Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186000859
Winston Elementary School
13691 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Winston, GA 30187 · (770) 651-4700 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
250 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
41.9%
GA avg 40.1% . -14.7pp since 2021
Math
51.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 58.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.6% | 59.8% |
| 2021-22 | 56.7% | 57.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 Winston Elementary School
Winston Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Elementary School this school | 297 | 84.2% | 51.9% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Atlanta | 378 | 83.1% | 33.2% |
| Benteen Elementary School Atlanta | 329 | 88.4% | 33.2% |
| Winterville Elementary School Winterville | 343 | 93.6% | 28.6% |
| Annette Winn Elementary School Lithia Springs | 341 | 88.3% | 39.6% |
| Beulah Elementary School Douglasville | 428 | 83.9% | 34.8% |
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 Winston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #314 of 1,208 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #372 of 1,215 ▼ 98 | #2 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #422 of 1,215 ▼ 73 | #4 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.4pp | #19 of 1,183 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,242 of 1,324 | #22 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #364 of 1,301 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #153 of 1,301 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #657 of 1,312 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.9% | #46 of 854 | #1 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
297
-62 (-17%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 297 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 84% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 89% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26.1 | 12.3:1 | 77% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 62% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 67% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 68% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 67% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | 39% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (463 to 297); teachers down 17% (29 to 24).
About Winston Elementary School
Winston Elementary School is a small elementary school in Douglas County, located in Winston, Georgia. It had 297 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Georgia have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 51% lower.
The district, Douglas County, operates 35 schools serving 25,521 students.
The biggest share of students at Winston Elementary School, 41%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Black, 25% White, and 6% multiracial. In Douglas County overall, about 12% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Its ratio of 12.4:1 is based on 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Douglas County is 71%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Winston Elementary School would score about 33.9%. It scores 51.9%, a top-10% result among Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Douglas County, the median household earns about $82,984 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Winston Elementary School shares Douglas County with 36 other public schools.
About 1.1 miles separate Winston Elementary School from the closest public school, Mason Creek Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Winston Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 359 to 297, a 17% decline.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Winston
- Mason Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Mason Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other Winston Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Winston Elementary. Winston Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- WINSTON ELEM.WINSTON, MO · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Mason Creek Middle School1.1 mi · 853
- Mason Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 513
- Bright Star Elementary School2.2 mi · 481
- North Douglas Elementary School3.0 mi · 537
- Bill Arp Elementary School3.4 mi · 645
- Mirror Lake Elementary School3.5 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Winston Elementary SchoolHow large is Winston Elementary School?
Winston Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Winston Elementary School serve?
Winston Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winston Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winston Elementary School?
At Winston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 41% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Winston Elementary School public or private?
Winston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County.
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