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Yargo Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Yargo Elementary School in Winder, GA, serves approximately 782 students in Pre-K through 5th grade within the Barrow County School District. The school has seen a significant shift in its academic standing over the past decade, moving from a mid-tier performer to its current position in the bottom quintile of Georgia elementary schools.

In the most recent testing cycle, Yargo's math proficiency rates trail both district and state averages at every grade level. For example, 5th grade math proficiency stands at 22.5%, compared to 51.8% at Bethlehem Elementary and 47.2% at Bramlett Elementary. The 5th grade science score of 15.8% is particularly low—less than half the district average and roughly one-third of the state average. Notably, Yargo's 4th grade math performance (38.0%) is stronger than both its 3rd and 5th grade results, suggesting a possible area of strength to build upon. The school's ranking has dropped sharply in just two years, from the 40th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026.

There are some positive signs. Yargo's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.2% is below both the district (17.0%) and state (17.7%) averages, and the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. However, per-student spending of $15,068 is the lowest among comparable Barrow County schools—for instance, Auburn Elementary spends $18,228 and Winder Elementary spends $17,809. When compared to demographically similar schools, Yargo still lags: Kennedy Elementary achieves 47.7% proficiency in 3rd grade math versus Yargo's 30.2%. While spending has increased 32.6% over three years, these investments have not yet translated into improved outcomes, leaving questions about what targeted interventions might help reverse the current trend.

782

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,068

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Haymon Morris Rd
Winder, GA 30680

(770) 867-1147

District: Barrow County

Students who attend Yargo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haymon-Morris Middle School
High:	Winder-Barrow High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.0%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

25.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

1,010^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 42 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Barrow County

100^th of 202Barrow 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
2026	18.9	1010 of 1222	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	899 of 1238	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	750 of 1236	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	665 of 1223	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	659 of 1220	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	558 of 1214	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	499 of 1234	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	449 of 1209	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	375 of 1205	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	496 of 1233	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.3	444 of 1240	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.1	381 of 1231	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.5	205 of 1225	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	314 of 1201	73.9%	★★★★☆
2011	70.0	397 of 1212	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.6	300 of 1183	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	369 of 1133	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	346 of 1134	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.4	201 of 1125	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	259 of 1101	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	630 of 829	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	704 of 892	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.3	364 of 879	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	361 of 870	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	400 of 876	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	207 of 215	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	302 of 317	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	211 of 304	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	251 of 286	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	214 of 283	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	890 of 1189	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	777 of 1224	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	753 of 1223	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	640 of 1212	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	694 of 1206	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	492 of 504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	520 of 583	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	284 of 565	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	240 of 535	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	264 of 516	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1050 of 1186	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	987 of 1225	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	730 of 1220	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	672 of 1210	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	628 of 1209	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	293 of 466	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	297 of 565	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	277 of 487	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	367 of 455	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	260 of 415	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	573 of 703	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	613 of 769	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	659 of 772	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	664 of 775	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	660 of 779	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-18 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 14, 2018

This school is beyond horrible!!! No communication at all. The teachers could care less about a students success. They stress kids about apt meetings only school I have seen do this. The meetings are unnecessary and they schedule every grade on a different night and the meeting is 1 and 15 minutes to a hour and a half. The drag their feet when it comes to testing or IEPs. It took them 4 months to complete my childs testing and gave an IEP two weeks before school ended. Which needed to be revised within the first month and half of the next year. I just have nothing good to say about the school. They ignore any and all problems and the school board does the same. The school board is not any better than the school. A lot of parents have moved out of this area because of the schools and the types of people living around here. While it looks like a nice area. There is a lot of racism and hate that goes on in this area/county and people teach the same to their kids. There is also a lot of drug addicts in this area. I do not recommend the schools or buying a property in this county! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
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	$15,068	$990	$14,078
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	$15,335	$1,026	$14,309
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%)	70.2	327^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.2%		63.1	402^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.5%	75	59.3	54.5	49.4	55.5	$13,741	$652	$13,089
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	$16,274	$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%)	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	$18,228	$1,708	$16,519
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	$17,809	$936	$16,874
Walker Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Carl Davis Rd NW	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 267-8311	755	55	13.8	49.3%	493 (65.3%)	122 (16.2%)	81 (10.7%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	65.9	370^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.7%		50.6	556^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.1%	186	55.3	54.2	57.3	43.6	$13,198	$311	$12,886
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	$16,961	$946	$16,015
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	$17,072	$1,070	$16,002
Alcova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	770 Ewing Chapel Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 376-8500	1,467	105	13.9	70.1%	126 (8.6%)	767 (52.3%)	378 (25.8%)	116 (7.9%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.8%)	56.7	470^th of 1222 public elementary schools	61.5%		53.4	519^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.1%	49	47.6	54.5	41.4	46.0	$13,701	$1,215	$12,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Yargo Elementary School

How many students attend Yargo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Yargo Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Yargo Elementary School?

Students at Yargo Elementary School are 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Yargo Elementary School in?

Barrow County

What schools do graduates of Yargo Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Haymon-Morris Middle School
High : Winder-Barrow High School

Is Yargo Elementary School a good school?

Yargo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

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