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Nolan Elementary School

Q: Is Nolan Elementary School a good school?

Nolan Elementary School ranks 719 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Nolan Elementary School in College Park, GA, is a PK-5 school in the Fulton County district serving 779 students, where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Nolan Elementary is on a strong upward trajectory. In just one year, the school jumped from the 22nd to the 41st percentile statewide, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. This improvement is especially notable when compared to nearby Fulton County schools like Feldwood Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Oakley Elementary, and Gullatt Elementary, which all remain in the 20th percentile or lower. Nolan now leads its local peers in 3rd-grade math (45.9% proficient), 4th-grade math (38.6%), and 5th-grade science (36.8%). The school also earns a 3-star rating specifically for the academic performance of its African American students, ranking in the 69th percentile statewide for that subgroup.

One of the most encouraging trends is attendance. Nolan's chronic absenteeism rate has dropped dramatically from 29.2% in 2021-2022 to just 12.2% now—lower than both the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. This improvement coincides with the school's academic gains, suggesting a positive school climate. While math proficiency does decline as students move from 3rd to 5th grade (from 45.9% down to 28.3%), this is a common pattern and points to an area for continued focus. Nolan also compares favorably to nearby Clayton County schools like West Clayton Elementary and Church Street Elementary, where 3rd-grade math proficiency is less than half of Nolan's rate. With a low student-teacher ratio of 14.6 and per-student spending of $17,076, Nolan is using its resources effectively to deliver measurable gains for its students.

779

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,076

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

2725 Creel Rd
College Park, GA 30349

(470) 254-7950

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Nolan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McNair Middle School
High:	Creekside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.9%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Fulton County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg60%

Georgia avg47%

719^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Fulton County

48^th of 202Fulton 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	37.0	719 of 1222	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.6	966 of 1238	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	968 of 1236	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	907 of 1223	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	915 of 1220	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	800 of 1214	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1098 of 1234	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1117 of 1209	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	1056 of 1205	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	1097 of 1233	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1029 of 1240	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	1117 of 1231	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	1057 of 1225	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1106 of 1201	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	1073 of 1212	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	1073 of 1183	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	1060 of 1133	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	1024 of 1134	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	945 of 1125	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	833 of 1101	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	257 of 829	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	472 of 892	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	487 of 879	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	431 of 870	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	452 of 876	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	650 of 1189	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	962 of 1224	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	965 of 1223	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	987 of 1212	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	975 of 1206	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	773 of 1186	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	934 of 1225	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	921 of 1220	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	831 of 1210	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	842 of 1209	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	434 of 455	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-10 vs state

Science37%-7 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	42.5%	3 (0.4%)	685 (87.9%)	71 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	37	719^th of 1222 public elementary schools	41.2%		22.6	966^th of 1238 public elementary schools	22.0%	247	45.9	38.6	28.3	36.8	$17,076	$1,536	$15,540
Bethune Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5925 Old Carriage Dr	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-7940	608	44	13.9	43.8%	0 (0.0%)	525 (86.3%)	63 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	26.7	888^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.3%		32.5	801^st of 1238 public elementary schools	35.3%	87	37.9	33.3	29.0	27.0	$17,719	$1,361	$16,358
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	40.0%	2 (0.4%)	344 (76.1%)	79 (17.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)	29.9	835^th of 1222 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.1	772^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	37.6%	63	34.4	46.1	27.7	27.7	$17,156	$2,223	$14,932
Feldwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5790 Feldwood Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-2001	678	48	14.1	44.0%	5 (0.7%)	628 (92.6%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	25.1	906^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.9%		33.6	786^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.5%	120	37.7	30.4	29.2	25.8	$19,021	$1,408	$17,612
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Jolly Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8144	597	46	12.9	48.6%	5 (0.8%)	488 (81.7%)	59 (9.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	22.6	955^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.8%		17.5	1038^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.2%	83	31.4	31.3	23.0	30.9	$19,668	$1,266	$18,402
Oakley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7220 Oakley Ter	Union City	30291	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 774-4057	733	53	13.8	37.8%	1 (0.1%)	661 (90.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	20.6	981^st of 1222 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.8	798^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.5%	183	33.1	32.8	17.2	26.3	$17,076	$1,012	$16,064
Northcutt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5451 W Fayetteville Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4020	618	44	14.0	49.0%	0 (0.0%)	497 (80.4%)	82 (13.3%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	22.5	956^th of 1222 public elementary schools	21.8%		22.5	968^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.8%	12	33.7	36.6	20.4	26.5	$15,230	$1,649	$13,581
Gullatt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 Dodson Rd	Union City	30291	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 969-3425	712	55	13.0	41.2%	4 (0.6%)	548 (77.0%)	135 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	20.8	975^th of 1222 public elementary schools	20.2%		23.5	952^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.1%	23	34.6	27.2	23.0	27.4	$18,928	$1,122	$17,806
West Clayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5580 Riverdale Rd	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4005	464	28	16.5	55.2%	1 (0.2%)	408 (87.9%)	36 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	11.8	1132^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.1	1208^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.4%	76	22.2	18.6	13.8	25.4	$15,569	$1,805	$13,764
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	40.6%	4 (0.8%)	290 (58.2%)	190 (38.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	13.9	1102^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.6	1121^st of 1238 public elementary schools	9.5%	19	27.5	30.4	18.0	12.8	$17,707	$1,903	$15,804

Frequently Asked Questions about Nolan Elementary School

What district is Nolan Elementary School in?

Fulton County

How many students attend Nolan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 779 students attended Nolan Elementary School.

Is Nolan Elementary School a good school?

Nolan Elementary School ranks 719^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Nolan Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McNair Middle School
High : Creekside High School

What is the racial makeup of Nolan Elementary School?

Students at Nolan Elementary School are 88% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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