Rosa Taylor Elementary School

Rosa Taylor Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Macon, Georgia, run under Bibb County, with 583 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Bibb County, which oversees 35 schools and 21,334 students, Rosa Taylor Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Rosa Taylor Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 72%; the rest consists of 13% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Rosa Taylor Elementary School shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Rosa Taylor Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.4%; this one comes in at 16.0%, -28.3 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Bibb County shows median household income runs about $51,234, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bibb County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students), of which Rosa Taylor Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lane Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rosa Taylor Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosa Taylor Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 22.7%.

Rosa Taylor Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rosa Taylor Elementary School has edged up 5%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 18% to 13% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.