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Lake City Elementary School

Q: Is Lake City Elementary School a good school?

Lake City Elementary School ranks 870 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

870^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake City Elementary School in Lake City, GA, serves 479 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Clayton County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a steady upward trend in its statewide ranking over the past several years, climbing from the 21st percentile in 2020-2021 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026, though it still holds a 1-star rating overall.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional support for English Language Learners (ELL). In the 2025-2026 school year, Lake City ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide for ELL students, earning a 4-star rating for this subgroup—a remarkable achievement given the district's overall 1-star rating. The school also consistently outperforms the district average in math across all grade levels. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency reached 39.3% in 2025-2026, nearly 10 points above the district average. However, there is a clear pattern of declining performance as students advance: by 5th grade, math proficiency drops to 25.7%, only about 2 points above the district. This suggests the school excels at early learning but faces challenges maintaining momentum in upper grades.

Compared to nearby schools, Lake City is a mid-tier performer. It significantly outperforms Edmonds Elementary (5th percentile) and Huie Elementary (6th percentile), but trails behind Unidos Dual Language School (67th percentile) and Morrow Elementary (44th percentile). A bright spot is the dramatic improvement in 5th-grade science, which jumped from 10.8% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 27.1% in 2025-2026—now above the district average. Additionally, chronic absenteeism (18.4%) is well below the district's 28.0%, showing the school is effective at getting students to class regularly. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6, Lake City offers more individualized attention than many peers, and its positive trajectory suggests gradual but meaningful progress.

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 — 48th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

870^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

163^rd of 201Clayton 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	870 of 1219	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	936 of 1238	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	834 of 1236	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	774 of 1223	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	837 of 1220	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	517 of 828	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	719 of 892	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	583 of 879	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	451 of 870	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	585 of 876	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	59 of 214	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	41.8	162 of 317	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	120 of 304	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	107 of 286	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	106 of 283	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	795 of 1186	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	931 of 1224	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	799 of 1223	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	764 of 1212	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	849 of 1206	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	410 of 503	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	445 of 583	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	335 of 565	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	357 of 535	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	388 of 516	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	892 of 1183	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	932 of 1225	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	847 of 1220	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	756 of 1210	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	808 of 1209	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+44 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

Science27%-17 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
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%)	27.5	870^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.6%		24.3	936^th of 1238 public elementary schools	24.4%	66	39.3	36.0	25.7	27.1	$16,751	$1,424	$15,327
Sankofa Montessori	Public, Charter	K-4	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)	23.5				$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%)	26.8	884^th of 1219 public elementary schools	27.5%		27.8	878^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.1%	6	44.0	26.8	23.8	31.3	$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%)	15.6	1065^th of 1219 public elementary schools	12.6%		22.6	965^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.1%	100	29.5	26.0	20.7	20.7	$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%)	39.2	680^th of 1219 public elementary schools	44.2%		23.2	959^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.5%	279	46.4	42.0	34.3	32.8	$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%)	9.2	1161^st of 1219 public elementary schools	4.8%		16.3	1065^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.0%	96	10.9	22.5	18.1	18.2	$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%)	62.7	402^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	67.0%		49.3	575^th of 1238 public elementary schools	53.6%	173	42.8	87.8	43.8	47.9	$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%)	10.9	1142^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.5	1140^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.9%	2	25.6	19.8	16.1	17.2	$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%)	19.5	1002^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	17.8%		16.2	1067^th of 1238 public elementary schools	13.8%	65	28.6	18.8	20.6	35.3	$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%)	15.4	1072^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.7	1098^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.3%	26	32.5	29.0	14.3	17.9	$16,807	$2,067	$14,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake City Elementary School

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

Is Lake City Elementary School a good school?

Lake City Elementary School ranks 870^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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.

How many students attend Lake City Elementary School?

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

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