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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186003911
Mason Creek Elementary School
3400 Johnston Rd, Winston, GA 30187 · (770) 651-4900 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
348 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
41.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
49.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 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 up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% | 33.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Mason Creek Elementary School
Mason Creek Elementary School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Creek Elementary School this school | 513 | 67.8% | 41.0% |
| Timothy Elementary School Athens | 565 | 68.3% | 51.3% |
| Hal Hutchens Elementary Douglasville | 613 | 71.1% | 36.4% |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs | 549 | 70.3% | 28.6% |
| Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Athens | 492 | 74.4% | 54.1% |
| Clubview Elementary School Columbus | 566 | 65.7% | 43.9% |
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 Mason Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #528 of 1,208 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #432 of 1,215 ▲ 283 | #3 of 21 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #425 of 1,215 ▲ 249 | #5 of 21 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #183 of 1,183 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #826 of 1,324 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #437 of 1,301 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #203 of 1,301 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #858 of 1,312 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #687 of 854 | #13 of 17 |
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
513
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 513 | 40.5 | 12.7:1 | 68% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 47.5 | 10.9:1 | 76% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 48.5 | 12.2:1 | 64% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 44% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 45.1 | 12.1:1 | 53% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 47% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 42% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (544 to 513); teachers down 10% (45.1 to 40.5).
About Mason Creek Elementary School
Mason Creek Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Winston, Georgia. It teaches 513 students in pre-K through 5.
Douglas County is the district for Mason Creek Elementary School. It has 35 schools and 25,521 students.
No group is above 50% at Mason Creek Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 45%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mason Creek Elementary School scores 67%.
A staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Georgia is similar, at 13.3:1. By family income, 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Douglas County is similar, at 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mason Creek Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mason Creek Elementary School would score about 42.3%. It scores 41.0%, 1.3 points below that figure.
For Douglas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $82,984, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 37 public schools and about 26,121 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mason Creek Middle School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mason Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Mason Creek Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (522) to 2024-25 (513). Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.6:1 to 12.7:1.
Mason Creek Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Winston
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Winston Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Mason Creek Middle School0.3 mi · 853
- Winston Elementary School1.2 mi · 297
- Bright Star Elementary School2.8 mi · 481
- Bill Arp Elementary School2.8 mi · 645
- Alexander High School3.1 mi · 1,830
- Mirror Lake Elementary School3.3 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Mason Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mason Creek Elementary School?
Mason Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mason Creek Elementary School serve?
Mason Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mason Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mason Creek Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mason Creek Elementary School?
Mason Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mason Creek Elementary School?
Mason Creek Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
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