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Winder Elementary School

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Winder Elementary School ranks 850 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Winder Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Winder, Georgia, part of the Barrow County School District. With 681 students, Winder Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, ranking between 679 and 897 out of over 1,200 Georgia elementary schools in recent years.

The school's challenges are likely driven by its very high poverty rates, with 65-77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby Barrow County schools. Despite these challenges, Winder Elementary spends less per student than many of its peers, around $9,000-$9,500 per student. However, the school does have a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 11.6-12.1, which may help offset the resource constraints to some degree.

Interestingly, other Barrow County elementary schools, such as Bethlehem Elementary, Austin Road Elementary, and Holsenbeck Elementary, generally outperform Winder Elementary on test scores, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations. This suggests there may be opportunities for Winder to learn from the instructional practices and school cultures at these higher-performing schools.

656

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,809

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

194 McNeal Rd
Winder, GA 30680

(678) 425-2194

District: Barrow County

Students who attend Winder Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Russell Middle School
High:	Apalachee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.6%

Hispanic:

27.4%

African American:

25.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2019 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2019

!Science scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

Georgia avg42%

850^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	29.2	850 of 1238	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	877 of 1248	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	897 of 1242	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	813 of 1244	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	771 of 1214	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	679 of 1234	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-11 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

Science24%-20 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gum Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Gum Springs Church Rd	Jefferson	30549	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 654-5580	939	69	13.7	31.9%	698 (74.3%)	49 (5.2%)	106 (11.3%)	39 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.7%)	86.1	170^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.3%		74.6	288^th of 1248 public elementary schools	76.9%	118	55.6	56.9	56.3	70.8	70.8	61.8	57.6	$13,852	$450	$13,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Winder Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Winder Elementary School?

Students at Winder Elementary School are 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Winder Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Russell Middle School
High : Apalachee High School

How many students attend Winder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Winder Elementary School.

Is Winder Elementary School a good school?

Winder Elementary School ranks 850^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Winder Elementary School in?

Barrow County

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2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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