Southfield Elementary School

Southfield Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in Macon, Georgia, operated by Bibb County, instructing 630 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Bibb County, which oversees 35 schools and 21,334 students, Southfield Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Southfield Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Southfield Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bibb County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southfield Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.3%; actual is 15.6%, a gap of -23.7 points.

Across the wider county, Bibb County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,234, 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), Southfield Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Southwest High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southfield Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southfield Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 14.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Southfield Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 837 (now 630). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 84% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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