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Cary Reynolds Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cary Reynolds Elementary School is a small Title I school in the Brookhaven area of Atlanta, serving 267 students in grades PK-5 within the DeKalb County School District, where nearly 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school stands out for its strong attendance record and significant investment in student support. The chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0% is well below the district average of 26.7% and even slightly better than the state average—a notable strength for a school serving a high-needs population. Cary Reynolds also spends about $24,894 per student, roughly 50% more than nearby Austin Elementary ($16,662) and Ashford Park Elementary ($16,844), while maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. That means smaller class sizes and more potential for individualized attention. However, despite these resources, math proficiency rates remain low—ranging from 17.5% in 5th grade to 30.4% in 3rd grade—placing the school in the bottom 12% of Georgia elementary schools. For context, Montgomery Elementary, less than a mile away, posts math proficiency rates of 59.6–72.3%, while Austin Elementary reaches 79–85%.

There are encouraging signs, though. Science scores have improved dramatically, climbing from 4.8% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2025-2026—a nearly five-fold increase. The school also performs comparably to similar schools like Hightower Elementary and Doraville United Elementary, which serve similarly high percentages of low-income families. With strong attendance, small class sizes, and rising science scores, Cary Reynolds has a solid foundation. The challenge ahead is translating its investments and student presence into stronger math and reading outcomes, but the upward trend in science suggests targeted interventions can work.

267

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,894

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1663 East Nancy Creek Drive
Atlanta, GA 30319

(678) 676-6802

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Cary Reynolds Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoyah Middle School
High:	Cross Keys High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

Asian:

4.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,072^nd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

137^th of 202DeKalb 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	15.5	1072 of 1222	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1086 of 1238	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	997 of 1236	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1079 of 1223	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1054 of 1220	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1107 of 1214	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1031 of 1234	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	992 of 1209	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	1038 of 1205	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.9	1058 of 1233	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1030 of 1240	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	1097 of 1231	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1026 of 1225	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	984 of 1201	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.7	990 of 1212	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	903 of 1183	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.4	820 of 1133	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.7	828 of 1134	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	984 of 1125	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	990 of 1101	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	192 of 215	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	193 of 317	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	103 of 304	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	215 of 286	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	227 of 283	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1026 of 1189	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1087 of 1224	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1033 of 1223	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1110 of 1212	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1027 of 1206	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	471 of 504	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	542 of 583	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	486 of 565	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	517 of 535	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	496 of 516	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	976 of 1186	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1065 of 1225	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	946 of 1220	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1013 of 1210	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1084 of 1209	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics25%-23 vs state

Science22%-22 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
Cary Reynolds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1663 East Nancy Creek Drive	Atlanta	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6802	267	27	9.8	86.9%	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	239 (89.5%)	11 (4.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	15.5	1072^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	12.3%		15.2	1086^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.3%	14	30.4	25.4	17.5	22.5	$24,894	$1,904	$22,990
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3995 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE	Brookhaven	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-7502	728	46	15.8	14.7%	398 (54.7%)	105 (14.4%)	78 (10.7%)	72 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.2%)	84.5	182^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	85.1%		94.2	80^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.5%	102	72.3	59.6	63.2	64.4	$17,273	$2,055	$15,218
Huntley Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2112 Seaman Cir	Chamblee	30341	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7402	507	41	12.3	80.5%	86 (17.0%)	103 (20.3%)	240 (47.3%)	47 (9.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.5%)	23.6	940^th of 1222 public elementary schools	23.1%		38.9	702^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	43.3%	238	27.1	42.4	26.6	20.7	$21,190	$1,846	$19,344
Chesnut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4576 N Peachtree Rd	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7102	551	43	12.8	51.7%	131 (23.8%)	179 (32.5%)	165 (29.9%)	36 (6.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	49.1	555^th of 1222 public elementary schools	54.6%		68.2	346^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.1%	209	59.0	42.5	34.2	39.5	$19,949	$1,738	$18,211
Dunwoody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1923 Womack Rd	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 875-4002	790	56	14.1	22.4%	253 (32.0%)	184 (23.3%)	84 (10.6%)	221 (28.0%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	83.4	195^th of 1222 public elementary schools	84.0%		89.1	135^th of 1238 public elementary schools	89.1%	60	70.0	78.3	52.4	53.6	$18,133	$1,847	$16,286
Vanderlyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1877 Vanderlyn Dr	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-9002	441	31	14.2	9.5%	223 (50.6%)	34 (7.7%)	45 (10.2%)	110 (24.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	93	96^th of 1222 public elementary schools	92.1%		94.8	72^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	94.2%	24	73.8	74.3	81.5	67.7	$19,382	$1,584	$17,798
Hightower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4236 Tilly Mill Rd	Doraville	30360	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-7302	604	49	12.3	88.6%	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.3%)	554 (91.7%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17.6	1039^th of 1222 public elementary schools	15.0%		18.5	1019^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.7%	20	32.3	33.3	17.7	16.7	$19,101	$1,962	$17,139
Doraville United Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Shallowford Rd NE	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 202-0093	1,003	69	14.5	99.6%	8 (0.8%)	36 (3.6%)	927 (92.4%)	15 (1.5%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	8.2	1176^th of 1222 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.6	1188^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.0%	12	16.1	21.5	15.8	12.6	$17,565	$1,818	$15,746
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 Brendon Dr	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-8902	386	35	11.0	69.4%	79 (20.5%)	32 (8.3%)	243 (63.0%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	39.4	677^th of 1222 public elementary schools	44.6%		41.1	675^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.5%	2	52.1	46.7	28.3	23.9	$22,432	$1,679	$20,753
Ashford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2968 Cravenridge Dr NE	Atlanta	30319	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 676-6702	757	51	14.8	14.8%	464 (61.3%)	86 (11.4%)	85 (11.2%)	54 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.0%)	91.6	113^th of 1222 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.5	94^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.4%	19	75.9	71.6	67.6	70.0	$16,844	$2,374	$14,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Cary Reynolds Elementary School

Is Cary Reynolds Elementary School a good school?

Cary Reynolds Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Cary Reynolds Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Cary Reynolds Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cary Reynolds Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cary Reynolds Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoyah Middle School
High : Cross Keys High School

What district is Cary Reynolds Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

What is the racial makeup of Cary Reynolds Elementary School?

Students at Cary Reynolds Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

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