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Heard Elementary School

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Heard Elementary School ranks 541 st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Heard Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves 596 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Bibb County school district, a district that overall ranks in the bottom 18% of Georgia. Despite that, Heard stands out as a clear bright spot, with a state ranking that has climbed from the 43rd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 56th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This upward trend is especially notable when you compare it to nearby Bibb County schools like Hartley Elementary, Bruce Elementary, and Veterans Elementary School, many of which rank in the bottom 10% statewide.

Academically, Heard outperforms its district average in nearly every subject and grade. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency is 48% compared to the district's 31.1%, and 4th-grade math hits 53% versus the district's 33.7%. That 4th-grade number is more than double Veterans Elementary's 22% and over five times Hartley's 10.2%. When compared to the state, Heard's 3rd and 4th-grade math scores are right at or above the state average, though 5th-grade math (31.6%) and science (42.1%) lag slightly behind state averages. One standout metric is the school's performance with African American students, where it ranks in the 70th percentile statewide for growth and achievement—a significant strength. Additionally, Heard's chronic absenteeism rate is just 14.3%, far below the Bibb County average of 27.5% and even under the state average of 17.7%, signaling a positive school culture where kids show up ready to learn.

Heard also achieves these results with less funding than many of its peers, spending $14,744 per student compared to Hartley's $17,159 and Skyview Elementary's $17,517. That suggests effective teaching and strong leadership rather than simply more money. While schools in the neighboring Houston County district, like Eagle Springs Elementary, generally post higher scores, Heard's consistent three-year improvement, low absenteeism, and strong subgroup results make it a model of effectiveness within Bibb County—a school worth a close look for parents seeking a positive, upward-trending option in the Macon area.

596

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,744

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

6515 Houston Rd
Macon, GA 31216

(478) 779-4250

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Heard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rutland Middle School
High:	Rutland High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

37.6%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bibb County

✓Above the Georgia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

541^st of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	50.4	541 of 1222	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	642 of 1238	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	603 of 1236	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	661 of 1223	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	697 of 1220	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	700 of 1214	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	698 of 1234	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	582 of 1209	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	418 of 1205	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	492 of 1233	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.9	545 of 1240	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.3	751 of 1231	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	578 of 1225	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	592 of 1201	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	590 of 1212	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.6	668 of 1183	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	668 of 1133	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.3	474 of 1134	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	486 of 1125	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	506 of 1101	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	251 of 829	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	410 of 892	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	399 of 879	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	359 of 870	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	444 of 876	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	551 of 1189	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.5	767 of 1224	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	775 of 1223	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	728 of 1212	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	656 of 1206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	511 of 1186	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	530 of 1225	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	466 of 1220	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	585 of 1210	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.4	705 of 1209	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	549 of 703	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	473 of 769	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	505 of 772	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	452 of 775	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	592 of 779	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science42%~ state avg

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Monday, August 29, 2016

This school has enthusiastic staff and a warm atmosphere. I always feel like my child is treated fairly and enjoys learning. 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/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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6515 Houston Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4250	596	40	14.8	55.2%	224 (37.6%)	267 (44.8%)	55 (9.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	50.4	541^st of 1222 public elementary schools	55.7%		43.5	642^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.1%	101	48.0	53.0	31.6	42.1	$14,744	$1,661	$13,084
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5802 School Rd	Macon	31216	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4350	400	31	12.9	53.8%	64 (16.0%)	158 (39.5%)	161 (40.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	33.9	774^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.7%		18.1	1028^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.0%	254	19.7	34.5	28.1	56.3	$16,330	$2,004	$14,326
Southfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4375 Bloomfield Drive Ext	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4800	630	45	13.9	73.7%	15 (2.4%)	478 (75.9%)	101 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	15.8	1065^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.8%		13.2	1128^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.9%	63	25.3	30.7	19.1	22.4	$16,481	$2,369	$14,112
Skyview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Fulton Mill Rd	Lizella	31052	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3956	423	33	12.8	57.2%	188 (44.4%)	160 (37.8%)	44 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	63	400^th of 1222 public elementary schools	67.3%		53	525^th of 1238 public elementary schools	57.6%	125	54.4	46.9	56.5	46.8	$17,517	$1,947	$15,570
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Sullivan Rd	Warner Robins	31093	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7816	564	44	12.7	—	91 (16.1%)	361 (64.0%)	74 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	30.3	833^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	31.8%		34.6	759^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.7%	74	34.6	44.2	27.4	28.8	$15,901	$1,163	$14,738
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
Byron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 New Dunbar Rd	Byron	31008	Peach County	Peach County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 956-5020	706	47	15.0	—	330 (46.7%)	208 (29.5%)	93 (13.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.5%)	44.7	623^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	49.0%		33.8	780^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.0%	157	38.5	42.8	37.7	46.5	$12,369	$982	$11,387
Centerville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 N Houston Lake Blvd	Centerville	31028	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 953-0400	679	48	14.2	—	223 (32.8%)	316 (46.5%)	94 (13.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	47.5	582^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	52.4%		46.1	613^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.5%	31	41.9	36.2	45.1	47.3	$14,278	$924	$13,354
Eagle Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3591 US Highway 41 N	Byron	31008	Peach County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 953-0450	665	48	14.0	92.0%	192 (28.9%)	301 (45.3%)	88 (13.2%)	25 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.7%)	70.3	323^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.1	364^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.6%	41	59.7	57.6	50.4	50.9	$13,813	$862	$12,951
Veterans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Faubus Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4800	715	51	14.1	73.7%	26 (3.6%)	539 (75.4%)	130 (18.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	12	1127^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.8	1218^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.6%	91	17.6	22.0	17.3	26.1	$14,836	$2,462	$12,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Heard Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Heard Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rutland Middle School
High : Rutland High School

How many students attend Heard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Heard Elementary School.

What district is Heard Elementary School in?

Bibb County

Is Heard Elementary School a good school?

Heard Elementary School ranks 541^st of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heard Elementary School?

Students at Heard Elementary School are 45% African American, 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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