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Franklin Forest Elementary

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Franklin Forest Elementary ranks 783 rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Forest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lagrange, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 664 students. The school is part of the Troup County School District, which is ranked 113 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Forest Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on the Georgia Milestones assessments are significantly lower than the Troup County and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts and mathematics. In contrast, nearby schools like Hillcrest Elementary and Long Cane Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates, exceeding the state averages in many areas.

Despite the high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio at Franklin Forest Elementary, the school has not been able to significantly improve its academic outcomes over time. The school's high poverty rate, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, is likely a contributing factor to its academic underperformance. Targeted interventions and support programs, as well as collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools, could potentially help to address the unique challenges faced by Franklin Forest Elementary and improve student outcomes.

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 — 57th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Georgia avg42%

783^rd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Troup County

113^th of 206Troup 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	783 of 1238	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	739 of 1248	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	738 of 1242	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	702 of 1244	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 vs state

English Language Arts29%-10 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	33.7	783^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.1	739^th of 1248 public elementary schools	40.8%	44	18.7	32.0	36.4	25.2	35.2	42.0	35.2	$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%)	75.9	266^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.1	251^st of 1248 public elementary schools	79.9%	15	39.6	48.5	57.5	62.6	61.9	57.5	51.3	$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%)	93.5	92^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	92.6%		92	111^th of 1248 public elementary schools	91.1%	19	59.2	69.1	73.7	77.6	76.4	68.4	64.9	$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%)	28.9	857^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.8%		32.3	802^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	35.7%	55	15.3	32.5	17.1	34.7	42.2	28.6	33.7	$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%)	22.8	961^st of 1238 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.4	957^th of 1248 public elementary schools	23.3%	4	7.1	25.5	29.7	19.0	40.4	27.0	24.3	$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%)	12.9	1134^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.4%		13.4	1131^st of 1248 public elementary schools	9.4%	3	9.6	15.6	17.7	9.6	17.7	22.1	29.5	$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%)	26.8	896^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.6%		22.9	966^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.6%	70	22.8	27.6	27.4	34.2	36.7	20.0	27.4	$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%)	80.5	228^th of 1238 public elementary schools	81.6%		82.2	207^th of 1248 public elementary schools	83.4%	21	46.3	51.6	58.0	70.0	71.0	56.8	48.9	$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%)	71	318^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.3%		77	265^th of 1248 public elementary schools	78.8%	53	42.3	52.2	62.2	46.4	53.3	50.0	52.4	$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%)	53.6	518^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.2%		60	452^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	63.8%	66	37.7	30.9	38.1	43.5	56.4	46.0	41.3	$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 783^rd of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars 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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