Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Next come 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 55% White among all Spalding County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.

Beaverbrook Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher, from 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Lunch program data show 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 92% average for public schools in Spalding County.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Beaverbrook Elementary School would score about 29.9%. It scores 21.4%, 8.5 points below that figure.

In Spalding County, home to about 68,892 people, the median household earns about $62,071 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Spalding County number 18, with about 9,350 students.

Jordan Hill Road Elementary School sits about 2.5 miles from Beaverbrook Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Beaverbrook Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Beaverbrook Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (311) and 2024-25 (318).

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Spalding County at a glance

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Population
68,892
Census ACS
Median income
$62,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,350 students

Quick facts

School name
Beaverbrook Elementary School
District
Griffin-Spalding County
Address
251 Birdie Rd, Griffin, GA 30223
Phone
(770) 229-3750
County
Spalding County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
292 (92%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
130252001101
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Beaverbrook Elementary School
How large is Beaverbrook Elementary School?
Beaverbrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Beaverbrook Elementary School serve?
Beaverbrook Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Beaverbrook Elementary School have?
Beaverbrook Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beaverbrook Elementary School?
At Beaverbrook Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Beaverbrook Elementary School public or private?
Beaverbrook Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Griffin-Spalding County.
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