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Joseph Humphries Elementary School

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Joseph Humphries Elementary School ranks 890 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Joseph Humphries Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Atlanta, GA, serving 237 students within the Atlanta Public Schools district, where all students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school has made one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the area, climbing from the bottom 2% of Georgia elementary schools in 2023-2024 to the 27th percentile today—a jump of 337 positions in just two years.

The standout story is in 3rd grade math. Proficiency soared from 13.6% in 2023-2024 to 46.4% now—nearly matching the state average (48.3%) and essentially tying the district average (47.1%). This puts Joseph Humphries ahead of nearby schools like Emma Hutchinson Elementary School (22%) and Hapeville Elementary School (36.4%). Fourth grade math also improved by 28 points to 39.4%. The school's ranking for African American students is especially strong—at the 57th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating. However, 5th grade remains a challenge, with only 15.5% proficient in math and 13.3% in science, suggesting students struggle to maintain momentum in upper grades.

Joseph Humphries invests heavily in its students, spending $39,161 per pupil—more than double KIPP Vision Primary Charter School ($13,860) and well above other APS neighbors. It also maintains a favorable 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Chronic absenteeism, at 31.2%, is nearly double the state rate (17.7%) but comparable to other APS schools in the area. Despite this, Joseph Humphries now ranks highest among its APS peers, surpassing T. J. Perkerson Elementary School, John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School, and Heritage Academy Elementary School. If the school sustains its current trajectory, it could realistically reach the 50th percentile within a few years.

237

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,161

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

3029 Humphries Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30315

(404) 802-8750

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Joseph Humphries Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crawford Long Middle School
High:	South Atlanta High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.9%

Hispanic:

15.6%

American Indian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 18% Georgia)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

890^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 55Elementary Schools in the Atlanta Public Schools

119^th of 202Atlanta Public Schools 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	26.5	890 of 1222	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	993 of 1238	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1214 of 1236	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1107 of 1223	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1149 of 1220	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1132 of 1214	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1084 of 1234	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1141 of 1209	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	983 of 1205	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	1060 of 1233	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	1070 of 1240	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	1118 of 1231	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	1079 of 1225	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.6	1047 of 1201	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	962 of 1212	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	1076 of 1183	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	41.9	757 of 1133	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.2	825 of 1134	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	965 of 1125	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	1006 of 1101	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	353 of 829	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.2	540 of 892	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	805 of 879	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	660 of 870	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	751 of 876	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	843 of 1189	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	976 of 1224	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1191 of 1223	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	992 of 1212	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1068 of 1206	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	880 of 1186	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	1003 of 1225	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1191 of 1220	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1160 of 1210	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1204 of 1209	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

Science13%-31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Sunday, December 10, 2017

I am very pleased to be a Case Manager at Humphries Elementary School. The climate is professional and we are like a family. The expectations for students both academically and socially are exceptionally high and they usually meet and exceed the challenge. It is an honor to be a part of this illustrious example of how Public School Education should be. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 19, 2016

My child going there and her grades them up dont see her grades them going down so the teacher them must doing a grate job Ms Upshaw blessing to her 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Joseph Humphries Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3029 Humphries Drive SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8750	237	21	11.4	50.2%	0 (0.0%)	194 (81.9%)	37 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.5	890^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.2%		20.2	993^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.8%	103	46.4	39.4	15.5		13.3	$39,161	$2,448	$36,713
Heritage Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Villa Cir SE	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8650	375	51	7.3	50.7%	0 (0.0%)	357 (95.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	15.9	1064^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.8	1186^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.2%	122	25.0	31.8	15.9		23.8	$30,214	$1,830	$28,385
Cleveland Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2672 Old Hapeville Rd SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8400	253	20	12.8	49.0%	2 (0.8%)	222 (87.7%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	25.5	902^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	26.2%		11.6	1150^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.1%	248	40.5	23.5	25.9		29.6	$35,454	$1,960	$33,495
KIPP Vision Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	660 McWilliams Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	562	41	13.6	49.6%	0 (0.0%)	530 (94.3%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	11.7	1133^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	7.3%		19.1	1012^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	121	30.1	13.7	13.7		20.0	$13,860	$1,480	$12,380
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2025 Jonesboro Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8050	330	34	9.8	49.4%	2 (0.6%)	284 (86.1%)	38 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.9	1103^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.8	1203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	2.8%	100	23.7	23.9	17.6		25.0	$34,494	$1,862	$32,632
Hapeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 N Fulton Ave	Hapeville	30354	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8220	539	45	11.9	28.9%	35 (6.5%)	155 (28.8%)	325 (60.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	38.7	689^th of 1222 public elementary schools	43.6%		44.9	629^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.2%	60	36.4	40.5	37.8		39.0	$20,797	$1,164	$19,634
Emma Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Cleveland Ave SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7650	295	28	10.5	45.8%	1 (0.3%)	226 (76.6%)	62 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	10.7	1149^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.9	1146^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%	3	22.0	26.8	10.3		17.9	$31,215	$1,762	$29,453
Ethos Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2295 Springdale Cir SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-0046	676	40	16.9	40.2%	7 (1.0%)	636 (94.1%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	32.4	797^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.8%		29.3	848^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.5%	51	37.5	42.4	25.2	22.6	38.7	$14,762	$1,110	$13,652
Unidos Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-5	4475 Hendrix Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 361-3494	394	35	11.2	26.6%	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.6%)	301 (76.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	62.7	403^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	67.0%		49.3	575^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.6%	172	42.8	87.8	43.8		47.9	$18,672	$1,314	$17,358
T. J. Perkerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Brewer Blvd SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3950	338	34	9.8	50.6%	10 (3.0%)	307 (90.8%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	14.4	1091^st of 1222 public elementary schools	10.7%		13.1	1130^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.7%	39	26.2	20.4	19.6		25.5	$34,110	$2,463	$31,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Humphries Elementary School

Is Joseph Humphries Elementary School a good school?

Joseph Humphries Elementary School ranks 890^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Joseph Humphries Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Joseph Humphries Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Humphries Elementary School?

Students at Joseph Humphries Elementary School are 82% African American, 16% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Joseph Humphries Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Joseph Humphries Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crawford Long Middle School
High : South Atlanta High School

What district is Joseph Humphries Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

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