It offers a structured reading environment for students pre-kindergarten through six. Of the thirty-one elementary schools, five are magnet schools. Many special programs are available for those students in the elementary schools. Target Teach, a comprehensive curriculum alignment program now available in several Bibb elementary schools is a nationally recognized method of instruction that prepares students for the skills they need in taking standardized test that measure levels of academic achievement. Additional training is provided to enhance student computer skills.
All elementary schools have the services of guidance counselors and school nurses.
Our five middle schools offer a unique program designed to help students make the difficult transition from elementary to high school. There are approximately 3,460 students in grades 7-8 with a student teacher ratio of 15 to 1. Each of the middle schools features an academic bowl team that competes in regional and state contests. Each middle school offers a wide array of academic, music, athletic and art programs that best fit a student's needs in grades 7-8. Bibb County middle school students are assigned to clusters of 90-120 students with three or four teachers who share a common professional period in order to make special instructional plans for the group being served.