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
1111	South Columbus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Torch Hill Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8833	326	20	16.1	100.0%	10 (3.1%)	173 (53.1%)	121 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$15,418			$1,305			$14,112	14	17.3	1057	54		130387001444
1112	James Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7711 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4401	696	47	14.8	100.0%	10 (1.4%)	527 (75.7%)	108 (15.5%)	25 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$16,407			$1,753			$14,655	14	18.3	1032	80		130123002837
1113	Stripling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6155 Atlantic Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 582-7577	799	71	11.3	86.1%	35 (4.4%)	220 (27.5%)	514 (64.3%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$16,416			$928			$15,488	13.9	11.6	1163	50		130255002324
1114	Shoal Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 McWilliams Rd SW	Conyers	30094	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 929-1430	666	43	15.4	100.0%	39 (5.9%)	492 (73.9%)	91 (13.7%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$14,977			$942			$14,035	13.9	28.9	875	239		130441000575
1115	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 River Rd	Ellenwood	30294	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3902	531	38	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	469 (88.3%)	39 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$20,571			$2,075			$18,496	13.9	16.7	1069	46		130174000645
1116	Eldridge L. Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 Martin Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3302	450	33	13.6	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	339 (75.3%)	70 (15.6%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$20,582			$2,110			$18,472	13.8	17.3	1056	60		130174001862
1117	East Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3674 Steele Rd.	Ellenwood	30294	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3885	641	41	15.6	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	489 (76.3%)	102 (15.9%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$15,138			$1,519			$13,619	13.8	13.7	1123	6		130123000475
1118	Flint Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Airport Road	Oxford	30054	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-1330	848	61	13.8	100.0%	208 (24.5%)	470 (55.4%)	113 (13.3%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$15,625			$1,181			$14,444	13.8	14.7	1102	16		130393001462
1119	Macon County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Ga Highway 128	Oglethorpe	31068	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 472-6563	525	35	14.8	100.0%	24 (4.6%)	385 (73.3%)	95 (18.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$15,698			$1,992			$13,706	13.7	12.3	1151	32		130345002218
1120	Burnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8277 Connally Dr	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 651-3500	380	28	13.5	92.6%	18 (4.7%)	270 (71.1%)	74 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$16,333			$2,206			$14,127	13.6	13.7	1122	2		130186002159

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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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