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Franklin Forest Elementary

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Franklin Forest Elementary ranks 905 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Forest Elementary in Lagrange, GA, is a PK–5 school serving 690 students in the Troup County School District, where nearly all students (96.2%) come from families with high economic need.

Franklin Forest’s biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 21.7%, the rate is well above the district average of 15.0% and the state average of 17.7%. Nearby schools like West Point Elementary School (10.9%) and Hogansville Elementary School (8.2%) have rates less than half of Franklin Forest’s. Attendance is a concrete area where improvement could make a real difference. Academically, the school shows a sharp drop in math proficiency between 4th and 5th grade—from 39.8% to 22.7%—the largest decline among all Troup County elementary schools. By contrast, Long Cane Elementary School actually improves between those grades. There is also a notable gender gap: female students rank in the 31st percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 21st percentile.

There are some bright spots. African American students at Franklin Forest rank in the 43rd percentile statewide, which is stronger than the school’s overall 26th percentile ranking. Fifth-grade science proficiency (33.6%) also outpaces the school’s math performance. However, the school’s overall state ranking has slipped from the 44th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 26th percentile in 2025-2026. Per-pupil spending ($13,697) is competitive with higher-performing peers like Hillcrest Elementary School and Hollis Hand Elementary School, suggesting that resources alone aren’t the issue. For parents, the most actionable takeaway is the importance of regular attendance and supporting math skills as students move into 5th grade.

690

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,697

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Scholar Ln
Lagrange, GA 30240

(706) 845-7556

District: Troup County

Students who attend Franklin Forest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gardner-Newman Middle School
High:	LaGrange High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.4%

White:

20.0%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

Georgia avg47%

905^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Troup County

102^nd of 202Troup County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	905 of 1222	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	783 of 1238	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	737 of 1236	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	732 of 1223	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	695 of 1220	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	770 of 1214	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	621 of 1234	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	646 of 1209	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	681 of 1205	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	582 of 1233	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	535 of 1240	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.4	872 of 1231	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	66.2	460 of 1225	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	435 of 1201	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.9	416 of 1212	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.5	554 of 1183	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	481 of 1133	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.1	307 of 1134	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	54.6	589 of 1125	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	502 of 1101	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	472 of 829	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	501 of 892	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	457 of 879	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	434 of 870	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	340 of 876	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	815 of 1189	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	717 of 1224	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	688 of 1223	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	736 of 1212	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	646 of 1206	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	442 of 504	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	352 of 583	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	329 of 565	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	224 of 535	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	392 of 516	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	933 of 1186	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	806 of 1225	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	769 of 1220	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	692 of 1210	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	718 of 1209	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	457 of 487	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	362 of 455	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	322 of 415	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	599 of 703	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	439 of 769	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	604 of 772	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	607 of 775	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	661 of 779	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Send your child to this school if you would like them to be terrorized and bullied by the students and teachers. Since the entirety of my oldest son attendance here he has been bullied and the teachers ignore. It has gotten so bad that I have to started teaching him self defense. The problem with that is my son has a kind soul and will not hit anyone even if they hit him. Just to name 2 incidents a student hit my son in the face because he wanted to break in line another incident occurred in his homeroom where the same student stabbed him in the hand with a pencil. The teacher didn't even notify me, I had to hear this from my son. When I asked the teacher why the lack of communication involving bullying and my son getting injured she said it slipped her mind. WOW! So send my son home with a hole in his hand. I can count on 1 hand how many teachers are actually great. I can name them too. I am so exciting the school year is over because my children will not be returning to this school. My children and my experience at this school has highly made me consider home schooling. By far the worst school in Troup County. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Scholar Ln	Lagrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 845-7556	690	50	13.7	96.2%	138 (20.0%)	382 (55.4%)	113 (16.4%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	25.2	905^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.9%		33.7	783^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	36.8%	122	22.1	39.8	22.7	33.6	$13,697	$1,530	$12,167
Hollis Hand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 Country Club Rd	LaGrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 883-1580	579	40	14.5	65.5%	350 (60.4%)	128 (22.1%)	67 (11.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.7%)	80.8	216^th of 1222 public elementary schools	82.3%		75.9	266^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.5%	50	79.3	68.2	55.0	50.6	$13,323	$1,471	$11,852
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3116 Robert Hayes Rd	Lagrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7940	390	26	14.9	82.6%	288 (73.8%)	57 (14.6%)	16 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	88.7	140^th of 1222 public elementary schools	88.5%		93.5	92^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	92.6%	48	58.8	75.0	69.2	77.0	$14,586	$1,300	$13,286
Ethel W. Kight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Gordon Rd	Lagrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7943	656	46	14.1	97.3%	59 (9.0%)	362 (55.2%)	190 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	47.3	588^th of 1222 public elementary schools	51.9%		28.9	857^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.8%	269	46.7	26.7	40.5	54.8	$12,374	$1,096	$11,278
Berta Weathersbee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Forrest Ave	Lagrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 883-1570	252	24	10.6	98.4%	9 (3.6%)	215 (85.3%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	37.6	707^th of 1222 public elementary schools	42.1%		22.8	961^st of 1238 public elementary schools	22.4%	254	11.7	29.7	34.9	58.2	$19,505	$1,935	$17,571
Clearview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 S Davis Rd	LaGrange	30241	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7900	676	45	15.1	95.3%	72 (10.7%)	418 (61.8%)	125 (18.5%)	30 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	10.9	1146^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.9	1134^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.4%	12	22.2	9.9	18.6	23.1	$12,821	$1,510	$11,311
Callaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Hammett Rd	LaGrange	30241	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 845-2059	638	45	14.3	95.0%	161 (25.2%)	318 (49.8%)	87 (13.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (9.2%)	28.6	855^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.0%		26.8	896^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.6%	41	27.6	38.1	33.3	32.3	$13,624	$1,654	$11,970
Rosemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4809 Hamilton Rd	Lagrange	30241	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7954	542	38	14.2	72.5%	412 (76.0%)	71 (13.1%)	22 (4.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	78.6	236^th of 1222 public elementary schools	80.7%		80.5	228^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.6%	8	73.7	75.0	52.6	47.3	$13,894	$1,317	$12,577
Long Cane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	238 Long Cane Rd	LaGrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7948	605	39	15.5	87.8%	411 (67.9%)	105 (17.4%)	41 (6.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.8%)	62.8	402^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	67.1%		71	318^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.3%	84	56.1	49.5	56.6	42.3	$13,085	$1,342	$11,743
Hogansville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	611 E Main St	Hogansville	30230	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7990	469	34	13.6	94.0%	229 (48.8%)	150 (32.0%)	50 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	51.7	532^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	56.5%		53.6	518^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.2%	14	38.6	50.0	49.0	45.1	$14,513	$1,607	$12,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Forest Elementary

What district is Franklin Forest Elementary in?

Troup County

Is Franklin Forest Elementary a good school?

Franklin Forest Elementary ranks 905^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Franklin Forest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Forest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gardner-Newman Middle School
High : LaGrange High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Forest Elementary?

Students at Franklin Forest Elementary are 55% African American, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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