Barnwell Elementary School, 9425 Barnwell Road, Johns Creek: pre-K to grade 5, 661 students and a 99.3 CCRPI score in 2025. 470-254-4960.
Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Sources: Barnwell Elementary School, Fulton County Schools and its attendance zone map data, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Barnwell Elementary School is a Fulton County Schools elementary school for pre-K through grade 5 on Barnwell Road in southwest Johns Creek. The federal school directory lists an Alpharetta mailing address, but the school’s website, the district’s map data and the state report card place it in Johns Creek. About 4,400 address points inside the city limits are zoned to Barnwell, the second-largest Johns Creek share of any elementary school, according to the district’s address map data.
Who to call
- Front office: 470-254-4960, 9425 Barnwell Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022
- School website: barnwell.fultonschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration. District main line: 470-254-3600.
- Buses: Fulton County Schools Transportation North, 470-254-2970
| Address | 9425 Barnwell Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022 |
| Phone | 470-254-4960 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| School day | 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. |
| District | Fulton County Schools |
Principal
Principal Takisha Benning, according to the school’s Principal’s Message page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 693 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.
- State count: 661 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, compared with 680 in 2024 and 702 in 2023.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Scores run from 0 to 100. Georgia no longer issues letter grades.
| Report year | CCRPI score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 99.3 |
| 2024 | 92.9 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 100, progress 100, closing gaps 100 and readiness 96.6. In reading, 73.6% of third graders and 93.3% of fifth graders scored at or above the midpoint of the state’s grade-level Lexile range.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 38.4% | 44.8% |
| Math | 34.4% | 52.2% |
| Science (fifth grade) | 35% | 50.4% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Barnwell Elementary or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address on the district’s attendance zone map or with Find Your School.
Under the district’s 2026-27 north Fulton feeder pattern, Barnwell is a split school. Part of its zone goes to Autrey Mill Middle, which sends all its students to Johns Creek High; the rest goes to Haynes Bridge Middle in Alpharetta, which sends all its students to Centennial High in Roswell. The home address decides which one.
Redistricting. Barnwell Elementary is not among the schools in the district’s current redistricting, consolidation and closure review, but both middle schools Barnwell students go on to, Autrey Mill and Haynes Bridge, are. The School Board voted Sept. 17, 2026, to start the process, and the district says no attendance zone changes, closures or consolidations have been approved. The middle school forums are at Centennial High School in Roswell from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, and the board’s final vote is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 25, 2027.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: holiday, schools closed
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a remote learning day
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
The district’s bell schedule page lists Barnwell’s day as 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., the same hours as the district’s other elementary schools.
More on Johns Creek schools
- The school’s website, its principal newsletters and the district’s school profile reports
- Every public school in Johns Creek, with zones and report cards
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Barnwell Elementary School serve?
Barnwell Elementary School serves pre-K through grade 5. It is a Fulton County Schools elementary school at 9425 Barnwell Road in Johns Creek.
What is Barnwell Elementary School’s CCRPI score?
Barnwell Elementary scored 99.3 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 92.9 in 2024.
Which middle and high school does Barnwell Elementary feed into?
Barnwell is split between Autrey Mill Middle, which feeds Johns Creek High, and Haynes Bridge Middle, which feeds Centennial High, under the district’s 2026-27 feeder pattern. The home address decides which.
What time does Barnwell Elementary School start?
Fulton County Schools lists Barnwell Elementary’s hours as 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
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