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
471	Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1315 Ga Highway 83 N	Forsyth	31029	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 994-9906	730	55	13.3	70.4%	473 (64.8%)	175 (24.0%)	34 (4.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.5%)	$14,147			$715			$13,432	57.6	52.1	541	70		130372003839
472	Berrien Elementary School	Public	3-5	802 Middle School Cir	Nashville	31639	Berrien County	Berrien County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 686-2939	692	42	16.3	100.0%	486 (70.2%)	73 (10.5%)	90 (13.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$11,585			$1,559			$10,026	57.5	75.9	279	193		130039000787
473	Golden Isles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Cate Rd	Brunswick	31525	Glynn County	Glynn County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 264-6822	619	47	13.3	100.0%	249 (40.2%)	194 (31.3%)	118 (19.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.6%)	$14,927			$1,071			$13,856	57.4	63.8	412	61		130240002080
474	Woodstation Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3404 Colbert Hollow Rd	Rock Spring	30739	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 935-6700	415	26	16.2	52.8%	371 (89.4%)	7 (1.7%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$14,055			$494			$13,562	57.3	46.6	603	129		130093003304
475	Barrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Pinecrest Dr	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 543-2676	456	42	10.8	77.4%	177 (38.8%)	180 (39.5%)	38 (8.3%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$22,187			$1,221			$20,966	57.2	61.8	437	38		130117000458
476	Tolbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 Hall Memorial Rd NW	Resaca	30735	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-4404	528	38	13.8	99.1%	366 (69.3%)	15 (2.8%)	123 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$13,203			$946			$12,256	57	41.9	663	187		130243001077
477	Cartersville Elementary School	Public	4-5	340 Old Mill Rd	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Cartersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 382-0983	629	44	14.1	61.4%	290 (46.1%)	119 (18.9%)	159 (25.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	$15,651			$648			$15,003	57	57.2	476	1		130090002098
478	Hamilton Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Hamilton Crossing Rd NW	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5849	653	51	12.9	63.1%	337 (51.6%)	75 (11.5%)	181 (27.7%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.6%)	$16,092			$1,752			$14,340	57	45.9	612	134		130033000183
479	Cumming Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Dahlonega St	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 887-7749	900	78	11.5	59.8%	311 (34.6%)	65 (7.2%)	426 (47.3%)	62 (6.9%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	$17,338			$705			$16,633	56.9	46.1	609	130		130222000957
480	Oglethorpe County Elementary School	Public	3-5	15 Fairground Rd	Lexington	30648	Oglethorpe County	Oglethorpe County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 743-8750	521	42	12.3	86.0%	344 (66.0%)	65 (12.5%)	68 (13.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)	$13,682			$826			$12,856	56.8	56.3	486	6		130399002226

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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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