Beaverbrook Elementary School, Griffin GA

Original Research by School Decision on Beaverbrook Elementary School

Beaverbrook Elementary is a small public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Griffin, a mixed-use small city south of Atlanta that has been growing as a metro suburb. The school enrolls a student body nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the grades. The racial and ethnic makeup is diverse, with roughly equal shares of white and Black students, and a meaningful Hispanic enrollment as well.

The school's academic performance, as measured by Georgia state testing, shows proficiency rates that are notably low across tested subjects and grades. In math, proficiency runs in the low twenties across third, fourth, and fifth grades. English language arts proficiency is similarly low, ranging from below twenty percent in fourth grade to roughly twenty-four percent in fifth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits at about the same level. A decade-old social studies result from a different state assessment is not comparable to current standards. Only one year of data is available for any subject, so trend information is not yet in place to show whether performance is improving, holding steady, or declining.

The economic profile of Griffin itself offers some context. Housing values in the zip code are moderate, and rental costs are moderate relative to the nation as a whole. The affordability gap between rent and mortgage is relatively small, suggesting some stability in the local market, though mortgage rates in the low-to-mid six-percent range affect monthly carrying costs. The town has seen visible investment and growth in recent years, including a new active-adult community and downtown development, though a damaging tornado in early 2023 affected the western part of the city.

At the district level, the Griffin-Spalding County School System made two significant financial moves relevant to families considering the area. In 2025 the district rolled back its school millage rate to its lowest point in more than a decade, resulting in modest decreases in school property tax bills for homeowners. However, the district also voted to opt out of Georgia's new homestead exemption cap, meaning school tax assessments will continue to track rising home values rather than being capped at 2024 value plus inflation. This is a permanent choice; once opted out, a district cannot change course. Additionally, county voters approved a graduated senior homestead exemption from school taxes effective in 2026, a structural change affecting multigenerational housing considerations.

For a parent or family evaluating Beaverbrook Elementary, the primary consideration is the current academic performance profile. Proficiency rates are quite low, and a single year of data means the school's trajectory and stability are not yet clear from testing alone. A parent would want to learn more directly from the school about curricular focus, literacy and math support structures, staffing, and any improvement efforts underway. The school's student population is economically very low-income and racially diverse, which shapes the peer environment and likely the resource demands the school faces. The wider Griffin community has modest housing costs and is experiencing growth, and property tax changes mean incoming families should verify how school taxes will affect their long-term housing budget.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 23% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 30% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 26% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 19% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 20% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 30% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 29% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grades 3-873%

School 73% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolGriffin-Spalding County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.