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Kennedy Elementary School

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Kennedy Elementary School ranks 770 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Winder, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 748 students. The school is part of the Barrow County School District, which is ranked 103 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Kennedy Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Barrow County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the county and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This declining performance trend has led to a drop in the school's statewide ranking, from a high of 266th out of 1,205 Georgia elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 770th out of 1,238 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars in 2016-2017 to 2 stars in the most recent years.

One potential factor contributing to Kennedy Elementary School's academic challenges is its high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which has increased from 59.7% in 2022-2023 to 75.13% in 2023-2024. This is significantly higher than the state average and suggests a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby schools in the Barrow County district, such as Holsenbeck Elementary and County Line Elementary, Kennedy Elementary consistently underperforms in academic proficiency rates across multiple subject areas and grade levels.

764

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,335

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Matthews School Rd
Winder, GA 30680

(770) 867-3182

District: Barrow County

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westside Middle School
High:	Winder-Barrow High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

Hispanic:

32.2%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Georgia avg42%

770^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Barrow County

103^rd of 206Barrow 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	770 of 1238	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	662 of 1248	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	724 of 1242	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	657 of 1244	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	515 of 1214	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	495 of 1234	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	342 of 1209	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	266 of 1205	77.9%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	324 of 1233	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.8	399 of 1240	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	723 of 1231	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.1	653 of 1225	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	579 of 1201	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	532 of 1212	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	527 of 1183	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.3	491 of 1133	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.4	604 of 1134	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.9	395 of 1125	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	439 of 1101	60.1%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-6 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

Science22%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 19, 2016

Teachers are not as helpful as they seem....Going through the motions and doesn't know how to handle and work with children below grade level. Most,(not all) don't know how to communicate with parents. Many parents tell me that teachers don't reach out to them about their child's struggles and i can agree on that. I'm writing a long letter to the Barrow County Superintendent, Dr. Chris McMichael, about my terrible experiences with KES. I also encourage any other parent having issues with KES to write to the superintendent as well. I'ts important that parents are confident about leaving their child in the hands of teachers who genuinely cares about teaching students of all race, (weather they are behind in grade level or not). And know how to find REAL solutions for children to make progress. Average Grade levels for KES may be impressive, however, they have no REAL solutions on how to HELP kids who are struggling and in need of extra support. Yes, there's the EIP, but what happens when teachers aren't communicating with parents, or give parents little to no info about there child's academic progress?? I guess the child is destined to fail from lack of support and communication. And not making sure parents are on the same page with what's being taught at school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Unfortunately we've only been at Kennedy Elementary for two years. I wish my daughters entire elementary experience had of been here. The biggest win for this school is the principal. He goes above and beyond what his job description entails and shows a genuine interest in every kid. The fact that when my child gets out of my car in the morning he greets her by name is a HUGE plus as I've seen him do this with every child who walks down the hall. The school often holds informative meetings for parents, at least two a month. They want parents to be involved and they do everything in their power to allow them to. Close Quote

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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)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	34.1	770^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.9	662^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	47.0%	108	25.9	30.3	26.6	41.4	43.7	34.4	21.6	$15,335	$1,026	$14,309
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%)	29.2	850^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.3%		28.7	877^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.7%	27	14.4	29.3	33.7	32.2	32.6	40.2	23.9	$17,809	$936	$16,874
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%)	26.5	899^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.4%		36.2	752^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	39.7%	147	21.5	23.7	33.1	36.4	26.7	29.2	24.6	$15,068	$990	$14,078
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%)	50	564^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.4%		41.3	674^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.0%	110	25.8	37.5	44.4	49.4	50.5	39.4	34.3	$16,961	$946	$16,015
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%)	47.2	604^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.2%		46	611^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.0%	7	29.5	28.7	44.2	48.4	40.7	51.2	31.4	$16,274	$1,027	$15,247
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%)	37.1	727^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.3%		24	944^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.4%	217	27.5	34.7	34.7	37.3	38.6	33.7	28.6	$18,228	$1,708	$16,519
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%)	52.2	533^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.9%		47.4	597^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.2%	64	35.8	36.0	43.3	39.0	46.8	47.5	40.0	$14,223	$923	$13,301
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%)	49.6	571^st of 1238 public elementary schools	53.9%		50.4	561^st of 1248 public elementary schools	55.0%	10	32.4	38.5	43.9	43.5	48.7	29.6	40.8	$17,072	$1,070	$16,002
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%)	42.1	657^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.9%		40	694^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.4%	37	26.3	36.3	40.3	44.4	42.9	37.9	25.8	$14,807	$983	$13,824
Harbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 New Hope Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 682-4270	1,320	96	13.7	55.6%	284 (21.5%)	596 (45.2%)	299 (22.7%)	53 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (6.4%)	63.1	402^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.5%		67.1	380^th of 1248 public elementary schools	69.6%	22	39.9	46.9	45.3	46.4	56.1	41.0	51.1	$13,741	$652	$13,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Westside Middle School
High : Winder-Barrow High School

Is Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Kennedy Elementary School ranks 770^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kennedy Elementary School in?

Barrow County

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at Kennedy Elementary School are 38% White, 32% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Kennedy Elementary School.

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