Best Public Schools in Griffin, GA

Summary:

The city of Griffin, Georgia is home to 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools, all part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District. The district is ranked 174 out of 206 districts in Georgia and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their academic performance. Crescent Road Elementary School consistently performs above the district and state averages on Milestones Assessments, with 50% or more of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Rehoboth Road Middle School has the highest Algebra I proficiency rate at 93.5%, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. While Griffin High School struggles, Spalding High School performs better, with proficiency rates closer to or above the district and state levels in several subject areas.

The data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the schools, with some high-poverty schools like Cowan Road Elementary, Kennedy Road Middle, Atkinson Elementary, Moore Elementary, and Anne Street Elementary struggling significantly. These disparities suggest a need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support the high-poverty schools and ensure more equitable educational opportunities across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Jordan Hill Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3777	396	29	13.5	84.3%	122 (30.8%)	182 (46.0%)	68 (17.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	27.7	880^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.4	975^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.9%	95					16.4	28.0	34.9				21.8	38.0	25.4				33.3			$14,711	$1,390	$13,321
Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cabin Creek Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3756	335	22	15.5	87.8%	4 (1.2%)	299 (89.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	6.5	1221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	1.4%		4.2	1246^th of 1248 public elementary schools	0.2%	25					9.4	10.4	9.3				11.3	16.7	7.4				11.1			$15,589	$1,747	$13,842
Griffin High School	Public	9-12	1617 W Poplar St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3752	1,505	86	17.5	98.7%	241 (16.0%)	929 (61.7%)	246 (16.3%)	10 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.9%)	16	382^nd of 452 public high schools	15.5%		20	363^rd of 458 public high schools	20.7%	19	21.8	15.8	16.6	17.9																$12,859	$1,139	$11,720
Orrs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1553 Flynt St	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3743	467	39	12.0	93.6%	87 (18.6%)	258 (55.2%)	96 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	23.8	944^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%		16.2	1081^st of 1248 public elementary schools	13.4%	137					14.6	15.9	29.6				26.8	33.3	38.0				23.9			$15,496	$1,336	$14,161
Jackson Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Jackson Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3717	344	29	11.9	93.0%	181 (52.6%)	90 (26.2%)	42 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	33.2	796^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.7%		40.3	690^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.7%	106					9.3	34.5	35.2				18.5	43.9	35.2				37.0			$16,579	$1,962	$14,617
Anne Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Anne St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3746	352	23	15.3	88.9%	10 (2.8%)	304 (86.4%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	6	1226^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1230^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.4%	4					9.6	7.1	9.8				9.6	7.0	12.5				12.2			$15,614	$2,007	$13,607
Crescent Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Crescent Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3719	429	30	14.3	78.8%	235 (54.8%)	135 (31.5%)	29 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	66.1	374^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.8%		51.4	552^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	55.8%	178					45.0	35.1	59.1				50.0	43.1	54.5				59.1			$15,586	$1,155	$14,431
Beaverbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Birdie Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3750	318	26	12.2	91.8%	137 (43.1%)	70 (22.0%)	80 (25.2%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	16.5	1059^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.8	1067^th of 1248 public elementary schools	14.5%	8					18.5	17.0	24.1				20.4	23.4	20.4				24.1			$17,416	$2,034	$15,381
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Atkinson Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3715	366	27	13.4	90.2%	13 (3.6%)	305 (83.3%)	25 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	14.3	1107^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.6%		8.4	1218^th of 1248 public elementary schools	2.4%	111					5.5	17.8	22.2				16.4	38.6	18.2				13.3			$15,256	$1,599	$13,657
Cowan Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3790	557	37	15.0	89.2%	115 (20.6%)	328 (58.9%)	83 (14.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	9.5	1190^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.9%		14.8	1100^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.9%	90					11.4	15.4	22.0				14.5	17.6	6.1				12.3			$13,883	$1,425	$12,458
Futral Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Futral Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3735	600	44	13.7	92.8%	287 (47.8%)	180 (30.0%)	77 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.3%)	43.4	644^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.0%		38.3	722^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	42.1%	78					30.8	21.3	47.7				27.5	38.3	43.0				48.8			$14,492	$1,209	$13,283
Spalding High School	Public	9-12	433 Wilson Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3775	1,208	79	15.2	82.4%	433 (35.8%)	553 (45.8%)	146 (12.1%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (5.1%)	27.8	312^th of 452 public high schools	31.0%		25.4	324^th of 458 public high schools	29.3%	12	25.1	23.6	34.9	25.4																$14,283	$1,230	$13,053
Cowan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1185 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3722	530	38	14.0	100.0%	87 (16.4%)	324 (61.1%)	83 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	12.1	541^st of 584 public middle schools	7.4%		10.1	560^th of 588 public middle schools	4.8%	19		57.1						15.2	19.6	19.4				10.1	12.8	17.0		2.7	8.3	$13,533	$1,369	$12,164
Moreland Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	455 Moreland Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3755	490	36	13.6	86.5%	125 (25.5%)	271 (55.3%)	54 (11.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	23.4	953^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.0%		22.1	981^st of 1248 public elementary schools	21.4%	28					24.2	17.8	23.6				27.4	27.4	26.4				34.2			$15,946	$1,541	$14,406
Carver Road Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Carver Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3739	435	34	12.7	100.0%	86 (19.8%)	258 (59.3%)	57 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	25.5	436^th of 584 public middle schools	25.3%		27.2	429^th of 588 public middle schools	27.0%	7		70.8						26.6	26.4	18.2				28.2	22.9	43.5		2.3	13.0	$14,255	$1,174	$13,081
Kennedy Road Middle School	Public	6-8	280 Kennedy Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3760	428	31	13.7	100.0%	94 (22.0%)	239 (55.8%)	62 (14.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	15.5	511^th of 584 public middle schools	12.5%		15.5	512^th of 588 public middle schools	12.9%	1		65.4						21.2	17.1	16.7				19.0	8.8	24.2		7.8	14.7	$13,772	$1,046	$12,727
AZ Kelsey Academy	Public	9-12	200 A Z Kelsey Ave	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-4365	47	7	6.6	97.9%	15 (31.9%)	24 (51.1%)	3 (6.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)								(n/a)				16.7
Rehoboth Road Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Rehoboth Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3727	543	39	13.8	100.0%	210 (38.7%)	237 (43.6%)	55 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	45.6	295^th of 584 public middle schools	49.5%		32.3	397^th of 588 public middle schools	32.5%	102		93.5						30.8	30.4	41.8				28.4	30.4	51.1		21.0	36.7	$15,751	$2,188	$13,563

Cities Near Griffin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hampton	6 mi	15	276^th
Locust Grove	6.53 mi	9	281^st
McDonough	10.23 mi	23	249^th
Fayetteville	11.28 mi	15	47^th
Brooks	11.53 mi	1	51^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.