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Lake Forest Elementary

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Lake Forest Elementary ranks 758 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

758^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake Forest Elementary is a public elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, serving 574 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Fulton County School District, which is ranked 47th out of 206 districts in the state.

Despite higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, Lake Forest Elementary has consistently low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.8% in Fulton County and 34.9% statewide. The performance gap is even wider in mathematics, with only 36.7% of 3rd graders at Lake Forest being proficient or better, compared to 58% in Fulton County and 44.3% statewide.

The school's 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, is significantly higher than the nearby Woodland Elementary (44.38%), High Point Elementary (57.34%), and Spalding Drive Elementary (38.35%). This socioeconomic factor likely plays a significant role in the academic challenges faced by the school, as research has shown that poverty can have a substantial impact on educational outcomes.

534

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,241

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5920 Sandy Springs Cir
Atlanta, GA 30328

(470) 254-8740

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Lake Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgeview Charter School
High:	Riverwood International Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

African American:

13.7%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Fulton County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg56%

Georgia avg42%

758^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 62Elementary Schools in the Fulton County

47^th of 206Fulton County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	758 of 1238	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	926 of 1248	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1005 of 1242	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	894 of 1244	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	837 of 1214	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	909 of 1234	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1021 of 1209	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	996 of 1205	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	1085 of 1233	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	1012 of 1240	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	1011 of 1231	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	954 of 1225	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.5	705 of 1201	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.8	511 of 1212	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	395 of 1183	66.6%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-6 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Lake forest is a good school with teachers and staff who cares. The new principal is great and well involved. Although it lacks diversity, Lake Forest is wonderful school.It keeps parents informed and students can participate in many activities. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5920 Sandy Springs Cir	Atlanta	30328	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8740	534	49	10.8	100.0%	21 (3.9%)	73 (13.7%)	414 (77.5%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	34.6	758^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.8%		25.1	926^th of 1248 public elementary schools	25.8%	168	18.4	25.0	34.5	36.7	54.2	28.6	32.1	$21,241	$1,434	$19,807
High Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Greenland Rd	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7716	684	51	13.5	56.9%	175 (25.6%)	231 (33.8%)	186 (27.2%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.7%)	73.1	296^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.1%		54.3	513^th of 1248 public elementary schools	58.9%	217	47.8	47.4	56.2	55.8	50.5	51.4	53.3	$16,999	$937	$16,062
Spalding Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 W Spalding Dr	Atlanta	30328	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-5880	344	32	10.6	31.4%	162 (47.1%)	90 (26.2%)	58 (16.9%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	91	121^st of 1238 public elementary schools	90.2%		83.9	190^th of 1248 public elementary schools	84.8%	69	65.3	62.8	66.7	67.3	69.8	61.5	69.2	$23,504	$1,098	$22,406
Heards Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6151 Powers Ferry Rd	Atlanta	30339	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6190	699	51	13.6	10.9%	478 (68.4%)	76 (10.9%)	62 (8.9%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.7%)	98.5	15^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.9	9^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.3%	6	78.0	80.6	88.5	88.1	81.6	85.4	81.3	$17,550	$511	$17,039
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3995 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-7502	728	46	15.8	14.7%	398 (54.7%)	105 (14.4%)	78 (10.7%)	72 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.2%)	94.2	80^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.5%		94.6	72^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	94.2%	8	71.2	63.5	71.4	72.0	75.7	70.3	69.2	$17,273	$2,055	$15,218
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Spalding Dr	Atlanta	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-5890	851	63	13.5	46.5%	70 (8.2%)	314 (36.9%)	156 (18.3%)	255 (30.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.5%)	78.6	250^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.1	302^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	75.8%	52	46.2	55.6	61.6	54.6	60.7	48.2	63.4	$16,864	$861	$16,002
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Mount Paran Rd NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-8800	502	41	12.3	18.3%	267 (53.2%)	124 (24.7%)	39 (7.8%)	35 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	94.3	79^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.6%		96.2	51^st of 1248 public elementary schools	95.9%	28	78.1	74.2	76.1	75.3	74.2	77.5	59.2	$28,654	$1,281	$27,373
Cary Reynolds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1663 East Nancy Creek Drive	Atlanta	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6802	267	27	9.8	86.9%	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	239 (89.5%)	11 (4.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	15.2	1086^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.6	1002^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	19.7%	84	12.3	28.9	18.4	22.8	23.7	16.3	18.4	$24,894	$1,904	$22,990
Austin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Roberts Dr	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-8102	803	51	15.7	4.7%	389 (48.4%)	51 (6.4%)	57 (7.1%)	244 (30.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	98.6	12^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.6	14^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.9%	2	72.1	72.7	84.3	83.6	94.9	88.8	86.4	$16,662	$1,903	$14,758
Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Old Ivy Rd NE	Atlanta	30342	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-3850	851	60	14.2	34.7%	233 (27.4%)	282 (33.1%)	213 (25.0%)	52 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.2%)	72.4	303^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	75.5%		67.5	375^th of 1248 public elementary schools	70.0%	72	52.8	48.5	58.3	49.1	44.8	54.3	55.1	$24,243	$687	$23,556

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Forest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lake Forest Elementary?

Students at Lake Forest Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lake Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridgeview Charter School
High : Riverwood International Charter School

How many students attend Lake Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Lake Forest Elementary.

What district is Lake Forest Elementary in?

Fulton County

Is Lake Forest Elementary a good school?

Lake Forest Elementary ranks 758^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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