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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bill Arp Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186003346
Bill Arp Elementary School
6550 Alexander Pkwy, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-3200 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
501 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
26.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -11.4pp since 2021
Math
30.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -12.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 31.3% |
| 2022-23 | 34.1% | 36.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 42.8% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Bill Arp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #793 of 1,208 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #842 of 1,215 | #15 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #838 of 1,215 | #19 of 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.8pp | #11 of 1,183 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #495 of 1,324 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,014 of 1,301 | #11 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #112 of 1,301 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #754 of 1,312 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #771 of 854 | #14 of 17 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
645
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 645 | 44.1 | 14.6:1 | 78% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 43.5 | 14.3:1 | 82% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 42.6 | 14.3:1 | 72% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 64% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 39.9 | 16.7:1 | 66% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 63% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 50 | 13.6:1 | 61% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill Arp Elementary School.
About Bill Arp Elementary School
Bill Arp Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Douglasville, Georgia. There are 645 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
The district, Douglas County, has 25,521 students enrolled across 35 schools.
The biggest share of students at Bill Arp Elementary School, 42%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 21% White, and 9% multiracial. In Douglas County overall, about 50% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
The school has 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 78% of the student body.
Bill Arp Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.3% and a predicted 37.2%.
For the population of Douglas County, the median household earns about $82,984 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Bill Arp Elementary School shares Douglas County with 36 other public schools.
Alexander High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.2%; Bill Arp Elementary School's is 30.3%, ranking 8th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 617 to 645, a 5% rise.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander High School0.4 mi · 1,830
- Dorsett Shoals Elementary School1.6 mi · 404
- Yeager Middle School1.6 mi · 529
- Mason Creek Elementary School2.8 mi · 513
- Bright Star Elementary School2.9 mi · 481
- Arbor Station Elementary School3.1 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Bill Arp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bill Arp Elementary School?
Bill Arp Elementary School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bill Arp Elementary School serve?
Bill Arp Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bill Arp Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Bill Arp Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bill Arp Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bill Arp Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 27% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Bill Arp Elementary School in?
Bill Arp Elementary School is part of Douglas County.
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