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Best Public Schools in Barrow County, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

15,313

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBarrow Arts and Sciences Academy37^th of 457 Georgia high schools

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Biggest riser

Austin Road Elementary School up 121 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Winder Elementary School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bramlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	622 Freeman Brock Rd	Auburn	30011	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-1627	654	58	11.2	51.2%	338 (51.7%)	56 (8.6%)	188 (28.7%)	35 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	56	479^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.8%		49.6	571^st of 1238 public elementary schools	53.9%	92				55.1	52.4	47.2				35.4				$16,927	$1,070	$15,857
Statham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1970 Broad St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 725-7112	776	65	11.9	62.8%	381 (49.1%)	115 (14.8%)	185 (23.8%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.1%)	30.8	826^th of 1222 public elementary schools	32.4%		35.2	750^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.4%	76				34.1	35.6	35.4				31.9				$16,000	$1,280	$14,720
Holsenbeck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Holsenbeck School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-1540	813	62	13.1	62.6%	438 (53.9%)	65 (8.0%)	213 (26.2%)	43 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	50.5	539^th of 1222 public elementary schools	55.9%		52.2	533^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.9%	6				42.3	44.4	47.2				44.0				$14,079	$923	$13,156
Winder-Barrow High School	Public	9-12	272 N 5th Ave	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 867-4519	1,869	126	14.8	51.0%	862 (46.1%)	274 (14.7%)	522 (27.9%)	113 (6.0%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.0%)	40.9	219^th of 457 public high schools	52.1%		36.2	260^th of 451 public high schools	42.4%	41	22.2	40.7	44.0											$12,756	$752	$12,004
County Line Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	334 Rockwell Church Rd NW	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2902	573	53	10.9	62.0%	306 (53.4%)	43 (7.5%)	156 (27.2%)	31 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	47.2	589^th of 1222 public elementary schools	51.8%		50	564^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.4%	25				29.7	45.9	46.7				44.5				$16,816	$946	$15,870
Bear Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	228 Jefferson St	Statham	30666	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2116	752	59	12.8	57.7%	344 (45.7%)	115 (15.3%)	217 (28.9%)	25 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	36.9	347^th of 578 public middle schools	40.0%		41.8	325^th of 585 public middle schools	44.4%	22	77.3						34.0	42.7	30.2		15.0	24.9	61.1	$13,882	$822	$13,060
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 McElhannon Rd SW	Bethlehem	30620	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-2238	641	54	11.9	61.5%	318 (49.6%)	88 (13.7%)	172 (26.8%)	35 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	53.7	513^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.0%		47.2	604^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.2%	91				55.7	49.6	51.8				27.2				$16,129	$1,027	$15,102
Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1334 6th Ave	Auburn	30011	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 963-7887	678	67	10.1	67.4%	279 (41.2%)	71 (10.5%)	238 (35.1%)	32 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	24.5	926^th of 1222 public elementary schools	24.2%		37.1	727^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.3%	199				25.8	42.0	28.8				24.0				$18,083	$1,709	$16,375
Westside Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Matthews School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 307-2972	793	58	13.6	70.6%	282 (35.6%)	128 (16.1%)	303 (38.2%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.8%)	35.6	359^th of 578 public middle schools	37.9%		29.7	412^th of 585 public middle schools	29.6%	53	71.4						31.9	31.6	29.7		22.8	25.3	70.2	$13,243	$839	$12,403
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Matthews School Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-3182	764	61	12.6	68.3%	291 (38.1%)	133 (17.4%)	246 (32.2%)	30 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.4%)	33.9	773^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	36.7%		34.1	770^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.8%	3				47.7	30.1	37.0				27.4				$15,190	$1,026	$14,164
Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	364 W Candler St	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-8181	973	66	14.8	54.3%	453 (46.6%)	121 (12.4%)	258 (26.5%)	67 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.3%)	53.2	249^th of 578 public middle schools	56.9%		51	257^th of 585 public middle schools	56.1%	8	77.3						34.6	34.3	37.2		32.2	47.5	89.7	$11,977	$735	$11,242
Yargo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 867-1147	782	62	12.6	64.7%	266 (34.0%)	197 (25.2%)	222 (28.4%)	27 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.0%)	18.9	1010^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.3%		26.5	899^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.4%	111				30.2	38.0	22.5				15.8				$14,923	$990	$13,933
Apalachee High School	Public	9-12	940 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 586-5111	1,949	132	14.7	60.9%	784 (40.2%)	380 (19.5%)	611 (31.3%)	74 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (5.1%)	35	258^th of 457 public high schools	43.5%		28.8	305^th of 451 public high schools	32.4%	47	42.7	32.1	33.9											$13,340	$721	$12,619
Haymon-Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	1008 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 963-0602	973	67	14.6	61.6%	420 (43.2%)	192 (19.7%)	275 (28.3%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	62.3	189^th of 578 public middle schools	67.3%		56.5	229^th of 585 public middle schools	60.9%	40	93.4						40.8	46.3	49.1		25.9	48.2	94.1	$12,530	$601	$11,929
Winder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	194 McNeal Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 425-2194	656	66	10.0	73.6%	227 (34.6%)	167 (25.5%)	180 (27.4%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	35.9	739^th of 1222 public elementary schools	39.5%		29.2	850^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.3%	111				43.5	38.8	41.1				23.4				$17,664	$936	$16,729
Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	Public	9-12	1007 Austin Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(678) 425-2903	967	59	16.3	47.1%	521 (53.9%)	115 (11.9%)	222 (23.0%)	54 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.4%)	81.1	37^th of 457 public high schools	91.9%		86.2	28^th of 451 public high schools	93.8%	9	67.5	71.8	65.9											$12,506	$404	$12,102
Austin Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 Austin Road	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 429-5674	700	54	12.9	61.3%	321 (45.9%)	121 (17.3%)	198 (28.3%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	50.8	536^th of 1222 public elementary schools	56.1%		42.1	657^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.9%	121				56.5	43.8	41.6				35.6				$14,662	$983	$13,679

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