Winder Elementary School

Set in Winder, Georgia, Winder Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, one of the schools within Barrow County. It educates 656 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Barrow County comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 15,313 students; Winder Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Winder Elementary School reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Barrow County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Winder Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 28.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Barrow County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,653, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Barrow County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,313 students), Winder Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Russell Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Winder Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winder Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 659 students in 2018 to 656 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Winder Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.