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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042000218
Lane Elementary School
990 Newport Rd, Macon, GA 31210 · (478) 779-3150 · Bibb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
314 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 | 41 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
40%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
29.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.7pp since 2021
Math
33.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +16.5pp since 2021
What 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 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.4% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 38.5% |
| 2022-23 | 22.4% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.7% | 17.3% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Lane Elementary School
Lane Elementary School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Elementary School this school | 484 | 64.9% | 32.2% |
| Hickory Flat Elementary School McDonough | 560 | 65.9% | 25.7% |
| Rosa Taylor Elementary School Macon | 583 | 63.8% | 16.0% |
| Heritage Elementary School Macon | 524 | 61.3% | 31.5% |
| Woodland Elementary School Stockbridge | 491 | 68.4% | 29.1% |
| Vineville Academy Macon | 479 | 56.8% | 37.0% |
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 Lane Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #746 of 1,208 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #760 of 1,215 ▼ 118 | #8 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #738 of 1,215 ▲ 86 | #8 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.1pp | #58 of 1,183 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #895 of 1,324 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,160 of 1,301 | #20 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #949 of 1,301 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #884 of 1,312 | #13 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #349 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
484
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 484 | 31.5 | 15.4:1 | 65% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 65% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 30.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 100% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 29.5 | 16.2:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 80% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 41% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lane Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (477 to 484); teachers up 7% (29.5 to 31.5).
About Lane Elementary School
Lane Elementary School is a small elementary school in Macon, Georgia. Federal data show 484 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Bibb County has 35 schools and 21,334 students, and Lane Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Lane Elementary School are Black (76%). The next largest groups are 8% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Bibb County overall, about 55% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lane Elementary School scores 40%.
Classroom staffing at Lane Elementary School totals 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lane Elementary School is about 65%.
Lane Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.2% is 11.7 points below the 43.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Bibb County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $51,234 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bibb County number 41, with about 23,725 students.
About 1.4 miles separate Lane Elementary School from the closest public school, Rosa Taylor Elementary School. The five-mile area around Lane Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Lane Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.2% against a local average of 29.6%.
Lane Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment rose by 4% across 4 years, from 467 in 2020-21 to 484 in 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Lane Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lane Elementary. Lane Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Lane ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 716 students
- Lane ElementaryFresno, CA · 555 students
- Lane Elementary SchoolAlsip, IL · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Rosa Taylor Elementary School1.4 mi · 583
- Springdale Elementary School1.8 mi · 609
- Price Academy3.2 mi · 14
- Georgia Academy for the Blind3.3 mi · 100
- Carter Elementary School3.7 mi · 520
- VIP Academy (Virtual)3.8 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Lane Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lane Elementary School?
Lane Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lane Elementary School serve?
Lane Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lane Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Lane Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lane Elementary School?
At Lane Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 7% Hispanic, 76% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lane Elementary School public or private?
Lane Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.