Skyview Elementary School

Skyview Elementary School, a close-knit K-5 school in Lizella, Georgia, overseen by Bibb County, teaches 423 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Skyview Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Bibb County, a district that educates 21,334 students overall.

On demographics, Skyview Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Skyview Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Skyview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bibb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $51,234 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bibb County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students), Skyview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rutland Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Skyview Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 18.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Skyview Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 496 (now 423). White enrollment moved from 55% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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