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Schools in Heron Bay · Henry County School District, Spalding County School District

Heron Bay’s public schools score below 64% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Heron Bay’s districts is 25%, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Heron Bay, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

#173of 260 Georgia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 9 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 12 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 4 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 12% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024 · Henry County
Students per teacher
15.9
GA 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
52,110 students on the public path
In brief

Heron Bay’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 126 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Heron Bay’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Henry County spends $13,908 per student and Spalding County $15,469, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Heron Bay’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Georgia school districts, #173 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (126)Better than 21%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 27,499 test results and a graduating class of 3,900 could put Heron Bay anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Heron Bay’s students in the tested grades sat them (27,525 in math, 27,472 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Heron Bay, with each school’s own grade.

39 schools teach K in Heron Bay’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.
Dutchtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C+
962 students16:1Rate it →
Tussahaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B−
886 students15:1Rate it →
Unity Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B−
882 students15:1Rate it →
Ola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B+
866 students16:1Rate it →
Birch Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
745 students16:1Rate it →
Timber Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
A−
713 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
712 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
696 students15:1Rate it →
East Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
A−
671 students14:1Rate it →
Rock Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B
654 students13:1Rate it →
Red Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
B−
638 students16:1Rate it →
Bethlehem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
C+
630 students16:1Rate it →
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B
621 students14:1Rate it →
Luella Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B−
616 students14:1Rate it →
Futral Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C+
600 students14:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C+
590 students15:1Rate it →
Locust Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
C−
576 students13:1Rate it →
Wesley Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
564 students15:1Rate it →
Hickory Flat Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B
560 students15:1Rate it →
Flippen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C
559 students13:1Rate it →
Cowan Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D
557 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Carmel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
547 students14:1Rate it →
Cotton Indian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C−
545 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
522 students14:1Rate it →
Pate's Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
B−
497 students15:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
491 students13:1Rate it →
Moreland Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D
490 students14:1Rate it →
Stockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Stockbridge
C−
485 students14:1Rate it →
Orrs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C−
467 students12:1Rate it →
Hampton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C−
466 students12:1Rate it →
Oakland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
462 students15:1Rate it →
Crescent Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
B
429 students14:1Rate it →
Austin Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
414 students12:1Rate it →
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C
396 students14:1Rate it →
Atkinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D−
366 students13:1Rate it →
Anne Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D−
352 students15:1Rate it →
Jackson Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C
344 students12:1Rate it →
Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D−
335 students16:1Rate it →
Beaverbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D
318 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–539 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–1215 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Heron Bay runs its own schools through grade 12 (Henry County School District). From grade PK, students attend the Spalding County School District, shared with Griffin and Orchard Hill. Its elementary school is in Hampton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Heron Bay

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Henry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 53 schools · 43,012 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$13,908GA $15,800 · FY2024
C+
Spalding County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 9,350 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$15,469GA $15,800 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Henry County School District33%
State average 39.6% · 22623 students tested
Math · PK–12, Henry County School District27%
State average 37.4% · 22552 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Spalding County School District22%
State average 39.6% · 4849 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spalding County School District18%
State average 37.4% · 4973 students tested

Heron Bay vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Heron Bay’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Heron BayC+Henry County PK–12 · Spalding County PK–12

