Veterans Elementary School

Veterans Elementary School, an average-sized elementary-level community in Macon, Georgia, one of the schools within Bibb County, caters to 715 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Veterans Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Veterans Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bibb County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Veterans Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.3%; this one comes in at 13.2%, -26.0 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bibb County indicate median household income runs about $51,234, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Across Bibb County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,725 students), Veterans Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Union Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Veterans Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 11.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Veterans Elementary School has fell 16%, going from 850 students in 2018 to 715 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 11% to 18%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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