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
461	Lincoln County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Rowland York Dr	Lincolnton	30817	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 359-3449	602	40	15	84.1%	406 (67.4%)	155 (25.7%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$13,707			$718			$12,989	58.1	54.4	510	49		130333001308
462	Smyrna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1099 Fleming St SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6741	870	72	12.1	58.7%	187 (21.5%)	317 (36.4%)	264 (30.3%)	25 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	$17,317			$351			$16,966	58	55.8	494	32		130129004134
463	Julia P. Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 W Main St	Statesboro	30458	Bulloch County	Bulloch County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 212-8680	712	48	14.8	78.8%	307 (43.1%)	328 (46.1%)	37 (5.2%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	$15,737			$821			$14,916	57.9	59.3	457	6		130063000287
464	Berkeley Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 S Berkeley Lake Rd NW	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 446-0947	838	64	13	54.7%	193 (23.0%)	150 (17.9%)	356 (42.5%)	87 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.8%)	$14,644			$652			$13,992	57.9	67.2	379	85		130255001931
465	Carnesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Highway 59	Carnesville	30521	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 384-7326	637	55	11.6	100.0%	508 (79.7%)	28 (4.4%)	53 (8.3%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$15,132			$1,194			$13,938	57.9	63.7	417	48		130225003359
466	Heard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 Lee Blvd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6630	636	49	12.9	72.8%	105 (16.5%)	423 (66.5%)	39 (6.1%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (7.9%)	$17,754			$1,384			$16,370	57.8	44.6	632	166		130102000364
467	Coweta Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6675 East Highway 16	Senoia	30276	Coweta County	State Specialty Schools II- Coweta Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 727-5959	0	52	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$19,330			$780			$18,550	57.8	72.2	317	150		130022204007
468	Boston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Othello Dr	Woodstock	30189	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(770) 704-1400	651	50	12.9	39.5%	405 (62.2%)	59 (9.1%)	130 (20.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	$16,186			$456			$15,729	57.8	64.9	400	68		130111002020
469	Cottrell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Pine Tree Way	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 864-3254	583	40	14.5	60.9%	503 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	51 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$14,164			$1,304			$12,860	57.8	59.7	455	14		130342001321
470	Tiger Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	134 Rhea McClanahan Dr	Tunnel Hill	30755	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-9890	400	33	12.2	92.8%	336 (84.0%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$15,855			$672			$15,182	57.7	41.3	673	203		130093001934

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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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