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New Beginning Learning Center

1301 E College St, Bainbridge, GA 39819 · (229) 243-6827 · Decatur County
GRADES 06–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Georgia public high schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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 high schools

Enrollment
183
High
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
183 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72413%
Grade 81810%
Grade 94726%
Grade 103519%
Grade 113217%
Grade 122715%
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
5027%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
74%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
12066%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Two+
63%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
9451%
Female
8949%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
English Language Arts
7.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.4pp since 2021
Math
1.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.8pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-257.3%1.8%
2023-244.7%1.6%
2022-234.3%0.0%
2021-221.9%0.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
2.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 2% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 New Beginning Learning Center

New Beginning Learning Center's state test result (2.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
New Beginning Learning Center this school183100.0%2.1%
Greenville High School
Greenville
22299.1%19.6%
Turner County High School
Ashburn
313100.0%26.0%
Wilkinson County High School
Mc Intyre
328100.0%18.1%
Delta Innovative School
Quitman
107100.0%2.4%
Jenkins County High School
Millen
30999.4%30.3%
Matched among Georgia high 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 New Beginning Learning Center ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Georgia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
2.1%#409 of 411
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
1.8%#410 of 417
▼ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
7.3%#28 of 32
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
183#417 of 480
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#29 of 425
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
183
+100 (+120%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 83.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251837.624.1:1100% (183)
2023-241665.331.3:1100% (166)
2022-231784.242.4:1100% (178)
2020-2183183.0:1100% (83)
2017-18650.3216.7:195% (62)
2015-1641N/AN/A93% (38)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Beginning Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 182% (65 to 183); teachers up 2433% (0.3 to 7.6).

About New Beginning Learning Center

New Beginning Learning Center is a small high school with its address in Bainbridge, Georgia. The school reports 183 students in grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 84% smaller than the 1,120 average for high schools in Georgia.

Decatur County operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,178 students.

At 66%, Black students outnumber all other groups at New Beginning Learning Center combined. Other students are 27% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Decatur County residents are about 42% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at New Beginning Learning Center belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1 at New Beginning Learning Center, with 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 15.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Decatur County.

allk12 grades New Beginning Learning Center an F. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

New Beginning Learning Center scores 23.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 2.1% actual versus 25.7% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.

Decatur County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,317, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. New Beginning Learning Center is among the 7 public schools in Decatur County.

Nearby, Bainbridge Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, New Beginning Learning Center ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.

New Beginning Learning Center falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

New Beginning Learning Center reported 83 students in 2020-21 and 183 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 24.1:1, from 83.0:1.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for New Beginning Learning Center covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Decatur County at a glance

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Population
29,195
Census ACS
Median income
$53,317
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,652 students

Quick facts

School name
New Beginning Learning Center
District
Decatur County
Address
1301 E College St, Bainbridge, GA 39819
Phone
(229) 243-6827
County
Decatur County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
183
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
24.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
183 (100%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
130171004170
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Bainbridge
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Frequently asked questions

About New Beginning Learning Center
How many students attend New Beginning Learning Center?
New Beginning Learning Center enrolls approximately 183 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does New Beginning Learning Center serve?
New Beginning Learning Center serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does New Beginning Learning Center have?
New Beginning Learning Center employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
How diverse is New Beginning Learning Center?
New Beginning Learning Center reports a student body of 27% White, 4% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is New Beginning Learning Center in?
New Beginning Learning Center is part of Decatur County.
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