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Bessie L. Baggett Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
948 Williams Lake Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Phone
(678) 460-1570
District
Paulding County
County
PAULDING COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
589
Classroom Teachers
46

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.0% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Bessie L. Baggett Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
31%
39%
43%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
41%
30%
36%
32%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
39%
38%
41%
31%
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
Grade pk 3 0.5%
Kindergarten 90 15.3%
Grade 1 92 15.6%
Grade 2 108 18.3%
Grade 3 104 17.7%
Grade 4 95 16.1%
Grade 5 97 16.5%
Total 589 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.8% 53.5% 37.7%
Black 42.2% 31.8% 38.1%
Hispanic 20.7% 13.2% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.2% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.8% 42.6% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 53.0% 33.6% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.8% 9.1% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 169,898 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 543.9 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 56,715 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.5% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.1% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.1% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.7% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.6% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 3.9% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,713 $211,586,000 60.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $589 $18,567,000 5.3%
Staff $650 $20,476,000 5.8%
General Administration $59 $1,874,000 0.5%
School Administration $634 $19,993,000 5.7%
Operation $626 $19,745,000 5.6%
Transportation $466 $14,695,000 4.2%
Other $189 $5,957,000 1.7%
Total Support $3,214 $101,307,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,184 $37,312,000 10.7%
Total Expenditures $11,111 $350,205,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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