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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 130042004204
Southfield Elementary School
4375 Bloomfield Drive Ext, Macon, GA 31206 · (478) 779-4800 · Bibb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
464 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
14.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
18.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.7% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.1% | 7.4% |
| 2022-23 | 7.5% | 7.0% |
| 2021-22 | 9.0% | 5.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Southfield Elementary School
Southfield Elementary School's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southfield Elementary School this school | 630 | 73.7% | 15.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School Stockbridge | 590 | 75.8% | 25.9% |
| Veterans Elementary School Macon | 715 | 73.7% | 13.2% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary McDonough | 712 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School Douglasville | 620 | 69.2% | 32.5% |
| Luella Elementary School Locust Grove | 616 | 70.8% | 28.8% |
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 Southfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Bibb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,135 of 1,208 | #14 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,101 of 1,215 ▲ 107 | #13 of 21 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #1,137 of 1,215 ▲ 42 | #14 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.3pp | #164 of 1,183 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #524 of 1,324 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #808 of 1,301 | #9 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #960 of 1,301 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #792 of 1,312 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #156 of 854 | #2 of 17 |
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
630
-176 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 630 | 45.3 | 13.9:1 | 74% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 86% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 53.1 | 13.9:1 | 100% (737) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 55 | 14.7:1 | 100% (806) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 52.3 | 16.0:1 | 99% (829) |
| 2015-16 | 807 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 99% (799) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (837 to 630); teachers down 13% (52.3 to 45.3).
About Southfield Elementary School
Southfield Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Macon, Georgia. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 630 students on the rolls.
Bibb County has 21,334 students in 35 schools, and Southfield Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Southfield Elementary School is Black: 76%. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% White. Bibb County as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Southfield Elementary School scores 40%.
Based on 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Southfield Elementary School has a ratio of 13.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Income data for the school show 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Bibb County.
Southfield Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia are predicted to post 39.3%, so the school is 23.7 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
For the population of Bibb County, the median household earns about $51,234 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 20%. Across Bibb County, 41 public schools serve about 23,725 students.
Southwest High School is about 2.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Southfield Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Southfield Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 806 (2020-21) to 630 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Southfield Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,578
Census ACS
Median income
$51,234
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
23,725 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 892 students
Other schools in Macon
- Academy For Classical EducationCombined · 1,808 students
- Howard High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,013 students
- Howard Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Rutland High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Weaver Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest High School2.0 mi · 860
- Bruce Elementary School2.5 mi · 411
- Veterans Elementary School2.6 mi · 715
- Hartley Elementary School2.7 mi · 385
- Porter Elementary School3.1 mi · 400
- Ballard Hudson Middle School3.2 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About Southfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Southfield Elementary School?
Southfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Southfield Elementary School serve?
Southfield Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Southfield Elementary School have?
Southfield Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southfield Elementary School?
At Southfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Southfield Elementary School public or private?
Southfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.