Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy explained

Address:	1007 Austin Road
State:	Georgia
Zipcode:	30680
Country:	United States
Other Name:	BASA
Established:	2020
Ceeb:	110357
Principal:	Thomas Thrailkill
Teaching Staff:	65.50 (FTE)
Grades:	9  - 12
Enrollment:	1,064 (2022-2023)^[1]
Ratio:	16.24
Campus Type:	Suburban
Team Name:	Blazers
Website:	https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/schools/basa/index

Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, also known as BASA, is a STEM and arts-focused high school near Winder, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9–12.^[2]

It has an enrollment of 1,064 students.^[3] The school has the highest graduation rate in Barrow County, at 97.8%.^[4] Unlike traditional high schools, BASA runs on a lottery system that any high school student can enter regardless of their location in the county. The school is home to the BASA "Blazers."

During the Covid-19 pandemic, face masks were optional at the school.^[5] In 2023, the school announced they would no longer have a track team, sparking arguments with the school board.^{[6] [7]}

Campus

It is in an unincorporated area in Barrow County.^[8]

The BASA campus is home to an amphitheater called the "Innovation Amphitheater" that hosts events, both school related and not, often.^[9] The campus of BASA is connected to those of SIMS Academy and Lanier Technical College's Barrow campus.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy. National Center for Education Statistics. October 20, 2024.
2. Web site: About Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy . 2024-08-19 . www.barrow.k12.ga.us . en.
3. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy . 2024-08-19 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
4. Web site: Stroh-Page . Caitlyn . Georgia DOE releases 2023 graduation rates. Here's how Athens area schools did . 2024-08-19 . Online Athens . en-US.
5. An inside look at a high school where masks are optional CNN . 2021-08-04 . en . 2024-08-19 . www.cnn.com.
6. Web site: Wilson . Asia . 2023-10-04 . Parents spar with school leaders over track team . 2024-08-19 . en.
7. Web site: Townsend . Carole . 2023-10-04 . BASA parents fight to keep track and field team . 2024-08-19 . mainstreetnews.com . en.
8. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Barrow County, GA. U.S. Census Bureau. 6 (PDF p. 7/10). 2024-09-04. Austin Rd. 2024-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20240907002142/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/county/c13013_barrow/DC20BLK_C13013.pdf. live. - The block which has the school (use the full address to find the location) is shown as an unincorporated area.
9. Web site: Index . 2024-08-19 . www.barrow.k12.ga.us . en.