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Williams Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves approximately 294 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Bibb County school district, where 84.7% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Williams Elementary has shown meaningful progress over the past few years. The school's state ranking has climbed from the 1st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 10th percentile for 2025-2026—its best position since 2016-2017. Chronic absenteeism has also dropped dramatically, from 47.8% in 2022-2023 to 28.2% now, though it remains above the state average of 17.7%. The most exciting bright spot is in 4th grade math: 42.3% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, up from just 14% the year before. That's a 28-point jump and actually beats several nearby schools, including Burdell Elementary (40.2%) and Rosa Taylor Elementary (25.7%). The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $19,630 per pupil—more than any nearby school—and maintaining a favorable 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio.

However, challenges remain. While 4th grade math shines, only 17% of 3rd graders and 8.5% of 5th graders were proficient in math, and 5th grade science proficiency fell to just 4.3%. This suggests that strong results in one grade haven't yet spread across the school. Compared to Alexander II Magnet School, located less than a mile away, Williams still lags significantly—Alexander II posts 54.7% proficiency in 3rd grade math and a 10.7% chronic absenteeism rate. Still, Williams outperforms Hartley Elementary (4th percentile) and John Robert Lewis Elementary (1st percentile) in state ranking. The path forward likely involves replicating the 4th grade math success across other grades and continuing to reduce absenteeism.

294

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,630

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Pursley St
Macon, GA 31201

(478) 779-3660

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Williams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Miller Magnet Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,101^st of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	13.9	1101 of 1222	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1201 of 1238	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1227 of 1236	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1218 of 1223	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1207 of 1220	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1187 of 1214	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1223 of 1234	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1157 of 1209	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1124 of 1205	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	1125 of 1233	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	1238 of 1240	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	1179 of 1231	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	1195 of 1225	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.8	1198 of 1201	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	1173 of 1212	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	1180 of 1183	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.5	1114 of 1133	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	999 of 1134	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	928 of 1125	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	677 of 829	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	839 of 892	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	868 of 879	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	865 of 870	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	865 of 876	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	1125 of 1189	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	1095 of 1224	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1192 of 1223	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1188 of 1212	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1192 of 1206	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	989 of 1186	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1206 of 1225	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1211 of 1220	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1207 of 1210	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1198 of 1209	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

Science4%-40 vs state

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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/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 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
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
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
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
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	100.0%	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
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
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
Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 Anthony Rd	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2500	385	30	12.8	75.8%	4 (1.0%)	370 (96.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	9	1169^th of 1222 public elementary schools	4.3%		6	1227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.9%	58	21.7	10.2	20.0				15.0			$17,159	$2,453	$14,707
John Robert Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3522 Greenbriar Road	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2050	712	48	14.9	78.9%	16 (2.2%)	641 (90.0%)	41 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	5	1210^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1215^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.9%	5	16.4	3.4	4.9				16.4			$14,777	$2,112	$12,665
Rosa Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2976 Crestline Dr	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3563	583	41	14.2	63.8%	78 (13.4%)	417 (71.5%)	56 (9.6%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	14	1100^th of 1222 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.8	1097^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.4%	3	30.6	25.7	13.3				21.1			$16,811	$2,514	$14,297
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary School?

Students at Williams Elementary School are 90% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Williams Elementary School.

Is Williams Elementary School a good school?

Williams Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What district is Williams Elementary School in?

Bibb County

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Miller Magnet Middle School
High : Central High School

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