Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282001209
Smith-Barnes Elementary School
147 Tye St, Stockbridge, GA 30281 · (770) 474-4066 · Henry County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
215 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 124 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 51% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +9.5pp since 2021
Math
22.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 24.5% |
| 2022-23 | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| 2021-22 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Smith-Barnes Elementary School
Smith-Barnes Elementary School's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-Barnes Elementary School this school | 252 | 85.3% | 25.5% |
| Kelley Lake Elementary School Decatur | 302 | 94.4% | 25.2% |
| Benteen Elementary School Atlanta | 329 | 88.4% | 33.2% |
| Annette Winn Elementary School Lithia Springs | 341 | 88.3% | 39.6% |
| Stringfellow Elementary School Moultrie | 220 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
| Cleveland Road Elementary School Bogart | 256 | 100.0% | 35.3% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Smith-Barnes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #918 of 1,208 | #20 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,010 of 1,215 ▼ 56 | #24 of 28 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #723 of 1,215 ▲ 210 | #13 of 28 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #185 of 1,183 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #1,280 of 1,324 | #29 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #420 of 1,301 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #565 of 1,301 | #10 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #642 of 1,312 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #307 of 854 | #7 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
252
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 85% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 17.6 | 13.9:1 | 90% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 20.6 | 12.2:1 | 74% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 72% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 20.5 | 14.8:1 | 83% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 84% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 24 | 11.2:1 | 77% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 51% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith-Barnes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (304 to 252); teachers down 2% (20.5 to 20).
About Smith-Barnes Elementary School
Smith-Barnes Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Stockbridge. It covers grades 4 through 5, with a total enrollment of 252 students. Enrollment is 58% lower than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
Smith-Barnes Elementary School is part of Henry County, where 53 schools serve 43,012 students.
Black students account for 57% of enrollment at Smith-Barnes Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Smith-Barnes Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Federal staffing data show 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at Smith-Barnes Elementary School and a ratio of 12.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 85% of students. For comparison, public schools in Henry County average 63%.
Smith-Barnes Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Smith-Barnes Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.5% is 7.8 points below the 33.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Henry County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,146, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Smith-Barnes Elementary School is among the 54 public schools in Henry County.
The closest public school to Smith-Barnes Elementary School is Stockbridge Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Smith-Barnes Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Smith-Barnes Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 268 in 2020-21 and 252 in 2024-25, a decrease of 16 students.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
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- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
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- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
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- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,251 students
- General Ray Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
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- Stockbridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
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Nearby schools
- Stockbridge Elementary School0.5 mi · 485
- Stockbridge Middle School1.6 mi · 673
- Red Oak Elementary School1.9 mi · 638
- Cotton Indian Elementary School2.6 mi · 545
- Stockbridge High School2.7 mi · 1,456
- Pate's Creek Elementary School2.9 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Smith-Barnes Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith-Barnes Elementary School?
Smith-Barnes Elementary School enrolls approximately 252 students in grades 04-05.
Is Smith-Barnes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith-Barnes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Smith-Barnes Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Smith-Barnes Elementary School.
How diverse is Smith-Barnes Elementary School?
Smith-Barnes Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 30% Hispanic, 57% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Smith-Barnes Elementary School?
Smith-Barnes Elementary School is overseen by Henry County in Henry County.
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