Every school in Heron Bay

70 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Heron Bayin other towns
Dutchtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C+
962 students16:1Rate it →
Tussahaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B−
886 students15:1Rate it →
Unity Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B−
882 students15:1Rate it →
Ola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B+
866 students16:1Rate it →
Birch Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
745 students16:1Rate it →
Timber Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
A−
713 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
712 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
696 students15:1Rate it →
East Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
A−
671 students14:1Rate it →
Rock Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B
654 students13:1Rate it →
Red Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
B−
638 students16:1Rate it →
Bethlehem Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
C+
630 students16:1Rate it →
New Hope Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B
621 students14:1Rate it →
Luella Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
B−
616 students14:1Rate it →
Futral Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C+
600 students14:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C+
590 students15:1Rate it →
Locust Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Locust Grove
C−
576 students13:1Rate it →
Wesley Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
564 students15:1Rate it →
Hickory Flat Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
B
560 students15:1Rate it →
Flippen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C
559 students13:1Rate it →
Cowan Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D
557 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Carmel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
B
547 students14:1Rate it →
Cotton Indian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C−
545 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
522 students14:1Rate it →
Pate's Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
B−
497 students15:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
491 students13:1Rate it →
Moreland Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D
490 students14:1Rate it →
Stockbridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Stockbridge
C−
485 students14:1Rate it →
Orrs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C−
467 students12:1Rate it →
Hampton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton
C−
466 students12:1Rate it →
Oakland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McDonough
C−
462 students15:1Rate it →
Crescent Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
B
429 students14:1Rate it →
Austin Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stockbridge
C
414 students12:1Rate it →
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C
396 students14:1Rate it →
Atkinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D−
366 students13:1Rate it →
Anne Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D−
352 students15:1Rate it →
Jackson Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
C
344 students12:1Rate it →
Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D−
335 students16:1Rate it →
Beaverbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Griffin
D
318 students12:1Rate it →
Dutchtown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
B−
1,108 students18:1Rate it →
Ola Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
B+
1,039 students17:1Rate it →
Union Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
A−
1,033 students18:1Rate it →
Locust Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Locust Grove
B
1,010 students17:1Rate it →
Eagle's Landing Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
C+
974 students16:1Rate it →
McDonough Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
B−
876 students18:1Rate it →
Luella Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Locust Grove
C
849 students22:1Rate it →
Hampton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
C+
752 students16:1Rate it →
Woodland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stockbridge
C+
679 students17:1Rate it →
Stockbridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stockbridge
C−
673 students17:1Rate it →
Austin Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stockbridge
C+
550 students15:1Rate it →
Rehoboth Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Griffin
C+
543 students14:1Rate it →
Cowan Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Griffin
D
530 students14:1Rate it →
Carver Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Griffin
C
435 students13:1Rate it →
Kennedy Road Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Griffin
C−
428 students14:1Rate it →
Impact Academy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McDonough
339 students15:1Rate it →
EXCEL Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · McDonough
C+
213 students9:1Rate it →
Dutchtown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
B
1,821 students18:1Rate it →
Union Grove High
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
B−
1,622 students19:1Rate it →
Ola High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
B−
1,586 students19:1Rate it →
Eagle's Landing High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
C
1,578 students21:1Rate it →
Locust Grove High
High · Grades 9–12 · Locust Grove
C
1,572 students18:1Rate it →
Griffin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Griffin
C−
1,505 students18:1Rate it →
Stockbridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stockbridge
C−
1,456 students19:1Rate it →
McDonough High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
C−
1,359 students18:1Rate it →
Woodland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stockbridge
C
1,251 students18:1Rate it →
Luella High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Locust Grove
C−
1,236 students18:1Rate it →
Spalding High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Griffin
C
1,208 students15:1Rate it →
Hampton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hampton
B−
1,165 students19:1Rate it →
Impact Academy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McDonough
449 students17:1Rate it →
AZ Kelsey Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Griffin
C+
47 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Heron Bay’s schools

Are Heron Bay’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Heron Bay children attend score below 64% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #173 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Heron Bay in?

Two districts: Henry County School District runs grades PK–12, and Spalding County School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Griffin and Orchard Hill.

Where do Heron Bay kids go to high school?

One of 15 high schools, depending on your address: Dutchtown High, Union Grove High, Ola High School, Eagle's Landing High School, Locust Grove High, Griffin High School, Stockbridge High School, McDonough High School, Woodland High School, Luella High School, Spalding High School, Hampton High School, Impact Academy High School, EXCEL Academy and AZ Kelsey Academy.

What is Heron Bay’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Henry County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Heron Bay spend per student?

$13,908 in Henry County School District and $15,469 in Spalding County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.