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Honey Creek Elementary School
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 26.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.7% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.1% | 21.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% 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%.
Schools most like Honey Creek Elementary School
Honey Creek Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Elementary School this school | 471 | 86.4% | 28.4% |
| Bright Star Elementary School Douglasville | 481 | 85.4% | 37.3% |
| 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% |
| Isle of Hope School Savannah | 569 | 88.0% | 20.8% |
Where Honey Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Rockdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #847 of 1,208 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #955 of 1,215 ▼ 40 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #736 of 1,215 ▲ 48 | #3 of 11 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #754 of 1,183 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #927 of 1,324 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #259 of 1,301 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #800 of 1,301 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #630 of 1,312 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #186 of 854 | #2 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 471 | 39.5 | 11.9:1 | 86% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 40.4 | 11.9:1 | 83% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 40.8 | 11.6:1 | 74% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 41 | 11.5:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 42.5 | 14.3:1 | 63% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 60% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 52% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 20% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 41 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (610 to 471); teachers down 7% (42.5 to 39.5).
About Honey Creek Elementary School
Honey Creek Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Conyers, Georgia. It serves 471 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students.
Honey Creek Elementary School is run by Rockdale County, whose 18 schools enroll 15,342 students.
A majority of students at Honey Creek Elementary School, 69%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 8% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 58%. By the diversity index, Honey Creek Elementary School comes in at 50%.
With 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Honey Creek Elementary School was 11.9:1. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. Honey Creek Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 86%. Across public schools in Rockdale County, the average is about the same, 88%.
Honey Creek Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Honey Creek Elementary School, the prediction is 32.7% and the result is 28.4%.
Federal survey data for Rockdale County show that median household income is about $77,247, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Rockdale County, serving about 15,355 students.
The shortest distance from Honey Creek Elementary School to another public school is about 1.8 miles, to Memorial Middle School. The five-mile area around Honey Creek Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Honey Creek Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Honey Creek Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (470) and 2024-25 (471).
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rockdale County at a glance
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