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
971	Centennial Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	852 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-2044	760	53	14.2	72.8%	105 (13.8%)	125 (16.4%)	480 (63.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	$14,955			$924			$14,030	22.2	25.1	925	46		130231000037
972	Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Allen St	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-1656	509	36	13.9	74.3%	136 (26.7%)	40 (7.9%)	299 (58.7%)	7 (1.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,002			$731			$14,271	22.1	27.6	886	86		130261001159
973	Live Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4529 Gillionville Rd	Albany	31721	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-1209	833	47	17.7	100.0%	22 (2.6%)	765 (91.8%)	23 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$14,646			$1,957			$12,690	22	21.3	990	17		130183003341
974	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 English Rd	Hampton	30228	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-7669	813	52	15.6	100.0%	15 (1.8%)	522 (64.2%)	230 (28.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	$16,200			$1,689			$14,511	21.8	19.6	1012	38		130123002246
975	Norton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3041 Gray Rd SE	Smyrna	30082	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-5833	643	63	10.1	100.0%	33 (5.1%)	181 (28.1%)	390 (60.7%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.5%)	$20,973			$919			$20,054	21.8	25.9	916	59		130129000532
976	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	458 Fairview Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-8265	590	40	14.7	75.8%	22 (3.7%)	427 (72.4%)	99 (16.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.6%)	$13,806			$881			$12,926	21.8	25.4	924	52		130282001204
977	Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3657 Highway 81 S	Covington	30016	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2930	357	29	12.1	100.0%	30 (8.4%)	249 (69.7%)	35 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.2%)	$18,261			$1,530			$16,731	21.8	17.7	1047	70		130393001463
978	Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4199 Old Rock Cut Rd	Conley	30288	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3820	420	33	12.7	100.0%	10 (2.4%)	222 (52.9%)	175 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$17,473			$1,580			$15,893	21.7	14.1	1114	136		130123000476
979	Bernd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Ocmulgee East Blvd	Macon	31217	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2730	356	29	12.4	71.9%	30 (8.4%)	301 (84.6%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$18,597			$2,915			$15,682	21.7	15.6	1092	113		130042000201
980	Heard-Mixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14110 Highway 36	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2980	434	33	13.3	98.2%	133 (30.6%)	215 (49.5%)	64 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$17,182			$1,249			$15,933	21.7	19.8	1008	28		130393001460

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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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