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Peyton Forest Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Peyton Forest Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Atlanta's southwest corridor, serving 283 students as part of Atlanta Public Schools, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news for parents is the school's momentum. Peyton Forest has climbed from the 8th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 21st percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 194 positions and the school's best ranking in over a decade. This is the steepest improvement among nearby schools. For comparison, West Manor Elementary, located less than a mile away, actually declined from the 51st to the 38th percentile over the same period. The school's fifth-grade math proficiency jumped 18.3 percentage points in one year, reaching 29.8%—its best math performance in available data. Fourth-grade math (35.7%) is nearly double the third-grade rate (19.5%), suggesting a particularly strong cohort or effective instruction at that level. Chronic absenteeism has also improved significantly, dropping from 46.1% in 2021-2022 to 35.0% now, though it remains above the state average of 17.7%.

Peyton Forest invests heavily in its students, spending $34,679 per pupil with a favorable 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio—more than KIPP Strive Primary Charter School ($10,925 per student, 16.4:1 ratio) and Atlanta Heights Charter School ($18,539 per student). The school's African American students rank in the 40th percentile statewide, notably stronger than the school's overall ranking, suggesting effective support for its primary demographic. While West Manor still outperforms Peyton Forest on most metrics, the gap is closing rapidly. English Language Arts scores from the most recent testing cycle will be released in December, which will show whether the school's math gains are part of a broader academic turnaround.

283

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,679

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Peyton Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30311

(404) 802-7100

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Peyton Forest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jean Childs Young Middle School
High:	Benjamin E. Mays High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.9%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

960^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

120^th of 201Atlanta 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	21.4	960 of 1219	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	986 of 1238	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1146 of 1236	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1101 of 1223	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1111 of 1220	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1018 of 1214	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1017 of 1234	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1038 of 1209	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1062 of 1205	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1148 of 1233	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	1134 of 1240	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	1181 of 1231	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	1118 of 1225	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	1046 of 1201	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	933 of 1212	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.9	549 of 1183	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	86.4	87 of 1133	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	75.6	234 of 1134	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.9	443 of 1125	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	409 of 1101	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	497 of 828	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	616 of 892	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	780 of 879	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	739 of 870	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	756 of 876	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	953 of 1186	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	894 of 1224	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1150 of 1223	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1070 of 1212	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1045 of 1206	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	903 of 1183	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1080 of 1225	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1094 of 1220	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1099 of 1210	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1142 of 1209	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

Science26%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 20, 2019

this is the worst school my daughter has attended. This school lacks everything, and needs to be shut down. the teachers have out of school relationships with the kids. Also the teachers and the favorite kids bullying other kids including mine. I went to teacher and parent dinner and she reeked of weed. the kids were listening to rap music with cuss words in it. My child has been jumped on video and nothing was done to the kids who did this. This school is terrible i do not think it is needs to be open my daughter has not learn nothing this year due to all the distractions the school has Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peyton Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Peyton Rd SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7100	283	26	10.8	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	243 (85.9%)	34 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21.4	960^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.2%		20.8	986^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.4%	26	19.5	35.7	29.8				25.5			$34,679	$1,837	$32,841
West Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	570 Lynhurst Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3350	247	23	10.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	200 (81.0%)	37 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	35.1	750^th of 1219 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.4	601^st of 1238 public elementary schools	51.5%	149	33.3	45.3	20.6				44.1			$33,146	$2,462	$30,684
Beecher Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2257 Bollingbrook Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8300	237	22	11.0	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	223 (94.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	67.9	343^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	71.9%		62.1	411^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.8%	68	56.2	48.8	60.7				53.5			$40,846	$1,895	$38,951
Harper-Archer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3399 Collier Dr NW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8500	545	49	11.0	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	481 (88.3%)	48 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	12.1	1120^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.1%		7	1211^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.2%	91	26.7	25.9	14.9				15.5			$31,645	$1,985	$29,661
Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Harwell Rd NW	Atlanta	30318	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5700	390	36	10.9	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	360 (92.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23.5	941^st of 1219 public elementary schools	22.8%		24	942^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.9%	1	25.1	34.9	33.9				24.2			$32,608	$2,372	$30,236
The Kindezi School	Public, Charter	K-8	286 Wilson Mill Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 671-4920	360	42	8.5	100.0%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28	862^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	29.3%		27.5	882^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%	20	47.8	27.5	16.7	20.0	13.9	10.0	33.4	6.7	6.7	$25,883	$2,764	$23,119
F. L. Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7500	161	16	9.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	159 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.9	1012^th of 1219 public elementary schools	17.0%		16.7	1055^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.8%	43	28.6	33.3	11.1				29.6			$41,200	$2,107	$39,093
Atlanta Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3712 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 472-3003	663	34	19.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	574 (86.6%)	32 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	25.9	893^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	26.7%		16.6	1056^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.7%	163	44.6	24.5	7.5	23.2	11.0	20.6	35.2	17.5	11.1	$18,539	$3,331	$15,208
Cascade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1654 S Alvarado Terrace SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8100	314	38	8.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	297 (94.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	25.1	906^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.7%		15.8	1079^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.8%	173	30.0	38.1	14.9				36.2			$30,505	$1,560	$28,945
Tuskegee Airman Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1626 Westhaven Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8450	447	44	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	418 (93.5%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	39.3	679^th of 1219 public elementary schools	44.3%		25.5	919^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.8%	240	46.8	47.8	26.9				30.2			$31,461	$1,754	$29,706

Frequently Asked Questions about Peyton Forest Elementary School

Is Peyton Forest Elementary School a good school?

Peyton Forest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Peyton Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Peyton Forest Elementary School.

What district is Peyton Forest Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Peyton Forest Elementary School?

Students at Peyton Forest Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Peyton Forest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Peyton Forest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jean Childs Young Middle School
High : Benjamin E. Mays High School

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