Shirley Hills Elementary School

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Warner Robins, Georgia, Shirley Hills Elementary School educates 565 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Houston County.

Shirley Hills Elementary School is one of 38 schools operated by Houston County, a district that educates 30,939 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shirley Hills Elementary School records that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 29% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 32% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Shirley Hills Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Houston County's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shirley Hills Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 46.6%, +20.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household earnings sit near $80,698, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Houston County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,939 students), Shirley Hills Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Warner Robins Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shirley Hills Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Shirley Hills Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 593 students in 2018 compared to 565 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 40% to 29%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.