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What advice would you give to incoming students at Parkwood Elementary School?
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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON COUNTY·NCES 130288001225
Parkwood Elementary School
503 Parkwood Dr, Warner Robins, GA 31093 · (478) 929-7822 · Houston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
683 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
20.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
22.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.6% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 25.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.5% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 20.9% | 25.9% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Parkwood Elementary School
Parkwood Elementary School's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood Elementary School this school | 683 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| Altama Elementary School Brunswick | 672 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Pine Street Elementary School Conyers | 679 | 99.9% | 29.2% |
| Greene County Primary School Union Point | 582 | 100.0% | 34.7% |
| Fairview Elementary Covington | 591 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| C. B. Watson Primary School Warner Robins | 618 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Parkwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Houston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #964 of 1,208 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,021 of 1,215 ▼ 90 | #18 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #998 of 1,215 ▼ 110 | #19 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #276 of 1,183 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #404 of 1,324 | #3 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #519 of 1,301 | #3 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #528 of 1,301 | #20 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #275 of 1,312 | #1 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #303 of 386 | #6 of 7 |
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
683
+99 (+17%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 683 | 52.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (683) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 49.6 | 14.2:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 84% (563) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 81% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 97% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 97% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 83% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 57% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (659 to 683); teachers up 22% (43 to 52.6).
About Parkwood Elementary School
This page covers Parkwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Warner Robins, Georgia. It enrolled 683 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Houston County includes 38 schools. Together they enroll 30,939 students.
Black students make up a majority at Parkwood Elementary School, at 59%. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 11% White, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Houston County is about 32% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Parkwood Elementary School's 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.0:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Houston County, the school's rate is higher.
The model predicts 25.7% for a school in Georgia with Parkwood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Parkwood Elementary School posts 23.3%.
In the county around the school, Houston County, the median household income is $80,698, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Houston County is home to 39 public schools and about 30,939 public school students.
Northside High School is the public school closest to Parkwood Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Parkwood Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Parkwood Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 99 more students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Parkwood Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Houston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,649
Census ACS
Median income
$80,698
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
30,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Houston County
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Veterans High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,615 students
- Perry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
Other schools in Warner Robins
- Houston County High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Warner Robins High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Feagin Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 975 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Warner Robins Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
Other Parkwood Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Parkwood Elementary. Parkwood Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Parkwood ElementaryMadera, CA · 635 students
- Parkwood Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 619 students
- Parkwood Elementary SchoolClarksville, IN · 561 students
- Parkwood Elementary SchoolBeavercreek, OH · 538 students
- Parkwood ElementaryDurham, NC · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Northside High School0.2 mi · 1,949
- Westside Elementary School0.5 mi · 543
- Miller Elementary School0.8 mi · 487
- Northside Middle School1.1 mi · 859
- Warner Robins High School1.4 mi · 1,812
- C. B. Watson Primary School1.6 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Parkwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Parkwood Elementary School?
Parkwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-05.
Is Parkwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Parkwood Elementary School have?
Parkwood Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Parkwood Elementary School?
Parkwood Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 23% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkwood Elementary School?
Parkwood Elementary School is overseen by Houston County in Houston County.
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