Sims Elementary School

Sims Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school in Conyers, Georgia, one of the schools within Rockdale County. The school enrolls 462 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Rockdale County runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 15,342 students. Sims Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sims Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Sims Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rockdale County (around 88%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sims Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Rockdale County put the typical household earns roughly $77,247 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Sims Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Rockdale County (combined enrollment of about 15,355 students).

The closest other public school is Heritage High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sims Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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