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Burdell Elementary School

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Burdell Elementary School ranks 721 st of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Burdell Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves 433 students in grades PK-5 within the Bibb County School District, where about 77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Burdell is a school on the rise. Over the past few years, it has climbed from the bottom fifth of Georgia elementary schools to the 41st percentile statewide—a significant jump that sets it apart from many nearby schools that have stayed flat or declined. In the most recent testing cycle, Burdell’s math and science proficiency rates beat the district average at multiple grade levels. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency hit 41.6% compared to the district’s 31.1%, and 5th-grade science reached 36.8% versus 34.7% districtwide. The school also stands out for its work with African American students, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide for that subgroup and earning a 4-star rating. When compared to its neighbors, Burdell ranks higher than Bernd Elementary School, Rosa Taylor Elementary School, Bruce Elementary School, Hartley Elementary School, Ingram/Pye Elementary School, and Williams Elementary School—only Vineville Academy and Alexander II Magnet School rank higher, but Burdell’s growth trajectory is more pronounced.

There are a couple of areas worth noting. Female students at Burdell perform significantly better than male students—females rank in the 53rd percentile statewide, while males sit in the 28th percentile—suggesting a possible focus area for the school. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism (24.5%) is lower than the district average (27.5%), and the school invests heavily in its students, spending $17,626 per pupil with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9 to 1. That investment appears to be paying off, positioning Burdell as a potential model for other schools in the district. Note: Georgia’s current test score release does not include English Language Arts (ELA) scores; those results will be released in December.

433

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,626

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

972 Fort Hill St
Macon, GA 31217

(478) 779-2937

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Burdell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Appling Middle School
High:	Northeast High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.7%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

721^st of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bibb County

164^th of 201Bibb 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	36.8	721 of 1219	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	678 of 1238	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	777 of 1236	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	962 of 1223	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	984 of 1220	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	975 of 1214	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1002 of 1234	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1059 of 1209	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	968 of 1205	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1004 of 1233	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	1023 of 1240	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	1029 of 1231	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	955 of 1225	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	996 of 1201	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1095 of 1212	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1077 of 1183	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.8	1016 of 1133	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	1001 of 1134	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	1013 of 1125	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	1005 of 1101	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	245 of 828	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	264 of 892	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	330 of 879	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	504 of 870	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	583 of 876	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	555 of 1186	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	481 of 1224	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	609 of 1223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	918 of 1212	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	951 of 1206	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	853 of 1183	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	893 of 1225	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	933 of 1220	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	955 of 1210	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	991 of 1209	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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+30 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

Science37%-7 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	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
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	721^st of 1219 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.4	678^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.2%	43	41.6	40.2	30.9				36.8			$17,626	$2,396	$15,230
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	821^st of 1219 public elementary schools	32.6%		17.3	1043^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.8%	222	21.8	32.6	29.2				49.4			$14,717	$1,992	$12,725
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	1098^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.9%		8.9	1201^st of 1238 public elementary schools	3.0%	103	17.0	42.3	8.5				4.3			$19,630	$2,815	$16,816
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%)	52.9	523^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	57.1%		76.8	259^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.1%	264	54.7	47.7	44.9				34.8			$15,641	$1,820	$13,821
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%)	41.8	652^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	46.5%		42.2	656^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.0%	4	35.8	44.8	30.3				48.5			$15,802	$1,485	$14,317
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	1136^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.8%		6.5	1222^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.3%	86	16.9	18.0	17.6				25.5			$16,904	$2,662	$14,242
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	1211^th of 1219 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.1	1209^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.3%	2	7.9	8.6	8.2	7.0	6.0	7.0	2.0	8.8	0.0	$17,110	$1,522	$15,588
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	907^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.7	979^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.9%	72	22.2	38.5	33.4				28.9			$18,597	$2,915	$15,682
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%)	13.9	1097^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.0%		14.8	1097^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.4%		30.6	25.7	13.3				21.1			$16,811	$2,514	$14,297
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	1001^st of 1219 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.9	1165^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.9%	164	26.0	20.0	23.5				34.3			$16,241	$2,632	$13,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Burdell Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Burdell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Appling Middle School
High : Northeast High School

What is the racial makeup of Burdell Elementary School?

Students at Burdell Elementary School are 89% African American, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Burdell Elementary School in?

Bibb County

Is Burdell Elementary School a good school?

Burdell Elementary School ranks 721^st of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Burdell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Burdell Elementary School.

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