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North Harlem Elementary School

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North Harlem Elementary School ranks 499 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

North Harlem Elementary School in Harlem, GA, serves approximately 930 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly rated Columbia County district, which ranks in the top 17% of districts statewide. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 59th percentile of Georgia elementary schools, placing it in a solid middle ground—stronger than many neighboring schools in McDuffie and Richmond counties, but behind the other elementary schools in its own district, which all hold 4- or 5-star ratings.

One of the most encouraging stories at North Harlem is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. In 2021-2022, the rate stood at 31.4%—well above the state average—but by the most recent school year, it had dropped to 16.0%, now below the state average. This four-year improvement of over 15 percentage points suggests effective attendance initiatives are making a real difference. Academically, the school shows notable variability by grade level. In math, 4th graders perform well above the state average (60.2% proficient), while 5th graders lag behind (38.1% proficient)—a gap of more than 20 points that has persisted across multiple years. Science performance in 5th grade (40.5%) also trails the district average by over 22 points, though it remains close to the state average. Historical ELA data (prior to this year's release) showed consistent strength, with proficiency running 5-6 points above state averages.

North Harlem serves a more economically diverse population than many district peers, with 53% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, compared to 31% at Lewiston Elementary and 40% at Baker Place Elementary. Despite this, the school outperforms nearby schools in neighboring districts like Norris Elementary and Blythe Elementary in key subjects. The school also operates efficiently, spending $12,066 per student—less than several peers—while maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The key areas for growth are clearly 5th grade math and science, along with ensuring consistent performance across all student groups.

930

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,066

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 W Trippe St
Harlem, GA 30814

(706) 556-5995

District: Columbia County

Students who attend North Harlem Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harlem Middle School
High:	Harlem High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

African American:

16.7%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2025 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2025) to 59th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Columbia County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg66%

Georgia avg47%

499^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Columbia County

17^th of 201Columbia 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	55.0	499 of 1219	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	379 of 1238	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	529 of 1236	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	438 of 1223	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	522 of 1220	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	372 of 1214	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	567 of 1234	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	627 of 1209	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	726 of 1205	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.9	595 of 1233	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.6	750 of 1240	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	755 of 1231	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	774 of 1225	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	760 of 1201	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	713 of 1212	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.4	713 of 1183	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.4	663 of 1133	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	512 of 1134	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.8	554 of 1125	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	376 of 1101	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	438 of 828	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	333 of 892	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	378 of 879	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	252 of 870	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	376 of 876	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	520 of 1186	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	332 of 1224	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	529 of 1223	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	378 of 1212	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	467 of 1206	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	24 of 583	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	468 of 1183	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	401 of 1225	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	526 of 1220	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	514 of 1210	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	563 of 1209	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	122 of 565	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.3	300 of 487	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	228 of 415	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	466 of 700	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	423 of 769	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	588 of 772	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	503 of 775	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	545 of 779	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science40%-4 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 (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
North Harlem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 W Trippe St	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-5995	930	62	15.1	53.2%	594 (63.9%)	155 (16.7%)	97 (10.4%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.0%)	55	499^th of 1219 public elementary schools	59.1%		65.8	379^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.4%	120	48.0	60.2	38.1	40.5	$12,066	$696	$11,370
Dearing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Main St N	Dearing	30808	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4900	414	32	12.9	80.0%	238 (57.5%)	98 (23.7%)	46 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	33.1	781^st of 1219 public elementary schools	35.9%		55	502^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	59.5%	279	36.6	29.2	44.1	32.2	$14,940	$1,504	$13,436
Euchee Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	795 Louisville Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 556-4000	705	48	14.6	45.0%	334 (47.4%)	209 (29.6%)	101 (14.3%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.2%)	71.2	310^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.6%		75.6	268^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%	42	54.5	55.6	53.4	58.3	$12,920	$343	$12,577
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Trudeau Trl	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 447-2100	1,060	69	15.4	49.9%	372 (35.1%)	349 (32.9%)	202 (19.1%)	17 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	112 (10.6%)	67	356^th of 1219 public elementary schools	70.8%		80.4	231^st of 1238 public elementary schools	81.3%	125	56.2	67.1	42.7	48.1	$11,723	$376	$11,347
Baker Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 Hero Way	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 447-2115	958	63	15.3	40.2%	370 (38.6%)	344 (35.9%)	132 (13.8%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (10.4%)	86.1	165^th of 1219 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.2	115^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.7%	50	71.6	70.0	59.8	60.5	$12,091	$460	$11,631
Grovetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Ford Ave	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 863-0800	908	65	13.9	66.9%	254 (28.0%)	344 (37.9%)	175 (19.3%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	115 (12.7%)	57.7	458^th of 1219 public elementary schools	62.4%		65.5	382^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	69.1%	76	43.9	41.8	55.3	54.5	$12,414	$607	$11,807
Lewiston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5426 Hereford Farm Rd	Evans	30809	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 650-6064	614	43	14.4	30.9%	342 (55.7%)	131 (21.3%)	54 (8.8%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.6%)	94.5	80^th of 1219 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.5	76^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%	4	80.0	78.9	75.6	69.4	$13,768	$524	$13,244
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	455 S Old Belair Rd	Grovetown	30813	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 855-7538	559	44	12.7	59.0%	241 (43.1%)	132 (23.6%)	101 (18.1%)	32 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (8.6%)	77.8	244^th of 1219 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.5	223^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	82.0%	21	50.0	75.3	54.7	61.1	$15,445	$944	$14,502
Blythe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Church St	Blythe	30805	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-4090	333	27	12.4	100.0%	144 (43.2%)	130 (39.0%)	32 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	34.7	757^th of 1219 public elementary schools	37.9%		33.4	788^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.3%	31	32.1	41.3	29.4	44.1	$16,690	$1,468	$15,223
Norris Elementary School	Public	4-5	1861 Harrison Rd SE	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 986-4600	287	22	13.0	100.0%	53 (18.5%)	207 (72.1%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	21	970^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.4%		29	853^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	31.1%	117		27.6	24.8	30.7	$16,150	$1,541	$14,608

Frequently Asked Questions about North Harlem Elementary School

What schools do graduates of North Harlem Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Harlem Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harlem Middle School
High : Harlem High School

Is North Harlem Elementary School a good school?

North Harlem Elementary School ranks 499^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Harlem Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 930 students attended North Harlem Elementary School.

What district is North Harlem Elementary School in?

Columbia County

What is the racial makeup of North Harlem Elementary School?

Students at North Harlem Elementary School are 64% White, 17% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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