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Hartley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hartley Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves 385 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Bibb County school district, where the majority of families (about 76%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school’s overall state ranking remains low (4th percentile), there are several encouraging signs of progress that parents may want to know about.

The most impressive story at Hartley is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. In just four years, the rate has dropped from 42.1% to 12.9%—now better than the district average (27.5%) and the state average (17.7%). This is a remarkable achievement, especially when compared to nearby schools like Union Elementary School (41.2%) and John Robert Lewis Elementary School (30.5%). Hartley also outperforms several neighbors in math: 5th grade math proficiency jumped from 1.7% to 20% in one year, and 3rd grade math rose from 7.1% to 21.7%. In 4th grade math, Hartley (10.2%) beats John Robert Lewis Elementary School (3.4%) and Cirrus Charter Academy.

Hartley invests heavily in its students, spending $17,159 per pupil—more than most nearby schools—and maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Science scores have shown flashes of strength, including a 2023-2024 year when 5th graders exceeded the district average. While overall achievement still trails state averages, the school’s ranking improved from the 1st to 4th percentile this year, and the combination of better attendance, targeted math gains, and strong resources suggests a positive trajectory. For parents, Hartley appears to be a school that has tackled a major barrier (attendance) and is now working to translate that into consistent academic growth.

385

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,159

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2230 Anthony Rd
Macon, GA 31204

(478) 779-2500

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Hartley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ballard Hudson Middle School
High:	Southwest High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.1%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,169^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	9.0	1169 of 1222	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	1227 of 1238	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1169 of 1236	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1204 of 1223	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1156 of 1220	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1183 of 1214	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1218 of 1234	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1196 of 1209	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	1185 of 1205	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1173 of 1233	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	1208 of 1240	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	1202 of 1231	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	1199 of 1225	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	1200 of 1201	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	1200 of 1212	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.2	1182 of 1183	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	1130 of 1133	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	1131 of 1134	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.3	1021 of 1125	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	967 of 1101	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	733 of 829	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	868 of 892	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	813 of 879	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	832 of 870	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	815 of 876	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	1132 of 1189	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	1185 of 1224	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1073 of 1223	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1183 of 1212	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1146 of 1206	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	1131 of 1186	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1223 of 1225	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1205 of 1220	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1194 of 1210	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1125 of 1209	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics17%-30 vs state

Science15%-29 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hartley Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hartley Elementary School?

Students at Hartley Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Hartley Elementary School in?

Bibb County

How many students attend Hartley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Hartley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hartley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ballard Hudson Middle School
High : Southwest High School

Is Hartley Elementary School a good school?

Hartley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

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2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026

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