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Continental Colony Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Continental Colony Elementary School in Atlanta, GA, is a PK-5 school within Atlanta Public Schools serving 368 students, where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high level of economic need in the surrounding community.

The most encouraging story here is momentum. Continental Colony has climbed from the 2nd percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026—a dramatic jump that outpaces several nearby schools. For example, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary dropped from the 29th to 8th percentile over the same period, while L. O. Kimberly Elementary School stayed flat at the 24th percentile. Math gains are particularly strong: 3rd-grade proficiency more than tripled from 10.6% to 30.5%, and 5th-grade math jumped from 5.6% to 20%. While these numbers still trail district and state averages, the rate of improvement is a clear differentiator. The school also shows a notable strength in serving its African American students, ranking in the 35th percentile statewide for that subgroup—well above its overall rank. Additionally, 5th-grade science proficiency (31.6%) is the school's highest subject score and closest to the district average (41.7%), suggesting a possible area of curricular strength.

Financially, Continental Colony invests heavily in its students. Per-pupil spending reached $30,699 in 2024-2025—higher than nearby R. N. Fickett Elementary School ($29,771) and Deerwood Academy ($27,559), and nearly double that of Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary ($17,479). The student-teacher ratio is a low 11.3:1, far better than charter options like SLAM Academy of Atlanta (17:1) or RISE Preparatory Charter School (17.3:1). However, chronic absenteeism remains a challenge at 30.4%—higher than the district (27.6%) and state (17.7%) averages, though improved from a peak of 40.3% in 2021-2022. This is a key area to watch, as it can limit even greater academic progress.

368

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,699

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3181 Hogan Rd SW
Atlanta, GA 30331

(404) 802-8000

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Continental Colony Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ralph Bunche Middle School
High:	D. M. Therrell High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.2%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 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 (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

972^nd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	20.9	972 of 1219	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1049 of 1238	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1141 of 1236	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1200 of 1223	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1108 of 1220	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1211 of 1214	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1099 of 1234	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1094 of 1209	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	1090 of 1205	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1084 of 1233	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1119 of 1240	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	1096 of 1231	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	1151 of 1225	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1041 of 1201	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1054 of 1212	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	892 of 1183	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	922 of 1133	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1036 of 1134	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	992 of 1125	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.9	792 of 1101	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	538 of 828	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	703 of 892	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	742 of 879	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	839 of 870	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	694 of 876	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	883 of 1186	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	970 of 1224	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1074 of 1223	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1182 of 1212	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1075 of 1206	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	950 of 1183	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	1123 of 1225	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1163 of 1220	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1190 of 1210	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1108 of 1209	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science32%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 vs state

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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 (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th 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
Continental Colony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3181 Hogan Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8000	368	33	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	343 (93.2%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	20.9	972^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	20.3%		17	1049^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.3%	77	30.5	29.3	20.0			31.6			$30,699	$2,048	$28,651
SLAM Academy of Atlanta	Public, Charter	K-8	3183 Greenbriar Parkway SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- SLAM Academy of Atlanta	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 819-4992	238	14	17.0	66.8%	1 (0.4%)	226 (95.0%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	35.6	743^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	39.0%		28.4	866^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.0%	123	33.4	51.3	42.8	8.3	15.8	34.5	26.7	6.7	$14,504	$1,664	$12,840
Asa Hilliard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3353 Mount Olive Rd	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8050	474	42	11.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	401 (84.6%)	54 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	37.8	702^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	42.4%		16.3	1063^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.1%	361	36.1	22.0	35.4			58.3			$21,880	$1,175	$20,705
Deerwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3070 Fairburn Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3300	469	48	9.7	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	439 (93.6%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	23.4	946^th of 1219 public elementary schools	22.4%		29.3	847^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.6%	99	42.8	26.5	20.3			26.2			$27,559	$1,591	$25,968
L. O. Kimberly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 McMurray Dr SW	Atlanta	30311	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7600	270	25	10.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	255 (94.4%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.2	929^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.8%		19.5	1006^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.7%	77	42.2	36.6	18.8			21.3			$36,078	$1,828	$34,250
Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 Connally Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3092	587	41	14.3	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	453 (77.2%)	104 (17.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12.6	1116^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.4%		22.2	970^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.6%	146	13.9	31.5	21.8			15.9			$17,479	$1,146	$16,332
R. N. Fickett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3935 Rux Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7850	432	34	12.7	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	414 (95.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	30.9	817^th of 1219 public elementary schools	33.0%		20.4	991^st of 1238 public elementary schools	20.0%	174	42.9	32.7	36.1			23.0			$29,771	$2,625	$27,146
Briar Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2816 Briarwood Blvd	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8170	377	37	10.3	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	231 (61.3%)	131 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	18.7	1015^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.7%		18.1	1029^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	38.0	27.7	15.5			22.5			$25,080	$2,161	$22,919
Brookview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Hammarskjold Dr	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8020	425	32	13.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	397 (93.4%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	22.4	955^th of 1219 public elementary schools	21.7%		18.5	1020^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.6%	65	29.4	17.6	35.3			33.3			$19,519	$1,077	$18,443
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 Princeton Ave	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8040	475	42	11.3	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	409 (86.1%)	44 (9.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	15.4	1073^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.1	1091^st of 1238 public elementary schools	11.9%	18	30.0	23.6	14.8			26.6			$24,541	$1,803	$22,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Continental Colony Elementary School

What district is Continental Colony Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Continental Colony Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Continental Colony Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ralph Bunche Middle School
High : D. M. Therrell High School

How many students attend Continental Colony Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Continental Colony Elementary School.

Is Continental Colony Elementary School a good school?

Continental Colony Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Continental Colony Elementary School?

Students at Continental Colony Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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