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Barksdale Elementary School

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Barksdale Elementary School ranks 840 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Barksdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Conyers, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the Rockdale County School District, which is ranked 164 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barksdale Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Rockdale County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 5th-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 39.3% at Barksdale, compared to 29.9% in Rockdale County and 43% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 278 out of 1,240 Georgia elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 840 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Barksdale Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 80.96% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools within the Rockdale County district, such as Flat Shoals Elementary, Sims Elementary, and Honey Creek Elementary, Barksdale Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher rankings and better test scores. The comparison is even more concerning when looking at schools in the neighboring Newton County and Henry County districts, where schools like Timber Ridge Elementary in Henry County significantly outperform Barksdale in academic measures.

495

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,456

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

596 Oglesby Bridge Rd SE
Conyers, GA 30094

(770) 483-9514

District: Rockdale County

Students who attend Barksdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	General Ray Davis Middle School
High:	Salem High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.1%

Hispanic:

14.9%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Georgia avg42%

840^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Rockdale County

164^th of 206Rockdale 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
2025	29.6	840 of 1238	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	815 of 1248	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	549 of 1242	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	551 of 1244	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	744 of 1214	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	418 of 1234	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	337 of 1209	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.6	353 of 1205	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.3	327 of 1233	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	73.6	278 of 1240	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.3	244 of 1231	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	222 of 1225	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	221 of 1201	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	171 of 1212	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	121 of 1183	89.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	180 of 1133	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	129 of 1134	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	172 of 1125	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	220 of 1101	80.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-7 vs state

English Language Arts30%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

This is a great school. I have an older child that attended k-5 and two other children enrolled there now. Close Quote

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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)	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 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
Barksdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	596 Oglesby Bridge Rd SE	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-9514	495	44	11.2	87.3%	52 (10.5%)	327 (66.1%)	74 (14.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	29.6	840^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.1%		31.7	815^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.7%	25	22.9	26.2	39.3	22.9	31.0	23.8	36.9	$17,456	$1,583	$15,872
Honey Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Honey Creek Rd SE	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5706	471	40	11.9	86.4%	37 (7.9%)	324 (68.8%)	64 (13.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	27.7	879^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.0%		26.8	897^th of 1248 public elementary schools	28.1%	18	19.4	28.6	36.1	15.3	29.9	30.1	33.7	$18,078	$1,149	$16,928
West Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13387 Brown Bridge Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6472	698	45	15.4	100.0%	35 (5.0%)	505 (72.3%)	127 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.4%)	16.2	1068^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.7%		14.4	1105^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.5%	37	17.2	14.1	29.3	21.3	20.0	19.2	22.2	$14,806	$1,065	$13,741
Oak Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6243 Highway 212	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 385-6906	663	47	14.1	100.0%	114 (17.2%)	394 (59.4%)	94 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (7.7%)	39.4	695^th of 1238 public elementary schools	43.9%		35.2	769^th of 1248 public elementary schools	38.4%	74	16.8	40.2	37.9	25.7	41.5	37.9	44.2	$15,741	$887	$14,854
Sims Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Walker Rd SW	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 922-0666	462	41	11.2	100.0%	26 (5.6%)	322 (69.7%)	76 (16.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	26.1	909^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.6%		24.7	933^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	25.2%	24	26.7	20.3	33.7	30.7	20.3	27.7	28.9	$18,771	$1,354	$17,417
Peek's Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Avalon Pkwy	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 761-1842	591	37	15.9	100.0%	8 (1.4%)	485 (82.1%)	60 (10.2%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	19.1	1013^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.2%		31.2	828^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.7%	185	21.1	18.8	29.7	17.9	14.6	25.3	28.6	$15,212	$1,261	$13,951
Lorraine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3343 E Fairview Rd SW	Stockbridge	30281	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-0657	571	43	13.2	73.2%	83 (14.5%)	355 (62.2%)	85 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.0%)	39.8	687^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.5%		42.6	655^th of 1248 public elementary schools	47.5%	32	35.8	31.0	35.4	34.9	31.0	26.3	46.3	$16,178	$1,277	$14,901
Flat Shoals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Flat Shoals Rd SE	Conyers	30013	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-5136	639	50	12.7	91.1%	23 (3.6%)	475 (74.3%)	90 (14.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.4%)	24.9	930^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.9%		31.3	825^th of 1248 public elementary schools	33.9%	105	18.3	22.6	37.8	20.2	21.8	31.5	29.1	$17,581	$977	$16,604
Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3657 Highway 81 S	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2930	357	29	12.1	100.0%	30 (8.4%)	249 (69.7%)	35 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.2%)	21.8	977^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.1%		17.7	1047^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.1%	70	21.2	25.0	27.3	20.0	17.9	27.3	30.3	$18,261	$1,530	$16,731
South Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5335 Salem Rd	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-1330	855	59	14.5	100.0%	114 (13.3%)	571 (66.8%)	111 (13.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.7%)	17.7	1034^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.5%		14.2	1113^th of 1248 public elementary schools	10.8%	79	18.0	19.7	25.2	21.1	17.9	14.7	32.2	$15,856	$1,184	$14,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Barksdale Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Barksdale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : General Ray Davis Middle School
High : Salem High School

What is the racial makeup of Barksdale Elementary School?

Students at Barksdale Elementary School are 66% African American, 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Barksdale Elementary School a good school?

Barksdale Elementary School ranks 840^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Barksdale Elementary School in?

Rockdale County

How many students attend Barksdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Barksdale Elementary School.

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