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Bethune Elementary School

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Bethune Elementary School ranks 888 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Bethune Elementary School in College Park, GA, serves approximately 608 students in grades PK through 5 as part of Fulton County Schools, and it is showing some of the most promising momentum in the area after years of academic challenges.

The most striking improvement at Bethune is in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 34.8% in 2021-2022 to just 10.1% in 2025-2026—now the lowest among all nearby schools with available data. For context, Brookview Elementary sits at 40.8%, Feldwood Elementary at 29.2%, and Heritage Elementary at 28.3%. This dramatic turnaround suggests strong family engagement and effective attendance initiatives. Academically, math scores are climbing across every grade level. Third-grade math proficiency jumped from 24.7% to 37.9% in two years, now exceeding Oakley Elementary (33.1%), Gullatt Elementary (34.6%), and West Clayton Elementary (22.2%). The school’s overall state ranking has improved for three straight years, moving from the 9th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026.

Bethune also shows a notable strength in serving African American students, who rank in the 53rd percentile statewide—well above the school’s overall ranking. However, there is a gender gap: female students rank in the 36th percentile while male students rank in the 22nd percentile, suggesting a need for targeted support for boys. Science remains an area for growth, with 5th-grade proficiency at 27% versus the district average of 55.8%, though this is comparable to nearby schools like Oakley (26.3%) and Gullatt (27.4%). With per-student spending of $17,719 and a favorable 13.9:1 student-teacher ratio, Bethune is investing in its students—and the upward trend in both attendance and math achievement suggests those investments are beginning to pay off.

608

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,719

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5925 Old Carriage Dr
College Park, GA 30349

(470) 254-7940

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Bethune Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McNair Middle School
High:	Banneker High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Fulton County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg60%

Georgia avg47%

888^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	26.7	888 of 1222	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	801 of 1238	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	988 of 1236	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	945 of 1223	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	954 of 1220	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	846 of 1214	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1124 of 1234	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1083 of 1209	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1061 of 1205	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1034 of 1233	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1020 of 1240	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	1114 of 1231	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	1048 of 1225	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.0	945 of 1201	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	857 of 1212	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.0	812 of 1183	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	701 of 1133	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	610 of 1134	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	685 of 1125	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.1	844 of 1101	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	389 of 829	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	343 of 892	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	586 of 879	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	514 of 870	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	557 of 876	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	758 of 1189	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	838 of 1224	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	946 of 1223	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	978 of 1212	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	983 of 1206	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	930 of 1186	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	749 of 1225	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	998 of 1220	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	915 of 1210	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	910 of 1209	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	348 of 466	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	407 of 565	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics34%-14 vs state

Science27%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	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
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	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
Movement School South Fulton Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1950 Sullivan Road	College Park	30337	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Movement School South Fulton Ele	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(470) 575-2177	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	50.0
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
Main Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2861 Lakeshore Dr	College Park	30337	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 668-0261	817	51	16.0	46.1%	16 (2.0%)	737 (90.2%)	37 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	27.5	873^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	28.6%		45.3	624^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.6%	249	35.9	38.4	29.3	27.9	30.2	22.4	20.7	34.2	45.5	$13,084	$548	$12,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethune Elementary School

Is Bethune Elementary School a good school?

Bethune Elementary School ranks 888^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bethune Elementary School?

Students at Bethune Elementary School are 86% African American, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bethune Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McNair Middle School
High : Banneker High School

What district is Bethune Elementary School in?

Fulton County

How many students attend Bethune Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Bethune Elementary School.

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