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Veterans Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Veterans Elementary School in Macon, GA, serves 715 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Bibb County school district, where about 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While Veterans Elementary has historically ranked in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools, the most recent data shows encouraging signs of improvement. Math proficiency rose across all grade levels from the previous year—third grade jumped from 12.5% to 17.6%, fourth grade from 17% to 22%, and fifth grade from 11.2% to 17.3%. Fifth-grade science showed even more dramatic gains, nearly doubling from 14% to 26.1%, which now puts the school close to the district average of 34.7% and ahead of nearby schools like Ingram/Pye Elementary School (25.5%) and Southfield Elementary School (22.4%). The school's overall state ranking also improved from the 2nd to the 8th percentile, suggesting early momentum.

One area where Veterans stands out favorably is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% is better than the district average of 27.5% and significantly lower than nearby Union Elementary School (41.2%) and John Robert Lewis Elementary School (30.5%). The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, slightly better than several comparable schools, and spends about $14,836 per student—less than most nearby schools while serving a larger population. However, the school still faces a significant gap compared to higher-performing peers like Vineville Academy and Alexander II Magnet School, which post much higher proficiency rates in math and science. For parents, the key takeaway is that Veterans Elementary appears to be on an upward path, with real gains in math and science, though chronic absenteeism—affecting roughly one in four students—remains a persistent challenge that could limit further progress.

715

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,836

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4901 Faubus Ave
Macon, GA 31204

(478) 779-4800

District: Bibb County

Students who attend Veterans Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Weaver Middle School
High:	Westside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.4%

Hispanic:

18.2%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

Georgia avg47%

1,124^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 3% (2019) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	1124 of 1219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1218 of 1238	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1174 of 1236	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1155 of 1223	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1134 of 1220	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1151 of 1214	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1192 of 1234	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	690 of 828	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	852 of 892	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	811 of 879	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	768 of 870	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	749 of 876	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	36.7	184 of 286	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	1066 of 1186	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	1200 of 1224	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	1142 of 1223	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1128 of 1212	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1063 of 1206	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	422 of 503	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	569 of 583	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	313 of 565	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	471 of 535	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	1110 of 1183	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1198 of 1225	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1177 of 1220	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1156 of 1210	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1153 of 1209	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)36th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-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	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
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%)	11.9	1124^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.8	1218^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.6%	94	17.6	22.0	17.3				26.1			$14,836	$2,462	$12,374
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%)	12.9	1112^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.8%		9.4	1193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	3.6%	81	17.9	17.6	20.0				27.7			$16,183	$2,304	$13,879
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	1207^th of 1219 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1215^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.9%	8	16.4	3.4	4.9				16.4			$14,777	$2,112	$12,665
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	1166^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.3%		6	1227^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.9%	61	21.7	10.2	20.0				15.0			$17,159	$2,453	$14,707
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	1062^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	12.9%		13.2	1128^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.9%	66	25.3	30.7	19.1				22.4			$16,481	$2,369	$14,112
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
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Thomaston Rd	Macon	31220	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4715	524	38	13.6	61.3%	96 (18.3%)	349 (66.6%)	28 (5.3%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	35.7	741^st of 1219 public elementary schools	39.2%		31	817^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.0%	76	31.0	23.2	38.0				48.1			$15,545	$1,723	$13,823
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Elementary School

What district is Veterans Elementary School in?

Bibb County

What schools do graduates of Veterans Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Weaver Middle School
High : Westside High School

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Elementary School?

Students at Veterans Elementary School are 75% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Veterans Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Veterans Elementary School.

Is Veterans Elementary School a good school?

Veterans Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

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