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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288000414
David A. Perdue Elementary School
115 Sutherlin Dr, Warner Robins, GA 31088 · (478) 988-6350 · Houston County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
391 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 203 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 204 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 210 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%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
48.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.8pp since 2021
Math
49.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 52.1% | 55.9% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 David A. Perdue Elementary School
David A. Perdue Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Perdue Elementary School this school | 617 | 63.4% | 51.2% |
| Timothy Elementary School Athens | 565 | 68.3% | 51.3% |
| Clubview Elementary School Columbus | 566 | 65.7% | 43.9% |
| Connie Dugan Elementary School Douglasville | 647 | 64.5% | 34.7% |
| McGarity Elementary School Hiram | 572 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
| Parkside Elementary School Atlanta | 650 | 67.8% | 51.7% |
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 David A. Perdue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #323 of 1,208 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #423 of 1,215 ▼ 70 | #9 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #300 of 1,215 ▼ 36 | #8 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.3pp | #124 of 1,183 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #554 of 1,324 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,223 of 1,301 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #144 of 1,301 | #5 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #901 of 1,312 | #18 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #578 of 854 | #10 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. 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
617
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 924
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 617 | 38.6 | 16.0:1 | 63% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 39.1 | 16.4:1 | 59% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 38.1 | 16.4:1 | 45% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 40% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 42% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 48% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 40% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 50 | 18.5:1 | 13% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David A. Perdue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (677 to 617); teachers up 2% (38 to 38.6).
About David A. Perdue Elementary School
Among the schools in Warner Robins, Georgia, is David A. Perdue Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 617 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5.
David A. Perdue Elementary School is one school in Houston County, a system of 38 schools with 30,939 students.
At David A. Perdue Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 39%. The remaining shares are 37% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Houston County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at David A. Perdue Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.0:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. The lunch program counts 63% of students at David A. Perdue Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Houston County is 74%.
David A. Perdue Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.2%, compared with a predicted 44.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Houston County, the median household income is $80,698, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Houston County is home to 39 public schools and about 30,939 public school students.
The closest public school to David A. Perdue Elementary School is David A. Perdue Primary, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, David A. Perdue Elementary School is behind the 60.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
NCES describes the area around David A. Perdue Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 605 to 617, a small change.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Warner Robins
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Feagin Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 975 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Warner Robins Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
Nearby schools
- David A. Perdue Primary0.2 mi · 716
- Houston County High School0.3 mi · 2,051
- Feagin Mill Middle School1.4 mi · 975
- Mossy Creek Middle School2.0 mi · 796
- Lake Joy Elementary School2.3 mi · 617
- Lake Joy Primary School2.4 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About David A. Perdue Elementary SchoolHow large is David A. Perdue Elementary School?
David A. Perdue Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 03-05.
Is David A. Perdue Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
David A. Perdue Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does David A. Perdue Elementary School have?
David A. Perdue Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is David A. Perdue Elementary School?
David A. Perdue Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 12% Hispanic, 37% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is David A. Perdue Elementary School public or private?
David A. Perdue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Houston County.
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