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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEACH COUNTY·NCES 130405001481
Byron Elementary School
202 New Dunbar Rd, Byron, GA 31008 · (478) 956-5020 · Peach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
706 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
34.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
30.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 28.7% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 27.7% | 26.7% |
% 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Byron Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Elementary School this school | 706 | 100.0% | 30.0% |
| Cook Elementary School Sparks | 666 | 100.0% | 34.6% |
| Elbert County Primary School Elberton | 647 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Cook Primary School Adel | 778 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Elbert County Elementary School Elberton | 633 | 100.0% | 40.5% |
| Hand In Hand Primary Thomasville | 712 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Byron Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #803 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #853 of 1,215 ▲ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #614 of 1,215 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #376 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #362 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,117 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #225 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #347 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #220 of 386 |
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
706
+100 (+17%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,027
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 706 | 46.8 | 15.1:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 48.8 | 14.7:1 | 60% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 46.3 | 14.3:1 | 82% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 75% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 35.4 | 18.4:1 | 88% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 87% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 54% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 777 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 43% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 1,027 | 59 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byron Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (650 to 706); teachers up 32% (35.4 to 46.8).
About Byron Elementary School
Located in Byron, Georgia, Byron Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 706 students.
The district, Peach County, has 3,980 students enrolled across 7 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Byron Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 47%. Other students are 29% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, Peach County is about 46% White. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Peach County.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Byron Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Byron Elementary School posts 30.0%.
Federal survey data for Peach County show that the median household income is $71,293, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in Peach County, enrolling about 3,980 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Byron Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Byron Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 30.0% is below the 41.9% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 100 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Peach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,560
Census ACS
Median income
$71,293
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peach County
- Peach County High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Kay Road ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
- Fort Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
- Peach County Achievement AcademyHigh · 60 students
Other schools in Byron
- Eagle Springs ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Kay Road ElementaryElementary · 512 students
- Byron Middle SchoolMiddle · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Byron Middle School0.2 mi · 452
- Kay Road Elementary2.5 mi · 512
- Eagle Springs Elementary2.8 mi · 665
- Thomson Middle School3.6 mi · 734
- Centerville Elementary School4.0 mi · 679
- Quail Run Elementary School4.7 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Byron Elementary SchoolHow large is Byron Elementary School?
Byron Elementary School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
Is Byron Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Byron Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Byron Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Byron Elementary School.
How diverse is Byron Elementary School?
Byron Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Byron Elementary School?
Byron Elementary School is overseen by Peach County in Peach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.