Summary:
Baldwin, Georgia is home to a single elementary school, Baldwin Elementary School, which serves students in grades PK through 5 with an enrollment of 422 and is part of the Habersham County district.
For parents considering this school, the most encouraging news is the strong momentum in early-grade math. Between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, 3rd grade math proficiency jumped from 35.5% to 45.6%, and 4th grade math improved from 34.5% to 41.5%. While these scores still trail the state averages (48.3% and 50.1%, respectively), the gains are substantial and suggest recent instructional efforts are working for younger students. However, the picture is less positive in upper grades: 5th grade math proficiency declined to 32.2% (11.9 points below the state), and 5th grade science sits at just 30.5% compared to 44.2% statewide—the school's biggest academic challenge. The school also shows a widening gap as students progress, with each grade level falling further behind state averages.
On the positive side, Baldwin Elementary School has a notably low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7%, less than half the state average of 17.7%, despite 100% of students participating in the free/reduced lunch program. The school also benefits from a favorable 11.2:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $17,322, indicating strong resource investment. The school's overall ranking has fluctuated, moving from the 47th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 38th percentile in 2024-2025, then recovering to the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026. English Language Arts scores from the prior year showed significant variation across grades, but current-year ELA data has not yet been released, so no conclusions should be drawn about recent ELA performance. Overall, the school combines strong attendance, small class sizes, and improving early-grade math with challenges in upper-grade science and math.
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