Birch Creek Elementary School

Birch Creek Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in McDonough, Georgia. It teaches 745 students in pre-K through 5. It has 23% more students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).

Henry County operates 53 schools. Combined enrollment is 43,012 students.

The share of Black students at Birch Creek Elementary School is 68%, a majority. Other students are 22% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 52% Black share among all Henry County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.

Birch Creek Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.0 students per teacher, from 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Birch Creek Elementary School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Henry County.

Census data for Henry County show median household income comes to about $83,146, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 54 public schools and about 43,102 students.

Birch Creek Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from Wesley Lakes Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The allk12 page for Birch Creek Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.