Bill Arp Elementary School

Bill Arp Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary-level community in Douglasville, Georgia, overseen by Douglas County, caters to 645 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Bill Arp Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Douglas County, a district that instructs 25,521 students overall.

On demographics, Bill Arp Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at school resources, Bill Arp Elementary School logs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Bill Arp Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Bill Arp Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Douglas County) logs that median household income runs about $82,984, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,121 students), Bill Arp Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Alexander High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bill Arp Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bill Arp Elementary School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

Bill Arp Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bill Arp Elementary School has declined 3%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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