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Which teacher or staff member at Yargo Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
782
Elementary
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARROW COUNTY·NCES 130029002293
Yargo Elementary School
1000 Haymon Morris Rd, Winder, GA 30680 · (770) 867-1147 · Barrow County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
506 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 | 57 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
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
26.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.6pp since 2021
Math
30.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 36.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 33.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 35.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Yargo Elementary School
Yargo Elementary School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yargo Elementary School this school | 782 | 64.7% | 30.2% |
| Carrollton Upper Elementary Carrollton | 817 | 60.6% | 44.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary School Winder | 764 | 68.3% | 33.5% |
| Austin Road Elementary School Winder | 700 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Pitner Elementary School Acworth | 802 | 56.5% | 41.5% |
| White Oak Elementary School Newnan | 712 | 60.5% | 43.4% |
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 Yargo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Barrow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #795 of 1,208 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #852 of 1,215 ▼ 176 | #10 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #837 of 1,215 ▼ 86 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #112 of 1,183 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #254 of 1,324 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #421 of 1,301 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #53 of 1,301 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #886 of 1,312 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #646 of 854 | #5 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
782
-93 (-11%) vs 2020
+47% since 2000-01, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 782 | 62 | 12.6:1 | 65% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 60.1 | 13.2:1 | 69% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 896 | 66.1 | 13.6:1 | 55% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 66 | 13.3:1 | 57% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 839 | 57.5 | 14.6:1 | 50% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 49% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 54% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 27% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yargo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (839 to 782); teachers up 8% (57.5 to 62).
About Yargo Elementary School
Yargo Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Georgia, with an address in Winder. It reports enrollment of 782 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
Besides Yargo Elementary School, Barrow County runs 16 other schools. The district enrolls 15,313 students.
White students account for 34% of enrollment at Yargo Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Barrow County residents are about 67% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
Yargo Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is 0.7 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Yargo Elementary School, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Yargo Elementary School is 13.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
In the wider Barrow County area, median household income comes to about $80,653, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Barrow County counts 17 public schools with about 15,313 students.
Among nearby public schools, Haymon-Morris Middle School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 30.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Yargo Elementary School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Yargo Elementary School had a net loss of 93 students, or 11%.
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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
- Haymon-Morris Middle School0.1 mi · 973
- Apalachee High School0.3 mi · 1,949
- Westside Middle School2.5 mi · 793
- Kennedy Elementary School2.6 mi · 764
- Harbins Elementary School3.9 mi · 1,320
- Bethlehem Elementary School4.5 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Yargo Elementary SchoolHow large is Yargo Elementary School?
Yargo Elementary School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades PK-05.
Is Yargo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Yargo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Yargo Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Yargo Elementary School.
How diverse is Yargo Elementary School?
Yargo Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Yargo Elementary School?
Yargo 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.