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Lake City Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake City Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 471 students in grades PK-5 in Lake City, Georgia, which is part of the Clayton County School District. Unfortunately, the school has a history of low performance, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Georgia elementary schools and receiving 1- or 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

One of the key factors contributing to Lake City Elementary's struggles is its consistently low test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 17.2% in the Clayton County district and 34.9% statewide. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Lake City Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.84% to 90.37% in recent years, which is much higher than the surrounding schools.

While Lake City Elementary is the lowest-performing school in the immediate vicinity, some of the other nearby schools, such as Tara Elementary, Anderson Elementary, and Haynie Elementary, also struggle with low test scores and low SchoolDigger ratings. This suggests that the challenges facing Lake City Elementary may be reflective of broader issues within the Clayton County School District.

479

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,751

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5354 Phillips Dr
Lake City, GA 30260

(404) 362-3855

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Lake City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Babb Middle School
High:	Forest Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

30.3%

Asian:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clayton County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Georgia avg42%

936^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

173^rd of 206Clayton 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	936 of 1238	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	837 of 1248	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	779 of 1242	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	845 of 1244	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	963 of 1214	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	608 of 1234	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	541 of 1209	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.2	765 of 1205	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	643 of 1233	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	656 of 1240	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	774 of 1231	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	676 of 1225	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	895 of 1201	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	943 of 1212	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	831 of 1183	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.9	612 of 1133	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.0	548 of 1134	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	594 of 1125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	564 of 1101	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Science11%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Lake City Elementary School

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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
Lake City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5354 Phillips Dr	Lake City	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3855	479	35	13.6	100.0%	11 (2.3%)	145 (30.3%)	244 (50.9%)	60 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	24.3	936^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.4%		30.9	837^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.9%	99	22.1	30.3	30.1	32.6	26.3	26.5	10.8	$16,751	$1,424	$15,327
Sankofa Montessori	Public, Charter	K-3	5881 Phillips Drive	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools II- Sankofa Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 713-8930	144	10	14.4	89.6%	8 (5.6%)	100 (69.4%)	24 (16.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$17,817	$1,867	$15,951
Fountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 West St	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3875	437	40	10.9	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	202 (46.2%)	210 (48.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	27.8	878^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.1%		23.2	959^th of 1248 public elementary schools	23.2%	81	24.1	23.3	25.7	34.2	38.4	27.1	27.1	$19,931	$2,703	$17,228
Haynie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1169 Morrow Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2905	767	58	13.2	100.0%	11 (1.4%)	285 (37.2%)	407 (53.1%)	44 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	22.6	965^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%		24	945^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.3%	20	12.2	21.8	28.3	17.3	34.9	34.9	30.2	$16,686	$1,736	$14,949
Morrow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6115 Reynolds Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2900	406	34	11.9	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	175 (43.1%)	144 (35.5%)	62 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	23.2	959^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.5%		29	873^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	30.0%	86	17.4	27.7	23.5	31.9	32.3	23.5	25.0	$18,931	$1,638	$17,294
Edmonds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4495 Simpson Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3830	426	31	13.7	100.0%	6 (1.4%)	223 (52.3%)	187 (43.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	16.3	1065^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.0%		16.2	1080^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.5%	15	6.7	12.3	19.5	8.3	23.1	29.9	31.2	$17,827	$1,940	$15,887
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	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.6%)	301 (76.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	49.3	575^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.6%		38.3	723^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	42.1%	148	25.5	50.9	34.0	68.1	52.8	22.6	30.2	$18,672	$1,314	$17,358
Huie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Rockcut Rd	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3825	594	49	12.1	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	283 (47.6%)	291 (49.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.5	1140^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.9%		6.5	1234^th of 1248 public elementary schools	1.1%	94	13.7	16.0	19.0	28.4	21.3	8.3	12.0	$17,142	$2,237	$14,905
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5885 Maddox Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 675-8019	801	55	14.5	100.0%	13 (1.6%)	544 (67.9%)	151 (18.9%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	16.2	1067^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.8%		23	963^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	22.8%	104	11.2	16.2	23.8	10.4	23.1	21.1	32.7	$15,336	$1,591	$13,745
Tara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	937 Mount Zion Rd	Morrow	30260	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 968-2915	570	46	12.3	100.0%	11 (1.9%)	329 (57.7%)	210 (36.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.1	1084^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.1%	14	21.3	19.6	18.3	20.4	19.6	12.2	22.0	$16,807	$2,067	$14,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake City Elementary School

Is Lake City Elementary School a good school?

Lake City Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Lake City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Lake City Elementary School.

What district is Lake City Elementary School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of Lake City Elementary School?

Students at Lake City Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 30% African American, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Lake City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Babb Middle School
High : Forest Park High School

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