Summary:
Zip code 30108 is home to a single elementary school, Bowdon Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 and enrolls 781 students in the Carroll County school district.
Bowdon Elementary stands out for its consistently strong mathematics performance. In the 2025-2026 school year, 4th graders achieved a 60.7% proficiency rate on the Milestones math assessment, surpassing both the district (54.3%) and state (50.1%) averages. The school outperformed state averages in math across all grade levels in both reported years. However, the most dramatic finding is a 16.1 percentage point drop in 5th-grade science proficiency, falling from 52.0% in 2024-2025 to 35.9% in 2025-2026, which moved the school from well above the state average to well below it. English Language Arts scores from 2024-2025 show the school exceeding the state average in 3rd grade (37.0% vs. 34.9%) but trailing both district and state averages in 4th and 5th grades, with the 4th-grade gap being most pronounced at 34.1% versus 42.6% for the district.
The school maintains a stable 3-star rating, with its percentile ranking fluctuating between the 64th and 69th percentiles over three years. Chronic absenteeism is a positive indicator at 12.9%, notably better than the district (15.3%) and state (17.7%) averages. With 52.11% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a majority low-income population yet still achieves above-average math results. Per-student spending is $11,992 with a 16.5:1 student-teacher ratio. While the science decline and upper-grade ELA gaps represent areas for targeted improvement, the school's strong math instruction, low absenteeism, and stable ranking provide a solid foundation for families considering this school.
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