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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042000230
Heard Elementary School
6515 Houston Rd, Macon, GA 31216 · (478) 779-4250 · Bibb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
329 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
34.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
34.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp 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 34 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 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 34.6% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 32.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.9% | 29.7% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Heard Elementary School
Heard Elementary School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Elementary School this school | 596 | 55.2% | 38.2% |
| Mattie Wells Elementary School Macon | 584 | 53.6% | 31.6% |
| Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Atlanta | 580 | 48.4% | 63.1% |
| Glanton-Hindsman Elementary Villa Rica | 691 | 50.7% | 40.5% |
| McGarity Elementary School Hiram | 572 | 58.0% | 36.0% |
| Northside Elementary School Dallas | 626 | 58.5% | 36.4% |
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 Heard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #588 of 1,208 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #749 of 1,215 ▼ 14 | #7 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #622 of 1,215 ▼ 89 | #6 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #450 of 1,183 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #609 of 1,324 | #6 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,061 of 1,301 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #328 of 1,301 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #994 of 1,312 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #307 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
596
+70 (+13%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 596 | 40.1 | 14.9:1 | 55% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 43.1 | 13.3:1 | 41% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 100% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 100% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 37.5 | 15.4:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 99% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 52% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 34% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (577 to 596); teachers up 7% (37.5 to 40.1).
About Heard Elementary School
Heard Elementary School, located in Macon, Georgia, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 596 students.
Bibb County counts 21,334 students in its 35 schools, and Heard Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Heard Elementary School, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 38% White, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Bibb County, the Black share is about 55%. Heard Elementary School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Heard Elementary School, 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.9:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Heard Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.2% is 10.6 points below the 48.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Bibb County show that the median household income is $51,234, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. There are 41 public schools in Bibb County, enrolling about 23,725 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Porter Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Heard Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Heard Elementary School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 596, a 13% gain from 526 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Heard Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 892 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Other Heard Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Heard Elementary. Heard Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Heard Elementary SchoolFranklin, GA · 722 students
- Heard Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 636 students
- Heard Elementary SchoolDothan, AL · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Porter Elementary School1.1 mi · 400
- Rutland High School1.9 mi · 921
- Rutland Middle School1.9 mi · 849
- Southfield Elementary School4.2 mi · 630
- Skyview Elementary School4.5 mi · 423
- Northside Elementary School4.9 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Heard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heard Elementary School?
Heard Elementary School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Heard Elementary School serve?
Heard Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heard Elementary School have?
Heard Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Heard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heard Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Heard Elementary School in?
Heard Elementary School is part of Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.