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Lake Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1099^th

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of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake Ridge Elementary School in Riverdale, GA, serves 498 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Clayton County School District, a high-poverty district where 100% of students receive free or reduced lunch.

Lake Ridge currently holds a 0-star rating, ranking in the 10th percentile statewide—a slight improvement from last year but a significant drop from its 28th percentile ranking two years ago. The most concerning trend is in 5th grade, where science proficiency fell to just 12.8% (down from 17.2% last year) and math proficiency dropped to 18%, the lowest among all nearby schools. Both figures are dramatically below district and state averages. By contrast, 3rd and 4th graders perform much closer to the district average in math, suggesting challenges may intensify as students move into upper elementary grades. There is one bright spot: 4th grade math showed a recent rebound to 30.4% proficiency after dipping the year before. The school also earns a 2-star rating for its work with English Language Learner students—its highest-performing subgroup—though it earns 0 stars for male and Hispanic students.

Compared to nearby schools, Lake Ridge stands out in a few ways. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% is notably better than several district peers like Church Street Elementary (33.4%) and Riverdale Elementary (30.4%). However, the contrast with out-of-district schools is stark: North Fayette Elementary in Fayette County posts 5th-grade science proficiency four times higher than Lake Ridge. The school also spends a relatively high $17,707 per student—more than higher-performing schools like North Fayette—yet academic results remain low, pointing to challenges beyond funding, including high poverty and attendance issues.

498

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,707

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7900 Lake Ridge Cir
Riverdale, GA 30296

(770) 907-5170

District: Clayton County

Students who attend Lake Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kendrick Middle School
High:	Riverdale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,099^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	1099 of 1219	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1121 of 1238	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	892 of 1236	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	980 of 1223	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1038 of 1220	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1068 of 1214	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	973 of 1234	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	938 of 1209	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	1016 of 1205	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	1070 of 1233	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	1110 of 1240	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	1055 of 1231	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1001 of 1225	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	977 of 1201	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	978 of 1212	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1114 of 1183	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	972 of 1133	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.9	1003 of 1134	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	967 of 1125	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.6	1019 of 1101	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	602 of 828	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	581 of 892	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	387 of 879	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	512 of 870	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	641 of 876	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	144 of 214	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	293 of 317	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	155 of 304	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	92 of 286	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	186 of 283	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	1044 of 1186	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1133 of 1224	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	869 of 1223	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	859 of 1212	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	968 of 1206	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	467 of 503	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	575 of 583	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	449 of 565	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	448 of 535	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	466 of 516	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1084 of 1183	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	1056 of 1225	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	896 of 1220	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1062 of 1210	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1097 of 1209	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

Science13%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical 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 Algebra I End of Course	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 Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Lake Ridge Cir	Riverdale	30296	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 907-5170	498	41	12.1	100.0%	4 (0.8%)	290 (58.2%)	190 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	13.9	1099^th of 1219 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.6	1121^st of 1238 public elementary schools	9.5%	22		27.5	30.4	18.0				12.8				$17,707	$1,903	$15,804
Pointe South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8482 Thomas Rd	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2900	508	38	13.3	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	368 (72.4%)	94 (18.5%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	7.2	1181^st of 1219 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.8	1167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	5.7%	14		20.7	16.3	13.2				10.8				$18,013	$1,866	$16,147
Church Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7013 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4000	706	42	16.8	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	543 (76.9%)	114 (16.1%)	19 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	6.4	1190^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.2	1160^th of 1238 public elementary schools	6.3%	30		14.0	15.2	12.1				15.1				$14,511	$1,566	$12,945
Callaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Oriole Dr	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-2600	677	48	14.1	100.0%	2 (0.3%)	511 (75.5%)	114 (16.8%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	21.1	967^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.3	1023^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	17.4%	56		28.6	28.0	27.5				29.6				$16,424	$1,901	$14,524
Oliver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Cheryl Leigh Dr	Riverdale	30296	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4010	452	33	13.6	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	344 (76.1%)	79 (17.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	29.9	833^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.1	772^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	37.6%	61		34.4	46.1	27.7				27.7				$17,156	$2,223	$14,932
Dubois Integrity Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6479 Church St	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	State Specialty Schools I- Dubois Integrity Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 629-1534	1,341	69	19.4	96.3%	4 (0.3%)	1,243 (92.7%)	55 (4.1%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.2%)	14.1	1092^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.7	1053^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	14.9%	39	70.0	19.3	15.3	10.7	21.9	24.1	27.6	30.6	3.8	6.1	50.0	$16,164	$996	$15,168
North Fayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	609 Kenwood Rd	Fayetteville	30214	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 460-3570	616	44	14.0	67.9%	39 (6.3%)	391 (63.5%)	128 (20.8%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	74.7	276^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.4%		67.9	350^th of 1238 public elementary schools	71.7%	74		56.2	58.0	58.8				56.7				$14,714	$814	$13,900
Harper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Valley Hill Rd SW	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 479-2654	690	53	13.0	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	432 (62.6%)	223 (32.3%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	12.9	1113^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.7%		14.1	1110^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.3%	3		17.8	17.7	19.3				28.9				$16,223	$1,724	$14,500
Swint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Highway 138 W	Jonesboro	30238	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2780	544	39	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	376 (69.1%)	136 (25.0%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	29.6	842^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	30.9%		19.8	1003^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.0%	161		24.1	46.3	22.1				36.4				$16,384	$1,575	$14,809
Nolan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 Creel Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7950	779	53	14.6	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	685 (87.9%)	71 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	37	718^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.1%		22.6	966^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.0%	248		45.9	38.6	28.3				36.8				$17,076	$1,536	$15,540

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Ridge Elementary School

What district is Lake Ridge Elementary School in?

Clayton County

What is the racial makeup of Lake Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Lake Ridge Elementary School are 58% African American, 38% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lake Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Lake Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lake Ridge Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kendrick Middle School
High : Riverdale High School

Is Lake Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Lake Ridge Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Georgia elementary schools.

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