Best Elementary Schools in Georgia

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1238)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
191	Matilda Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Lake Boulevard	Kingsland	31548	Camden County	Camden County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 729-2940	662	45	14.8	46.4%	351 (53.0%)	136 (20.5%)	78 (11.8%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.2%)	$12,621			$533			$12,088	83.8	85	178	13		130078002063
192	Brandywine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Martin Drive	Alpharetta	30004	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 667-2585	968	70	13.9	36.2%	190 (19.6%)	77 (8.0%)	279 (28.8%)	371 (38.3%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	$14,444			$203			$14,241	83.7	81	219	27		130222004233
193	Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	649 W Jones St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5975	770	67	11.5	51.0%	193 (25.1%)	392 (50.9%)	73 (9.5%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (10.4%)	$17,571			$758			$16,814	83.6	82.3	206	13		130102002152
194	Dyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Hurricane Shoals Rd	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-6214	944	72	13.2	57.8%	188 (19.9%)	357 (37.8%)	235 (24.9%)	107 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.9%)	$14,655			$556			$14,098	83.6	84.7	183	11		130255001109
195	Rincon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1703 Fort Howard Road	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 826-5523	1,033	72	14.2	57.1%	526 (50.9%)	243 (23.5%)	134 (13.0%)	28 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (9.6%)	$14,605			$617			$13,988	83.5	79	242	47		130198000892
196	Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Old Dixie Hwy S	Springfield	31329	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 754-3326	876	67	13.1	64.5%	520 (59.4%)	191 (21.8%)	94 (10.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	$16,071			$709			$15,362	83.5	77.2	261	65		130198000891
197	Folkston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	34754 Okefenokee Dr	Folkston	31537	Charlton County	Charlton County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 496-7369	545	40	13.6	92.7%	295 (54.1%)	168 (30.8%)	19 (3.5%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.5%)	$13,639			$1,533			$12,107	83.4	86.5	170	27		130099002241
198	Walnut Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Taylor Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 513-6892	819	66	12.5	57.3%	185 (22.6%)	205 (25.0%)	257 (31.4%)	112 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.1%)	$15,473			$647			$14,826	83.4	80.1	230	32		130255000046
199	Trip Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Cooper Rd	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 639-3850	1,589	105	15.1	59.9%	160 (10.1%)	981 (61.7%)	208 (13.1%)	144 (9.1%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.3%)	$12,590			$798			$11,792	83.3	86.5	169	30		130255003786
200	Blandford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 McCall Rd	Rincon	31326	Effingham County	Effingham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 826-4200	987	72	13.6	50.9%	505 (51.2%)	221 (22.4%)	159 (16.1%)	35 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.5%)	$14,089			$297			$13,792	83	84.8	180	20		130198003348

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment English Language Arts, Milestones Assessment Mathematics, Milestones Assessment Science test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 15, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education