Summary:
ZIP code 30012 in Conyers, Georgia, is served by six schools—three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one alternative school—that together educate roughly 5,472 students, with the five traditional public schools belonging to the Rockdale County district.
For parents, the standout in this area is House Elementary School, which has climbed from the 28th to the 37th percentile over three years and is the only school in the ZIP code to earn 2 stars in the most recent year. Its 4th-grade math proficiency (48%) nearly matches the state average, and it benefits from the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.2:1) and highest per-student spending ($16,932) among the elementary schools. By contrast, Hicks Elementary School and Pine Street Elementary School post lower math scores, with proficiency rates ranging from 15% to 37%. At the middle school level, Conyers Middle School shows a striking split: 74.2% of students passed Algebra I—nearly triple the district rate—yet only 15-26% are proficient in grade-level math, suggesting a strong accelerated program for a select group. Rockdale County High School struggles with Algebra I (17.3% proficient vs. 48.1% state) but shows strength in Biology (34.5% proficient, up from 24.1%) and a graduation rate (87.9%) that edges out the state average.
Economically, this is a high-need area: Conyers Middle reports 100% free/reduced lunch, and all schools exceed the state's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, with Rockdale County High at 31.6%. The district itself ranks in the 17th percentile statewide, and scores across grade levels typically run 15-25 points below state averages. However, House Elementary's improvement and Rockdale County High's Biology gains show that progress is possible despite these challenges. The tiny Rockdale RYDC (13 students, operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice) serves a specialized population and is too small for meaningful comparison.
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