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Beecher Hills Elementary School

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Beecher Hills Elementary School ranks 343 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Beecher Hills Elementary School is a small PK-5 school in southwest Atlanta serving 237 students within the Atlanta Public Schools district, and it has become one of the most improved elementary schools in the area.

Beecher Hills has posted a remarkable turnaround over the past seven years, climbing from the 30th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to the 72nd percentile in 2025-2026—a gain of 42 percentile points that now places it in the top quarter of Georgia elementary schools with a 4-star rating. This success is especially notable given that 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In the most recent testing cycle, the school outperformed both district and state averages in math at every grade level, with 5th grade math proficiency reaching 60.7%—a 21.4 percentage point advantage over the district average and 16.6 points above the state. The school also shines in 5th grade science at 53.5% proficiency, which is 11.8 points above the district and 9.3 points above the state. Perhaps most impressive, Beecher Hills ranks 62nd out of 828 schools statewide (93rd percentile) for its African American students, earning a 5-star rating in this category. The school's advantage over nearby schools is striking: it outperforms M. A. Jones Elementary School, L. O. Kimberly Elementary School, and Peyton Forest Elementary School by 28 to 60 percentile points.

Beyond academics, Beecher Hills has made dramatic progress in student attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 29.0% in 2023-2024 to 14.6% in 2025-2026—a 14.4 percentage point improvement in just two years. This rate is now 13 points below the district average and roughly half the rate of most nearby schools, which range from 22.1% to 37.2%. The school also benefits from substantial per-student investment at $40,846, which is $12,631 more than the average of nearby APS schools and supports a favorable 11:1 student-teacher ratio. While this spending is high, the results justify it—Beecher Hills achieves outcomes that are 2-5 times better than some schools with similar or even higher spending, such as F. L. Stanton Elementary School, which spends $41,200 per student but ranks in the 17th percentile. This combination of strong academics, improved attendance, and effective resource use makes Beecher Hills a standout model in southwest Atlanta.

237

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,846

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2257 Bollingbrook Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30311

(404) 802-8300

District: Atlanta Public Schools

Students who attend Beecher Hills Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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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 — 38th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (54% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Atlanta Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg44%

Georgia avg47%

343^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	67.9	343 of 1219	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	411 of 1238	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	579 of 1236	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	394 of 1223	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	540 of 1220	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	858 of 1234	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	675 of 1209	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	712 of 1205	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	805 of 1233	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	764 of 1240	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	887 of 1231	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	790 of 1225	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	681 of 1201	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	739 of 1212	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	793 of 1183	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	521 of 1133	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	456 of 1134	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	512 of 1125	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.5	482 of 1101	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	62 of 828	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	107 of 892	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	179 of 879	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	82 of 870	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	158 of 876	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	280 of 1186	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	388 of 1224	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	704 of 1223	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	346 of 1212	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	537 of 1206	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	512 of 1225	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	476 of 1220	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	463 of 1210	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	544 of 1209	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

Science54%+9 vs state

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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	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
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
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
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
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
KIPP Strive Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1448 Lucile Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 924-6310	627	38	16.4	100.0%	18 (2.9%)	596 (95.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38	697^th of 1219 public elementary schools	42.8%		29.3	846^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.7%	149	28.8	42.8	37.2	42.6	$10,925	$1,050	$9,875
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
Finch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 Avon Ave SW	Atlanta	30310	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4000	291	35	8.2	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	283 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	18.8	1013^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.9	1076^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.1%	63	27.7	23.9	25.5	27.3	$39,281	$1,835	$37,447
M. A. Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Fair St SW	Atlanta	30314	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-3900	461	34	13.4	100.0%	8 (1.7%)	435 (94.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	15.4	1071^st of 1219 public elementary schools	12.1%		10.2	1179^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.8%	108	29.5	28.4	20.3	17.8	$28,215	$1,985	$26,230
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Beecher Hills Elementary School

What district is Beecher Hills Elementary School in?

Atlanta Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Beecher Hills Elementary School?

Students at Beecher Hills Elementary School are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is Beecher Hills Elementary School a good school?

Beecher Hills Elementary School ranks 343^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Beecher Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beecher Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Beecher Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Beecher Hills Elementary School.

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