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Which teacher or staff member at Winder Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029004275
Winder Elementary School
194 McNeal Rd, Winder, GA 30680 · (678) 425-2194 · Barrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
483 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
24.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
34.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 34.3% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 32.5% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Winder Elementary School
Winder Elementary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winder Elementary School this school | 656 | 73.6% | 28.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary School Winder | 764 | 68.3% | 33.5% |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs | 549 | 70.3% | 28.6% |
| Eagle Ridge Academy Columbus | 658 | 75.7% | 40.4% |
| Smiley Elementary School Ludowici | 765 | 77.3% | 36.8% |
| Yargo Elementary School Winder | 782 | 64.7% | 30.2% |
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 Winder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Barrow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #833 of 1,208 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #739 of 1,215 ▲ 4 | #8 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #878 of 1,215 ▲ 23 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #626 of 1,183 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #467 of 1,324 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #43 of 1,301 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #52 of 1,301 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #793 of 1,312 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #842 of 854 | #7 of 7 |
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
656
+66 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 656 | 65.5 | 10.0:1 | 74% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 56.1 | 12.1:1 | 77% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 53.7 | 12.2:1 | 65% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 55% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 46.5 | 14.2:1 | 76% (499) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winder Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (659 to 656); teachers up 41% (46.5 to 65.5).
About Winder Elementary School
In Winder, Georgia, Winder Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 656 students.
Barrow County operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,313 students.
About 35% of students at Winder Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Winder Elementary School has 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0:1. The school's 10.0:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 74%. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Barrow County.
Test results at Winder Elementary School are 10.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (28.8% actual, 39.3% predicted).
In Barrow County, home to about 89,886 people, the median household earns about $80,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Winder Elementary School shares Barrow County with 16 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Russell Middle School, is the closest to Winder Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 34.5%, higher than Winder Elementary School's 28.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Winder Elementary School is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 66 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 10.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Winder Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Barrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,886
Census ACS
Median income
$80,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
15,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barrow County
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Other schools in Winder
- Apalachee High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Winder-Barrow High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Haymon-Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
- Barrow Arts and Sciences AcademyHigh · 967 students
- Holsenbeck Elementary SchoolElementary · 813 students
Nearby schools
- Russell Middle School0.2 mi · 973
- Winder-Barrow High School0.5 mi · 1,869
- County Line Elementary School1.6 mi · 573
- Kennedy Elementary School2.2 mi · 764
- Westside Middle School2.2 mi · 793
- Holsenbeck Elementary School2.9 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Winder Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Winder Elementary School?
Winder Elementary School enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Winder Elementary School serve?
Winder Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winder Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winder Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (66 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Winder Elementary School?
Winder Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Winder Elementary School?
Winder Elementary School is overseen by Barrow County in Barrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.