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What's one thing Bonaire Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288001218
Bonaire Elementary School
101 Elm St, Bonaire, GA 31005 · (478) 929-7826 · Houston County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
213 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 184 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 188 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
62.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.0pp since 2021
Math
70.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 70.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.4% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.2% | 69.2% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Bonaire Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #122 of 1,208 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #127 of 1,215 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #122 of 1,215 | #2 of 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #714 of 1,183 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #745 of 1,324 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,202 of 1,301 | #23 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #468 of 1,301 | #18 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,129 of 1,312 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #57 of 854 | #3 of 15 |
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
547
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 913
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 547 | 34.8 | 15.7:1 | 39% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 39% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 36.2 | 14.6:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 26% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 24% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 25% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 20% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 20% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 913 | 47 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonaire Elementary School.
About Bonaire Elementary School
Bonaire Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Bonaire, Georgia. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 547 students.
Houston County is made up of 38 schools with 30,939 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Bonaire Elementary School is 58% White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. The White share in Houston County as a whole is similar, at about 54%. The chance that two students picked at random at Bonaire Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Dividing enrollment by its 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. Eligible students account for 39% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Houston County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bonaire Elementary School would be expected to post about 57.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Houston County show that median household income is about $80,698, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 39 public schools operate in Houston County, serving about 30,939 students.
The school nearest to Bonaire Elementary School is Bonaire Middle School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Bonaire Elementary School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 547 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 529. Students per teacher fell from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
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Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Bonaire
- Bonaire Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,151 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Bonaire Primary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Bonaire Middle School0.7 mi · 1,151
- Hilltop Elementary School1.2 mi · 590
- Bonaire Primary School1.9 mi · 564
- Veterans High School2.4 mi · 1,940
- Huntington Middle School3.6 mi · 780
- Matt Arthur Primary School3.8 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Bonaire Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bonaire Elementary School?
Bonaire Elementary School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 03-05.
Is Bonaire Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonaire Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Bonaire Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Bonaire Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bonaire Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bonaire Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bonaire Elementary School in?
Bonaire Elementary School is part of Houston County.
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