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
541	Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5073 Storey Mill Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia School for Innovation and	Yes	No	No	Yes	(706) 434-8085	1,015	71	14.2		767 (75.6%)	125 (12.3%)	60 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	53 (5.2%)	$10,345			$207			$10,138	51.9	57.9	471	70		130023804205
542	WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	$13,094			$564			$12,530	51.9	54.3	514	28		130402003986
543	Rock Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	888 Rock Springs Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 932-7474	801	61	13.1	62.9%	127 (15.9%)	245 (30.6%)	280 (35.0%)	98 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	$14,753			$407			$14,346	51.8	68.7	364	179		130255002322
544	Ringgold Elementary School	Public	3-5	322 Evitt Ln	Ringgold	30736	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-2912	445	32	13.9	56.0%	365 (82.0%)	16 (3.6%)	28 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	$14,580			$859			$13,721	51.7	55.9	493	51		130093000355
545	Memorial Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	2580 Ambrose St	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2327	346	32	10.8	100.0%	166 (48.0%)	125 (36.1%)	16 (4.6%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	$16,914			$2,249			$14,666	51.6	52.4	536	9		130543001776
546	Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	550 Harmony School Rd	Jasper	30143	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 253-1840	509	39	13	64.6%	432 (84.9%)	6 (1.2%)	49 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$16,158			$754			$15,404	51.6	58.9	463	83		130411003441
547	Ola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	278 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-5777	866	55	15.6	52.0%	272 (31.4%)	411 (47.5%)	110 (12.7%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.7%)	$13,300			$403			$12,896	51.6	45.5	619	72		130282002328
548	Sardis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-0104	556	38	14.8	63.8%	335 (60.3%)	7 (1.3%)	192 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	$14,202			$648			$13,554	51.3	50.7	558	10		130261001171
549	D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7131 Mount Vernon Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	State Specialty Schools II- D.E.L.T.A. STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 729-2692	391	35	11.3		2 (0.5%)	380 (97.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,833			$490			$14,342	51	47.6	592	43		130026204377
550	Royston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	660 College St	Royston	30662	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 245-9252	517	38	13.7	100.0%	347 (67.1%)	72 (13.9%)	43 (8.3%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	$13,079			$807			$12,272	51	69	357	193		130225000963

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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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