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Kay Road Elementary

Q: Is Kay Road Elementary a good school?

Kay Road Elementary ranks 559 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Kay Road Elementary in Byron, Georgia, serves about 512 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Peach County school district. This is a school on a remarkable upward trajectory—it has climbed from the 14th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 54th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating after years of 1-star ratings. That 40-point jump is one of the most dramatic improvements you'll see among nearby schools, and it's especially notable because 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, making this a high-need school that is clearly beating the odds.

Academically, Kay Road stands out in a few key areas. In 3rd grade math, 52.9% of students are proficient—that's above the state average and well ahead of the district's 41.9%. The school also outperforms its district peers in 5th grade science (47.3% vs. 38.3%) and beats nearby Byron Elementary in both 3rd grade math (52.9% vs. 38.5%) and 5th grade science (47.3% vs. 46.5%). It even holds its own against some Houston County schools, outperforming Centerville Elementary in 3rd grade math and Northside Elementary in 5th grade science. However, proficiency does decline in upper grades—4th and 5th grade math fall below state averages—so the school's biggest strength is clearly in early elementary instruction.

One of the most encouraging signs is attendance. Kay Road's chronic absenteeism rate is just 16.6%, below the state average of 17.7% and dramatically lower than the district's 23.5%. That consistency in the classroom is likely a big driver of the academic gains. The school also maintains a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio, better than most comparison schools, and spends about $15,021 per student—less than Shirley Hills Elementary while achieving comparable or better results in several subjects. For parents, this is a school that has proven it can lift achievement in a high-poverty setting, and it's worth watching as it continues to build momentum.

512

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,021

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

880 Kay Rd
Byron, GA 31008

(478) 825-8893

District: Peach County

Students who attend Kay Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Valley Middle School
High:	Peach County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.1%

White:

26.6%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

559^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Peach County

143^rd of 202Peach 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	49.0	559 of 1222	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.3	749 of 1238	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	792 of 1236	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	623 of 1223	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	645 of 1220	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	749 of 1214	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1066 of 1234	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	976 of 1209	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	903 of 1205	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	868 of 1233	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	823 of 1240	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.5	988 of 1231	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	972 of 1225	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	985 of 1183	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	360 of 829	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.1	517 of 892	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	533 of 879	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	284 of 870	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	436 of 876	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	573 of 1189	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.1	688 of 1224	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	836 of 1223	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	651 of 1212	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	701 of 1206	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	280 of 583	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	208 of 565	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	149 of 535	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	129 of 516	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	547 of 1186	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	786 of 1225	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	726 of 1220	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	583 of 1210	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	594 of 1209	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	132 of 565	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	490 of 703	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	617 of 769	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	729 of 772	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	637 of 775	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	526 of 779	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

White (2026)30th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science47%+3 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

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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/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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kay Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	880 Kay Rd	Byron	31008	Peach County	Peach County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 825-8893	512	39	13.0	100.0%	136 (26.6%)	236 (46.1%)	102 (19.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	49	559^th of 1222 public elementary schools	54.3%		35.3	749^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.5%	190	52.9	40.9	31.6	47.3	$15,021	$1,254	$13,767
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	100.0%	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
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
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	98.7%	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
Quail Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Smithville Church Rd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 953-0415	643	46	14.0	75.0%	254 (39.5%)	234 (36.4%)	84 (13.1%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	71.4	308^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.8%		63.9	393^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	68.3%	85	54.4	43.1	67.4	65.3	$13,171	$493	$12,678
Lake Joy Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	995 Lake Joy Rd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 953-0465	588	42	13.9	63.8%	205 (34.9%)	171 (29.1%)	85 (14.5%)	79 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)								(n/a)					$15,766	$534	$15,233
Lake Joy Elementary School	Public	3-5	985 Lake Joy Rd	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 971-2712	617	40	15.3	56.4%	234 (37.9%)	168 (27.2%)	78 (12.6%)	81 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.1%)	72.1	301^st of 1222 public elementary schools	75.4%		79.7	240^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.6%	61	60.2	65.0	53.1	45.6	$12,724	$464	$12,260
Shirley Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mary Ln	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 929-7824	565	40	14.0	100.0%	161 (28.5%)	288 (51.0%)	52 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	48.4	566^th of 1222 public elementary schools	53.7%		61.7	417^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.3%	149	48.0	40.7	38.4	46.8	$15,179	$1,083	$14,096
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	100.0%	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
David A. Perdue Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	150 Jerry Barker Dr	Warner Robins	31088	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(478) 218-7500	716	45	15.9	73.9%	266 (37.2%)	274 (38.3%)	78 (10.9%)	27 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (9.2%)								(n/a)					$15,884	$914	$14,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Kay Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Kay Road Elementary?

Students at Kay Road Elementary are 46% African American, 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kay Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Kay Road Elementary.

Is Kay Road Elementary a good school?

Kay Road Elementary ranks 559^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kay Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kay Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Valley Middle School
High : Peach County High School

What district is Kay Road Elementary in?

Peach County

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