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Bright Star Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
6300 John West Rd
Douglasville, GA 30134
Phone
(770) 651-3400
District
DOUGLAS COUNTY
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
441
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.9% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Bright Star Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
28%
36%
32%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
41%
28%
38%
26%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
39%
30%
41%
12%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 74 16.8%
Grade 1 76 17.2%
Grade 2 68 15.4%
Grade 3 72 16.3%
Grade 4 65 14.7%
Grade 5 86 19.5%
Total 441 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.8% 18.9% 38.6%
Black 72.2% 59.0% 38.1%
Hispanic 14.8% 20.3% 18.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 1.4% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 143,520 10,912,876
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 716.8 187
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.8% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 11.7% 14.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 50,188 3,946,490
Single Parent Households With Children 13.4% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.4% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.1% 18.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 16.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.1% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,801 $181,335,063 58.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $534 $14,238,042 4.6%
Staff $563 $15,011,269 4.8%
General Administration $74 $1,973,062 0.6%
School Administration $775 $20,663,825 6.7%
Operation $603 $16,077,789 5.2%
Transportation $464 $12,371,632 4.0%
Other $343 $9,145,409 3.0%
Total Support $3,358 $89,534,354 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,460 $38,927,980 12.6%
Total Expenditures $11,618 $309,770,734 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,173 $12,487,910,271 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $676 $1,176,548,933 5.1%
Staff $594 $1,034,558,924 4.5%
General Administration $154 $268,921,756 1.2%
School Administration $768 $1,337,003,569 5.8%
Operation $900 $1,567,657,475 6.8%
Transportation $538 $936,344,630 4.0%
Other $397 $691,196,214 3.0%
Total Support $4,028 $7,012,277,581 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,085 $3,630,005,298 15.7%
Total Expenditures $13,287 $23,130,146,352 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%