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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186002156
Bright Star Elementary School
6300 John West Rd, Douglasville, GA 30134 · (770) 651-3400 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
411 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
50%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
32.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
42.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.2% | 22.7% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Bright Star Elementary School
Bright Star Elementary School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Star Elementary School this school | 481 | 85.4% | 37.3% |
| Honey Creek Elementary School Conyers | 471 | 86.4% | 28.4% |
| Barksdale Elementary School Conyers | 495 | 87.3% | 31.3% |
| North Douglas Elementary School Douglasville | 537 | 88.3% | 28.7% |
| Otis J Brock III Elementary School Savannah | 568 | 88.7% | 21.4% |
| Mount Carmel Elementary School Douglasville | 425 | 83.8% | 30.9% |
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 Bright Star Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #609 of 1,208 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #564 of 1,215 ▲ 45 | #6 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #654 of 1,215 ▼ 54 | #12 of 21 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.7pp | #84 of 1,183 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #902 of 1,324 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,183 of 1,301 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #790 of 1,301 | #16 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #640 of 1,312 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #366 of 386 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
481
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 481 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 85% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 32.9 | 14.6:1 | 84% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 33.1 | 12.9:1 | 73% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 70% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 77% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 78% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 72% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 38% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bright Star Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (477 to 481); teachers unchanged (31 to 31).
About Bright Star Elementary School
Bright Star Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Douglasville, Georgia. Enrollment is 481 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 20% smaller than average.
Douglas County is the local district for Bright Star Elementary School. It runs 35 schools with 25,521 students.
At 68%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Bright Star Elementary School combined. It is also 16% Hispanic, 8% White, and 6% multiracial. Douglas County's residents are about 50% Black, 18 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Bright Star Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Its 31 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 85%. That is higher than the 71% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bright Star Elementary School would score about 33.2%. It scores 37.3%, 4.1 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Douglas County this way: median household income is about $82,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Douglas County number 37 and enroll about 26,121.
The nearest public school is Arbor Station Elementary School, at about 1.9 miles. Bright Star Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.6% proficiency; Bright Star Elementary School posts 37.3%.
In the federal locale system, Bright Star Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Bright Star Elementary School had 460 students in 2020-21 and 481 in 2024-25, a 5% increase.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Arbor Station Elementary School1.9 mi · 544
- Yeager Middle School2.1 mi · 529
- Winston Elementary School2.2 mi · 297
- North Douglas Elementary School2.5 mi · 537
- Douglas County High School2.5 mi · 1,958
- Mason Creek Elementary School2.8 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Bright Star Elementary SchoolHow large is Bright Star Elementary School?
Bright Star Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bright Star Elementary School serve?
Bright Star Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bright Star Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bright Star Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bright Star Elementary School?
At Bright Star Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 16% Hispanic, 68% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bright Star Elementary School?
Bright Star Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
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