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Heritage Elementary School

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Heritage Elementary School ranks 817 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

817^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Elementary School is a public elementary school in Macon, Georgia, serving 525 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Bibb County School District, which is ranked 175 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Bibb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.4% of 3rd graders, 26.5% of 4th graders, and 30.7% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 34.9%, 39.3%, and 43%, respectively. The school's statewide ranking has also declined, dropping from 449 out of 1,205 Georgia elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 817 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025.

When comparing Heritage Elementary School to nearby schools in the Bibb County district, it is clear that the school is underperforming academically. For instance, Springdale Elementary School, located just 4.72 miles away, consistently outperforms Heritage in Milestones Assessment scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Heritage Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.81% to 100% over the past few years, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

524

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,545

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6050 Thomaston Rd
Macon, GA 31220

(478) 779-4715

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Heritage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Weaver Middle School
High:	Westside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.6%

White:

18.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg26%

Georgia avg42%

817^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bibb County

175^th of 206Bibb County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	817 of 1238	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	748 of 1248	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	772 of 1242	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	774 of 1244	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	884 of 1214	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	622 of 1234	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	615 of 1209	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.2	449 of 1205	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	596 of 1233	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.8	558 of 1240	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.6	763 of 1231	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	864 of 1225	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.8	771 of 1201	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	743 of 1212	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	734 of 1183	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.3	530 of 1133	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.8	586 of 1134	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.2	583 of 1125	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.9	420 of 1101	61.9%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-12 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Best Principal and Best Teachers! Our daughter attended Heritage K-4 though 5th grade and was very happy there. Our son started last year in 4-K and he is doing great this year in Kindergarten. We LOVE Heritage!! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 4, 2016

We LOVE Heritage!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Heritage Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Thomaston Rd	Macon	31220	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4715	524	38	13.6	61.3%	96 (18.3%)	349 (66.6%)	28 (5.3%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	31	817^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.0%		36.6	748^th of 1248 public elementary schools	40.1%	69	21.4	26.5	30.7				38.6	37.3	25.0				34.1			$15,545	$1,723	$13,823
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4831 Mamie Carter Dr	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 773-2629	475	33	14.3	78.3%	6 (1.3%)	458 (96.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9.4	1193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.4	1235^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.0%	42	11.6	14.9	13.9				17.4	19.4	10.1				15.2			$16,183	$2,304	$13,879
Carter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Zebulon Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3350	520	36	14.6	57.7%	57 (11.0%)	350 (67.3%)	38 (7.3%)	43 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	53.4	521^st of 1238 public elementary schools	57.9%		56.1	491^st of 1248 public elementary schools	60.7%	30	36.1	52.9	33.3				38.6	54.3	31.9				47.2			$14,964	$1,696	$13,268
Veterans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Faubus Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4800	715	51	14.1	73.7%	26 (3.6%)	539 (75.4%)	130 (18.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	6.8	1218^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.1	1184^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.1%	34	9.6	6.4	7.5				12.5	17.0	11.2				14.0			$14,836	$2,462	$12,374
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3522 Greenbriar Road	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2050	712	48	14.9	78.9%	16 (2.2%)	641 (90.0%)	41 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	6.9	1215^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.9%		7.6	1226^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	3.4	8.5	16.7				5.2	4.7	6.7				22.5			$14,777	$2,112	$12,665
Springdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4965 Northside Dr	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3750	609	43	14.3	46.3%	176 (28.9%)	288 (47.3%)	38 (6.2%)	56 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	59.8	435^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.9%		67.7	370^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.4%	65	47.2	40.8	41.5				48.3	51.0	45.7				40.4			$15,573	$1,548	$14,024
Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2500	385	30	12.8	75.8%	4 (1.0%)	370 (96.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6	1227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.4	1178^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.6%	49	10.7	3.9	3.3				7.1	13.7	1.7				20.0			$17,159	$2,453	$14,707
Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Newport Rd	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3150	484	32	15.3	64.9%	39 (8.1%)	370 (76.4%)	36 (7.4%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	33.8	779^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.1%		35.4	766^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.6%	13	23.9	30.2	33.8				35.8	34.0	32.5				32.9			$15,376	$2,003	$13,373
Rosa Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2976 Crestline Dr	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3563	583	41	14.2	63.8%	78 (13.4%)	417 (71.5%)	56 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	14.8	1097^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.4%		9	1206^th of 1248 public elementary schools	3.4%	109	18.9	12.0	20.7				32.4	9.1	6.1				29.3			$16,811	$2,514	$14,297
Cirrus Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1870 Pio Nono Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	State Specialty Schools II- Cirrus Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(478) 250-1376	429	25	17.5	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	393 (91.6%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	7.1	1209^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.3%		10.5	1177^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.7%	32	6.1	20.5	12.3	5.7	15.3	15.4	6.1	23.1	8.8	5.7	8.5	25.0	5.3	5.8	0.0	$17,110	$1,522	$15,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Elementary School

How many students attend Heritage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Heritage Elementary School.

What district is Heritage Elementary School in?

Bibb County

What schools do graduates of Heritage Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Weaver Middle School
High : Westside High School

Is Heritage Elementary School a good school?

Heritage Elementary School ranks 817^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Elementary School?

Students at Heritage Elementary School are 67% African American, 18% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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