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River's Edge Elementary School

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River's Edge Elementary School ranks 814 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

River's Edge Elementary School in Fayetteville, GA, serves approximately 652 students in grades PK-5 as part of Clayton County Public Schools, and it has been on a clear upward trajectory, climbing from the 17th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 33rd percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 222 ranking positions that moved the school from a 1-star to a 2-star rating.

This is a school that is beating the odds. With 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, River's Edge has still managed to keep chronic absenteeism at just 15.6%—better than the state average of 17.7% and dramatically lower than the district's 28.0%. That consistency suggests strong family engagement and a positive school climate. Academically, the school outperforms its Clayton County peers in most subjects and grades. For example, 4th grade math proficiency hit 48.2% versus the district's 31.4%, and 5th grade science reached 30.8% compared to 26.3% district-wide. The school also outpaces nearby Hawthorne Elementary and Brown Elementary in most categories. Per-student spending has risen steadily from $10,738 to $16,016 over four years, and that investment appears to be paying off.

Still, there are challenges. Fifth grade math remains a persistent weak spot, with only 24.8% proficient in 2025-2026—down from 48.2% in 4th grade—a pattern that has held for three straight years. Special Education students also rank in the 17th percentile statewide, an area that may need more targeted support. When compared to nearby Fayette County schools like Inman Elementary (84th percentile) or Sara Harp Minter (88th percentile), River's Edge ranks lower—but those schools serve far fewer low-income families. Given its demographics, River's Edge is demonstrating that high-poverty schools can improve, and its steady gains make it a school worth watching.

652

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,016

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Northbridge Rd
Fayetteville, GA 30215

(770) 460-2340

District: Clayton County

Students who attend River's Edge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eddie White Middle School
High:	Lovejoy High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.1%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clayton County

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

814^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Clayton County

164^th of 202Clayton 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
2026	31.2	814 of 1222	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	725 of 1238	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	809 of 1236	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	900 of 1223	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1021 of 1220	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	714 of 1234	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	716 of 1209	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	745 of 1205	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.0	862 of 1233	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.7	882 of 1240	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.9	822 of 1231	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.3	762 of 1225	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	727 of 1201	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.0	858 of 1212	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.1	736 of 1183	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.8	878 of 1133	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	914 of 1134	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	892 of 1125	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.8	805 of 1101	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	357 of 829	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	319 of 892	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	409 of 879	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	393 of 870	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	552 of 876	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	818 of 1189	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	797 of 1224	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	864 of 1223	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	923 of 1212	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1019 of 1206	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	781 of 1186	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	663 of 1225	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	765 of 1220	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	877 of 1210	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1011 of 1209	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	385 of 466	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	325 of 487	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	171 of 455	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)57th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 1, 2019

Great teachers/staff, also feel welcomed! Very good school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Very caring and committed teachers! Close Quote

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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 (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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
River's Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Northbridge Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-2340	652	46	14.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	542 (83.1%)	66 (10.1%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	31.2	814^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.4%		37.3	725^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.4%	89	35.5	48.2	24.8	30.8	$16,016	$1,374	$14,642
Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11808 Panhandle Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-2850	1,048	64	16.3	100.0%	23 (2.2%)	863 (82.3%)	107 (10.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.5%)	29.5	846^th of 1222 public elementary schools	30.8%		23.7	948^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.4%	102	25.7	36.3	32.7	38.3	$14,723	$1,552	$13,171
Inman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	677 Inman Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 460-3565	659	44	15.0	38.7%	277 (42.0%)	198 (30.0%)	110 (16.7%)	19 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.0%)	83	197^th of 1222 public elementary schools	83.9%		81.9	216^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.6%	19	58.0	69.4	64.3	61.2	$14,232	$218	$14,014
Kemp Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1090 McDonough Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 610-4300	626	44	14.2	100.0%	9 (1.4%)	482 (77.0%)	97 (15.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)					$16,482	$1,598	$14,883
Kemp Elementary School	Public	3-5	10990 Folsom Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2870	586	40	14.6	100.0%	12 (2.0%)	453 (77.3%)	82 (14.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	27	881^st of 1222 public elementary schools	27.9%		25.5	921^st of 1238 public elementary schools	25.6%	40	40.7	36.7	28.6	19.2	$15,614	$1,761	$13,853
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10750 English Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 472-7669	813	52	15.6	100.0%	15 (1.8%)	522 (64.2%)	230 (28.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	19.8	995^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.6%		21.8	974^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.3%	21	31.6	33.8	21.2	22.0	$16,200	$1,689	$14,511
Spring Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bradford Sq	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-3432	661	50	13.2	72.3%	75 (11.3%)	393 (59.5%)	89 (13.5%)	44 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (8.9%)	67.3	352^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.9	320^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	32	55.8	54.3	47.6	54.2	$15,752	$906	$14,846
Fayetteville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Hood Ave	Fayetteville	30214	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-3560	507	35	14.6	64.7%	66 (13.0%)	306 (60.4%)	81 (16.0%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	71.7	304^th of 1222 public elementary schools	75.1%		70.5	323^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	73.9%	19	57.9	53.4	50.0	62.8	$14,368	$651	$13,717
Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9771 Poston Rd	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2785	671	46	14.5	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	543 (80.9%)	90 (13.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	17	1048^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.2%		22.7	963^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	22.2%	85	26.2	26.6	21.0	27.0	$15,956	$1,666	$14,289
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 Highway 85 S	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 716-3910	689	46	15.1	27.7%	322 (46.7%)	193 (28.0%)	92 (13.4%)	30 (4.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.5%)	87.7	152^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	87.6%		92.2	107^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.4%	45	58.4	70.6	75.2	70.9	$14,776	$303	$14,473

Frequently Asked Questions about River's Edge Elementary School

What schools do graduates of River's Edge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend River's Edge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eddie White Middle School
High : Lovejoy High School

What is the racial makeup of River's Edge Elementary School?

Students at River's Edge Elementary School are 83% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend River's Edge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended River's Edge Elementary School.

Is River's Edge Elementary School a good school?

River's Edge Elementary School ranks 814^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is River's Edge Elementary School in?

Clayton County

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