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What's the most underrated thing about Holsenbeck Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
813
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029000172
Holsenbeck Elementary School
445 Holsenbeck School Rd, Winder, GA 30680 · (770) 307-1540 · Barrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
509 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 61 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
38.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
44.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 45.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| 2021-22 | 31.3% | 43.8% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Holsenbeck Elementary School
Holsenbeck Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holsenbeck Elementary School this school | 813 | 62.6% | 40.0% |
| Statham Elementary School Statham | 776 | 62.8% | 31.2% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Bethlehem Elementary School Bethlehem | 641 | 61.5% | 38.2% |
| Hamilton Crossing Elementary School Cartersville | 653 | 63.1% | 41.9% |
| Sharon Elementary School Loganville | 712 | 56.0% | 53.3% |
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 Holsenbeck Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Barrow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #556 of 1,208 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #530 of 1,215 ▼ 46 | #3 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #498 of 1,215 ▲ 116 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #466 of 1,183 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #212 of 1,324 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #566 of 1,301 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #386 of 1,301 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #910 of 1,312 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #210 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
813
+119 (+17%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 813 | 62 | 13.1:1 | 63% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 60.2 | 13.1:1 | 67% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 56.2 | 14.6:1 | 57% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 55 | 12.6:1 | 47% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 54.7 | 13.6:1 | 63% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 67 | 13.8:1 | 63% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 912 | 55 | 16.6:1 | 67% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 44% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holsenbeck Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (745 to 813); teachers up 13% (54.7 to 62).
About Holsenbeck Elementary School
Holsenbeck Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Winder, Georgia. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 813 students. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Barrow County runs Holsenbeck Elementary School along with 16 other schools, enrolling 15,313 students in total.
More than half of the students at Holsenbeck Elementary School are White (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Barrow County overall, about 67% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Classroom staffing at Holsenbeck Elementary School totals 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Holsenbeck Elementary School is about 63%. Public schools in Barrow County average a similar 60%.
Holsenbeck Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.0%, compared with a predicted 45.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Barrow County, the median household earns about $80,653 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Holsenbeck Elementary School shares Barrow County with 16 other public schools.
Holsenbeck Elementary School's nearest public school is Winder-Barrow High School (about 2.4 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Holsenbeck Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 694 to 813, a 17% rise.
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Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Other schools in Winder
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Westside Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Winder-Barrow High School2.4 mi · 1,869
- Russell Middle School2.8 mi · 973
- Winder Elementary School2.9 mi · 656
- County Line Elementary School3.1 mi · 573
- Kennedy Elementary School4.9 mi · 764
- Westside Middle School5.0 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holsenbeck Elementary School?
Holsenbeck Elementary School enrolls approximately 813 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Holsenbeck Elementary School serve?
Holsenbeck Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holsenbeck Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holsenbeck Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Holsenbeck Elementary School?
Holsenbeck Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Holsenbeck Elementary School?
Holsenbeck Elementary School is overseen by Barrow County in Barrow County.
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