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Southfield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1128^th

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Southfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Macon, Georgia, serving 688 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Bibb County School District, which is ranked 175 out of 206 districts in the state.

Southfield Elementary consistently performs significantly below the Bibb County and Georgia state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.9% of 3rd graders, 12.5% of 4th graders, and 17.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.9%, 21.8%, and 24.9% for Bibb County, and 34.9%, 39.3%, and 43% for the state of Georgia, respectively. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in Georgia over the past several years.

Southfield Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85.76% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 14.5 students per teacher, which is lower than nearby Heard Elementary School and Alexander II Magnet School, both of which significantly outperform Southfield in academic achievement.

630

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,481

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4375 Bloomfield Drive Ext
Macon, GA 31206

(478) 779-4800

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Southfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ballard Hudson Middle School
High:	Southwest High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.9%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2018 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

Georgia avg42%

1,128^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 1% (2018) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Bibb County

175^th of 206Bibb 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1128 of 1238	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1216 of 1248	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1230 of 1242	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1216 of 1244	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1154 of 1214	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1227 of 1234	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1193 of 1209	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Southfield Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
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%)	13.2	1128^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.5	1216^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.6%	88	14.9	12.5	17.2				23.3	20.4	10.8				28.0			$16,481	$2,369	$14,112
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%)	10.9	1165^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.9%		10.2	1182^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	5.3%	17	11.1	16.2	10.9				13.9	19.1	12.5				26.6			$16,241	$2,632	$13,609
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%)	6.8	1218^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.6%		10.1	1184^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.1%	34	9.6	6.4	7.5				12.5	17.0	11.2				14.0			$14,836	$2,462	$12,374
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%)	6	1227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.4	1178^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.6%	49	10.7	3.9	3.3				7.1	13.7	1.7				20.0			$17,159	$2,453	$14,707
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%)	18.1	1028^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.9	1119^th of 1248 public elementary schools	10.3%	91	15.0	11.3	24.6				20.0	24.6	24.6				31.9			$16,330	$2,004	$14,326
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%)	7.1	1209^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.3%		10.5	1177^th of 1248 public elementary schools	5.7%	32	6.1	20.5	12.3	5.7	15.3	15.4	6.1	23.1	8.8	5.7	8.5	25.0	5.3	5.8	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%)	6.5	1222^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	1243^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	0.4%	21	9.2	9.2	9.6				10.9	15.4	12.3				8.2			$16,904	$2,662	$14,242
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%)	6.9	1215^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.9%		7.6	1226^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	3.4	8.5	16.7				5.2	4.7	6.7				22.5			$14,777	$2,112	$12,665
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%)	43.5	642^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.1%		46.5	604^th of 1248 public elementary schools	51.6%	38	30.9	36.5	34.9				27.7	43.5	33.7				51.2			$14,744	$1,661	$13,084
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4831 Mamie Carter Dr	Macon	31210	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 773-2629	475	33	14.3	78.3%	6 (1.3%)	458 (96.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	9.4	1193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.4	1235^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.0%	42	11.6	14.9	13.9				17.4	19.4	10.1				15.2			$16,183	$2,304	$13,879

Frequently Asked Questions about Southfield Elementary School

Is Southfield Elementary School a good school?

Southfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southfield Elementary School?

Students at Southfield Elementary School are 76% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Southfield Elementary School in?

Bibb County

What schools do graduates of Southfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Ballard Hudson Middle School
High : Southwest High School

How many students attend Southfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended Southfield Elementary School.

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