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Bernd Elementary School

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Bernd Elementary School ranks 909 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

909^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Bernd Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 356 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Bibb County school district, and it has recently shown one of the most dramatic turnarounds among nearby elementary schools.

Bernd has climbed from the 3rd percentile in statewide rankings (2022-2023) to the 26th percentile (2025-2026)—a jump of 23 points that outpaces every other school in its immediate area. While many neighboring schools have stagnated or declined, Bernd’s improvement stands out. For example, Hartley Elementary School fell from the 6th to 4th percentile, and Ingram/Pye Elementary School dropped from the 13th to 7th percentile over the same period. Even Alexander II Magnet School, the highest-performing nearby school, slipped from the 81st to 57th percentile. Bernd now ranks in the middle of its peer group, outperforming Williams Elementary School (10th percentile) and Bruce Elementary School (18th percentile), while trailing Burdell Elementary School (41st percentile) and Vineville Academy (47th percentile).

A key driver of this progress appears to be attendance. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 35.7% in 2021-2022 to just 16.6% in 2025-2026—now below both the district average (27.5%) and the state average (17.7%). Math scores have also improved, with 4th graders reaching 38.5% proficiency in 2025-2026, above the district average of 33.7%. The school spends $18,597 per student, among the highest in the area, and maintains a favorable 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Science remains a challenge (28.9% proficiency vs. 34.7% district), but the overall trajectory is positive. Bernd also shows notable strength with African American students, ranking in the 38th percentile statewide for that group—12 points higher than its overall ranking. For parents, this is a school that appears to be genuinely improving, with recent gains in attendance and math suggesting that current strategies are working.

356

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,597

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4160 Ocmulgee East Blvd
Macon, GA 31217

(478) 779-2730

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Bernd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Appling Middle School
High:	Northeast High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.6%

White:

8.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

909^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bibb County

165^th of 202Bibb 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	25.0	909 of 1222	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	979 of 1238	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1086 of 1236	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1189 of 1223	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1063 of 1220	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1049 of 1214	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	953 of 1234	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	931 of 1209	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1065 of 1205	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	985 of 1233	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1048 of 1240	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.9	821 of 1231	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	722 of 1225	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	578 of 1201	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	787 of 1212	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.5	926 of 1183	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1052 of 1133	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	1076 of 1134	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	954 of 1125	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	922 of 1101	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	514 of 829	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	596 of 892	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	748 of 879	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	825 of 870	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	683 of 876	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	879 of 1189	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	986 of 1224	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1093 of 1223	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1153 of 1212	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1103 of 1206	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	867 of 1186	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	947 of 1225	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1023 of 1220	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1181 of 1210	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1001 of 1209	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 29, 2021

The worst elementary school in Macon. Very unorganized and the teacher's are not good. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, December 6, 2018

This is an awesome little school! It's very family oriented and they have the best staff ever! My child loves his school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bernd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Ocmulgee East Blvd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2730	356	29	12.4	71.9%	30 (8.4%)	301 (84.6%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	25	909^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.7	979^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.9%	70	22.2	38.5	33.4				28.9			$18,597	$2,915	$15,682
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Shurling Dr	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2100	675	42	16.0	79.4%	18 (2.7%)	621 (92.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	30.8	823^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	32.7%		17.3	1043^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.8%	220	21.8	32.6	29.2				49.4			$14,717	$1,992	$12,725
Burdell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	972 Fort Hill St	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2937	433	34	12.9	76.9%	2 (0.5%)	384 (88.7%)	30 (6.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	36.8	722^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.4	678^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.2%	44	41.6	40.2	30.9				36.8			$17,626	$2,396	$15,230
Alexander II Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 College St	Macon	31201	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(478) 779-2679	465	35	13.4	56.6%	46 (9.9%)	386 (83.0%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	53	524^th of 1222 public elementary schools	57.1%		76.8	259^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.1%	265	54.7	47.7	44.9				34.8			$15,641	$1,820	$13,821
Ingram/Pye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3000	450	32	14.0	81.6%	4 (0.9%)	413 (91.8%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	11.1	1139^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.8%		6.5	1222^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.3%	83	16.9	18.0	17.6				25.5			$16,904	$2,662	$14,242
Bruce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3660 Houston Ave	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4558	411	28	14.6	79.1%	18 (4.4%)	333 (81.0%)	39 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	19.5	1003^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.9	1165^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.9%	162	26.0	20.0	23.5				34.3			$16,241	$2,632	$13,609
Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Pursley St	Macon	31201	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3660	294	25	11.7	84.7%	7 (2.4%)	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	13.9	1101^st of 1222 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.9	1201^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.0%	100	17.0	42.3	8.5				4.3			$19,630	$2,815	$16,816
Cirrus Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1870 Pio Nono Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	State Specialty Schools II- Cirrus Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(478) 250-1376	429	25	17.5	—	3 (0.7%)	393 (91.6%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	4.1	1214^th of 1222 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.1	1209^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.3%	5	7.9	8.6	8.2	7.0	6.0	7.0	2.0	8.8	0.0	$17,110	$1,522	$15,588
Vineville Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2260 Vineville Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3226	479	34	14.0	56.8%	76 (15.9%)	351 (73.3%)	27 (5.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	41.9	653^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	46.6%		42.2	656^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.0%	3	35.8	44.8	30.3				48.5			$15,802	$1,485	$14,317
Mattie Wells Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Mattie Wells Dr	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 742-5959	584	41	14.4	53.6%	267 (45.7%)	258 (44.2%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.2%)	23.4	946^th of 1222 public elementary schools	22.6%		36.4	731^st of 1238 public elementary schools	41.0%	215	34.6	39.1	20.4				23.6			$15,112	$999	$14,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Bernd Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bernd Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Appling Middle School
High : Northeast High School

What is the racial makeup of Bernd Elementary School?

Students at Bernd Elementary School are 85% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bernd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Bernd Elementary School.

Is Bernd Elementary School a good school?

Bernd Elementary School ranks 909^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bernd Elementary School in?

Bibb County

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