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Heard Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6515 Houston Rd, Macon, GA 31216 · (478) 779-4250 · Part of Bibb County School District

Macon-Bibb County’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Students
596
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Heard Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Macon-Bibb County kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Macon-Bibb County kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Heard Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6515 Houston Rd, Macon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten102
Grade 180
Grade 2100
Grade 398
Grade 485
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
526’20
530’21
541’22
571’23
596’24

Up 13.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%White 38%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Heard Elementary School from Macon-Bibb County families.

Other schools in Bibb County School District

The district →
Veterans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
D
715 students14:1
John Robert Lewis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
D
712 students15:1
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
D
675 students16:1
Southfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
D
630 students14:1
Springdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
B
609 students14:1
Rosa Taylor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Macon
C−
583 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Macon-Bibb County’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.