Shoal Creek Elementary School

Set in Conyers, Georgia, Shoal Creek Elementary School is an average-sized primary school, part of Rockdale County. It hosts 666 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 18 schools in Rockdale County (15,342 students total), Shoal Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Shoal Creek Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Shoal Creek Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Rockdale County's rate of about 88%.

After controlling for student poverty, Shoal Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.3%.

Around the school, Rockdale County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,247, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Rockdale County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,355 students), Shoal Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Heritage High School, around 2.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shoal Creek Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shoal Creek Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Shoal Creek Elementary School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 713 (now 666). Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.