Pine Street Elementary School, Conyers GA

Original Research by School Decision on Pine Street Elementary School

Pine Street Elementary School serves a small group of elementary students in grades PreK through 5 in Conyers, a mixed-use suburban city east of Atlanta that blends a historic downtown district with residential neighborhoods and a manufacturing base. The school reflects both the economic circumstances and the broader academic challenges facing the Rockdale County Public Schools system during a period of curriculum transition.

The school's student body is economically disadvantaged, with a substantial majority qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is distributed across the PreK-5 range, with slightly larger cohorts in grades 3 and 4. The racial composition is predominantly African American, with smaller shares of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students, and very few students of Asian descent or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander background. No data on rates of special education participation or English learner status was available, so a parent seeking that information should contact the school directly.

Pine Street's state assessment results from 2025 show consistent academic pressure across tested areas. In mathematics, proficiency rates climbed modestly from grade 3 to grade 5, with the highest performance in the upper elementary grades. English language arts results followed a similar pattern. Fifth-grade science proficiency was in the same range as the other core subjects. These rates reflect a school and a district working within a context of significant economic need. State testing data for only the most recent school year was available, so trend information cannot speak to whether performance has been improving, stable, or declining over time.

Conyers itself is a growing suburban community with active new residential development, including several townhome and single-family communities under construction or recently completed. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to the broader Atlanta metro region, though the city's industrial character, marked by manufacturing employers such as Pratt Industries and Acuity Brands, coexists with a revitalized historic downtown (Olde Town Conyers) featuring shops, restaurants, and parks. The Georgia International Horse Park serves as a major civic and event venue. Like many suburban areas outside the rail-served central Atlanta corridor, Conyers is car-dependent, though local bus service and express commuter routes to downtown Atlanta are available.

Rockdale County Public Schools is undergoing significant curriculum changes. New Georgia K-12 Mathematics Standards took effect in 2023-24, and the district is adopting new ELA resources for grades 6-12 beginning in 2025-26, accompanied by a district-wide literacy support strategy. At the same time, the school district voted in early 2025 not to opt out of a statewide homestead property tax exemption, a decision that will reduce school property tax revenue over the next several years but will make homeowner tax bills more predictable. The district operates as a debt-free system and relies on voter-approved E-SPLOST sales tax revenue for capital projects, safety upgrades, and technology.

A parent considering Pine Street should understand that the school sits within an economically stretched district and community, with state proficiency results reflecting that reality. The recent and ongoing curriculum changes mean that how core subjects are taught and assessed is shifting. The school's location in a growing suburban area with steady residential development and a mixed employment base suggests a community in transition. For questions about special education services, English learner support, staffing, or specific instructional approaches, the school itself is the best source.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 24% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 25% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 25% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 318%

School 18% · District 25% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 23% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 30% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 32% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-883%

School 83% · district not reported

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

This schoolRockdale 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income28%Higher-income40%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income55%12 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income32%Higher-income50%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income40%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income18%2 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income27%Higher-income37%10 pp gap