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Fayetteville Elementary School

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Fayetteville Elementary School ranks 304 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Fayetteville Elementary School in Fayetteville, GA, serves 507 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the highly-ranked Fayette County school district, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 94th percentile statewide.

Fayetteville Elementary has shown a clear upward trajectory, climbing from the 58th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. The school consistently outperforms state averages in both Mathematics and Science across all grade levels. One of its most notable strengths is its exceptional performance with its African American student population, which ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide (5 stars) in 2025-2026, placing it in the top 8% of all Georgia schools for serving this demographic. This is particularly impressive given that 64.69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—a higher rate than most in-district peers like Sara Harp Minter Elementary (27.72%) and Inman Elementary (38.69%). Despite this higher economic need, Fayetteville Elementary's overall ranking is higher than North Fayette Elementary (77th percentile) and Spring Hill Elementary (71st percentile), and it significantly outperforms them in key academic areas. The school also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.0%, well below the state average of 17.7%, and has shown steady improvement in attendance since 2021-2022.

While the school performs well overall, there is a notable gender gap: female students rank in the 80th percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 67th percentile—a 13-point difference that suggests an area for potential focus. The contrast with nearby Clayton County schools is stark; schools like Pointe South Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, and Lake Ridge Elementary score far below state averages, often in the single digits and teens for proficiency. Fayetteville Elementary's per-student spending ($14,368) is in line with its in-district peers but lower than Clayton County schools, which spend more yet achieve far lower results—suggesting effective use of resources. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency (62.8%) nearly matches the district average (68.4%) and far exceeds the state average (44.2%), demonstrating solid instruction in a high-performing district.

507

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,368

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

490 Hood Ave
Fayetteville, GA 30214

(770) 460-3560

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Fayetteville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bennett's Mill Middle School
High:	Fayette County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.4%

Hispanic:

16.0%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Fayette County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg69%

Georgia avg47%

304^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Fayette County

12^th of 201Fayette 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	71.7	304 of 1219	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	323 of 1238	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	407 of 1236	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	315 of 1223	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	520 of 1220	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	593 of 1214	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	492 of 1234	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	497 of 1209	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	422 of 1205	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	355 of 1233	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	71.1	303 of 1240	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	222 of 1231	82.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	69 of 828	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	43 of 892	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	73 of 879	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	45 of 870	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	152 of 876	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	239 of 1186	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	289 of 1224	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	316 of 1223	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	308 of 1212	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	481 of 1206	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	156 of 503	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	395 of 1183	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	345 of 1225	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	464 of 1220	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	315 of 1210	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	546 of 1209	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	321 of 769	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	614 of 779	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science63%+19 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

my nieces and nephew attend and have had great experiences. Their school performances have improved 100 per cent. They are committed to student excellence and I do not understand why the rating is not higher. The children are happy and the staff is supportive. 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	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
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 1219 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
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	351^st of 1219 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.9	320^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.2%	31	55.8	54.3	47.6	54.2	$15,752	$906	$14,846
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lester Rd	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 716-3905	414	37	11.3	47.3%	98 (23.7%)	197 (47.6%)	63 (15.2%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	55.9	481^st of 1219 public elementary schools	60.5%		76.7	261^st of 1238 public elementary schools	78.9%	220	39.7	56.2	46.8	46.8	$19,408	$1,584	$17,824
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
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	812^th of 1219 public elementary schools	33.4%		37.3	725^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.4%	87	35.5	48.2	24.8	30.8	$16,016	$1,374	$14,642
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	151^st of 1219 public elementary schools	87.6%		92.2	107^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.4%	44	58.4	70.6	75.2	70.9	$14,776	$303	$14,473
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%)	82.9	197^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.8%		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
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
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	993^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	18.5%		21.8	974^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.3%	19	31.6	33.8	21.2	22.0	$16,200	$1,689	$14,511
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fayetteville Elementary School

Is Fayetteville Elementary School a good school?

Fayetteville Elementary School ranks 304^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Fayetteville Elementary School in?

Fayette County

How many students attend Fayetteville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Fayetteville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Fayetteville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fayetteville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bennett's Mill Middle School
High : Fayette County High School

What is the racial makeup of Fayetteville Elementary School?

Students at Fayetteville Elementary School are 60% African American, 16% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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