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Sims Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Sims Elementary School in Conyers, GA, serves approximately 462 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Rockdale County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Sims Elementary has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, falling from the 67th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026. The school currently holds a 1-star rating. One of the most pressing concerns is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 33.2% — nearly double the state average of 17.7% and notably higher than nearby Lorraine Elementary School at 22.4%. This rate has also jumped by nearly 7 percentage points in just one year. Despite these challenges, the school spends more per student ($18,771) than any other elementary school in the comparison group and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, suggesting that resources alone are not driving outcomes.

Academically, Sims shows some relative strengths in mathematics. In 4th grade, 36.5% of students scored proficient in math, exceeding the district average of 33.8% and ranking second among nearby schools. However, 5th grade science proficiency is a significant weakness, with only 20.5% of students scoring proficient compared to the state average of 44.2% and 51.4% at nearby Honey Creek Elementary School. There is also a notable gender gap: female students rank in the 32nd percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 12th percentile. The school's rising poverty concentration — from 81% to 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility in just two years — along with the absenteeism crisis, are likely key factors behind the academic struggles. While the school outperforms Shoal Creek Elementary School and Peek's Chapel Elementary, it lags behind several other nearby schools, making chronic absenteeism the most critical area for improvement.

462

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,771

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1821 Walker Rd SW
Conyers, GA 30094

(770) 922-0666

District: Rockdale County

Students who attend Sims Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edwards Middle School
High:	Heritage High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.7%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Georgia avg47%

975^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Rockdale County

166^th of 201Rockdale 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	20.7	975 of 1219	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	909 of 1238	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	929 of 1236	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	862 of 1223	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	816 of 1220	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	878 of 1214	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	815 of 1234	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	560 of 1209	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.0	394 of 1205	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	510 of 1233	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.7	836 of 1240	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.4	839 of 1231	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	813 of 1225	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	655 of 1201	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	728 of 1212	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.3	599 of 1183	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.3	501 of 1133	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.3	573 of 1134	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.4	487 of 1125	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	423 of 1101	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	541 of 828	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	519 of 892	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	584 of 879	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	416 of 870	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	333 of 876	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	806 of 1186	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	725 of 1224	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	849 of 1223	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	743 of 1212	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	823 of 1206	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1038 of 1183	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1017 of 1225	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	930 of 1220	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	931 of 1210	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	792 of 1209	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	524 of 565	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Science20%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2023

This school is the worst I've experience. Teachers are never present but quick to give iss and suspension for minor incidents. They are failing these students and always going off hear say instead of being in the classrooms. I've raised 5 kids in Rockdale school system and since COVID, Rockdale staff has dropped the ball in a major way. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 24, 2012

I love Sims & the Sims family!!! Even in a school with nearly 600 children, the faculty & staff know my son.....they know me. We are greeted with a friendly, happy smile each and every morning, most times by name. Dr. Gay & Mr. Braswell (Principal & Assistant Principal) are fantastic with the children, loving discipline. They too know the children. I have nothing but good to say about the school. It is evident the teachers love what they do and have great leadership. I am an involved parent, I support what my son's teacher is learning........I reinforce what he's learning. We attempt to attend as many organized after school activities we can, as well as the SAC meetings.

This is a great school, with great leadership, great faculty & great students! My son is thriving and growing into his own person more and more here.

Additionally, I love that the teachers recognize children that are more academically advanced & challenge them, to avoid boredome, without stressing them out. They are very attentive to those children who need additional help as well.

The school is extremely organized as well!

Love my Sims family! Close Quote

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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
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%)	20.7	975^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	909^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.6%	66	28.9	36.5	25.3	20.5	$18,771	$1,354	$17,417
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%)	36.7	723^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	40.7%		27.7	879^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.0%	156	25.8	32.8	37.9	51.4	$18,078	$1,149	$16,928
Shoal Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 McWilliams Rd SW	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 929-1430	666	43	15.4	100.0%	39 (5.9%)	492 (73.9%)	91 (13.7%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	15.5	1067^th of 1219 public elementary schools	12.5%		13.9	1114^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.0%	47	18.1	32.4	21.0	22.1	$14,977	$942	$14,035
Lorraine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3343 E Fairview Rd SW	Stockbridge	30281	Henry 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%)	32.3	797^th of 1219 public elementary schools	34.6%		39.8	687^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.5%	110	23.7	37.5	38.1	39.3	$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%)	21.6	959^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.9	930^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.9%	29	37.3	31.1	21.6	24.8	$17,581	$977	$16,604
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%)	17.5	1040^th of 1219 public elementary schools	14.7%		19.1	1013^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.2%	27	29.3	30.0	13.8	27.5	$15,212	$1,261	$13,951
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%)	36.3	728^th of 1219 public elementary schools	40.3%		29.6	840^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.1%	112	37.7	27.4	34.2	44.3	$17,456	$1,583	$15,872
Hicks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Pine Log Rd NE	Conyers	30012	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-4410	878	59	14.9	95.3%	33 (3.8%)	624 (71.1%)	167 (19.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)	17.9	1029^th of 1219 public elementary schools	15.6%		23.6	950^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.3%	79	25.6	29.5	19.6	28.3	$16,673	$1,023	$15,650
Murphey Candler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6775 S Goddard Rd	Lithonia	30038	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-9102	512	39	13.1	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	473 (92.4%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	18.3	1024^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.0%		10.4	1177^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.9%	153	17.7	24.6	35.6	21.9	$18,882	$1,827	$17,054
Pine Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sigman Rd NW	Conyers	30012	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-8713	679	49	13.8	99.9%	44 (6.5%)	442 (65.1%)	157 (23.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.4%)	24.8	918^th of 1219 public elementary schools	24.7%		25.1	928^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.0%	10	15.0	35.7	25.0	38.0	$15,307	$1,157	$14,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Sims Elementary School

How many students attend Sims Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Sims Elementary School.

What district is Sims Elementary School in?

Rockdale County

What is the racial makeup of Sims Elementary School?

Students at Sims Elementary School are 70% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sims Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Edwards Middle School
High : Heritage High School

Is Sims Elementary School a good school?

Sims Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Georgia elementary schools.

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