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
1231	Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11145 Ga Highway 15	Sparta	31087	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 444-7028	293	28	10.6	95.2%	11 (3.8%)	270 (92.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$19,509			$3,559			$15,950	5.5	5.1	1244	13		130264002006
1232	Dresden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2449 Dresden Dr	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7202	606	51	11.8	92.4%	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	559 (92.2%)	9 (1.5%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,974			$1,876			$17,098	5.2	7.6	1227	5		130174000651
1233	Wheeless Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Wheeless Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4985	649	42	15.4	100.0%	24 (3.7%)	558 (86.0%)	42 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	$13,329			$1,607			$11,722	5.2	6.1	1239	6		130438004342
1234	Lee Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	178 Lee St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2815	515	38	13.5	100.0%	17 (3.3%)	364 (70.7%)	105 (20.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	$16,354			$1,804			$14,550	5	7	1229	5		130123000472
1235	Martin Luther King- Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 30th Ave	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8815	487	33	14.7	100.0%	14 (2.9%)	338 (69.4%)	123 (25.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$14,349			$1,302			$13,047	4.7	7.9	1224	11		130387002419
1236	Stoneview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2629 Huber St	Lithonia	30058	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3202	782	57	13.7	100.0%	23 (2.9%)	646 (82.6%)	78 (10.0%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.4%)	$18,142			$1,915			$16,227	4.4	9.7	1195	41		130174000695
1237	Davis Elementary School	Public	K-5	1822 Shepherd Dr	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2638	387	30	13.1	100.0%	20 (5.2%)	320 (82.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	$15,460			$1,631			$13,829	4.4	9.8	1192	45		130387001452
1238	Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 38th St	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2723	383	28	13.6	100.0%	30 (7.8%)	296 (77.3%)	17 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$15,350			$1,520			$13,830	4.3	7.2	1228	10		130387001449

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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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