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Palmetto Elementary School

Q: Is Palmetto Elementary School a good school?

Palmetto Elementary School ranks 578 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

578^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Palmetto Elementary School in Palmetto, GA, is a PK-5 school in the Fulton County district serving 436 students, all of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has shown a remarkable upward trajectory from a low point in the mid-2010s to a 3-star rating and the 53rd percentile statewide for 2025-2026.

One of the school’s standout strengths is its effectiveness with its African American students, who rank in the 75th percentile statewide—a 4-star rating that outpaces the school’s overall performance and signals targeted support that works well for this group. Another major win is attendance: chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 32.7% in 2021-2022 to just 7.8% in 2025-2026, which is less than half the district average (16.6%) and state average (17.7%). This dramatic improvement suggests a more stable, supportive environment and likely fuels the academic gains. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $21,962 per pupil—well above nearby schools like Liberty Point Elementary and Campbell Elementary—which helps maintain a low student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.

Academically, the picture is mixed but trending positive. In 2025-2026, 3rd and 4th grade math proficiency (48.6% and 52.6%) is at or above state averages, but 5th grade math (33.3%) and science (31.3%) lag behind state levels (44.1% and 44.2%), suggesting a challenge in sustaining growth in upper grades. Compared to neighbors, Palmetto outperforms Campbell Elementary and Chattahoochee Hills Charter School in overall rank, though it trails Liberty Point and E.C. West Elementary. Its chronic absenteeism rate, however, is the best in this group. Schools in neighboring Fayette County and Coweta County, like Arbor Springs Elementary and Canongate Elementary, rank in the top 10% with much lower poverty rates, highlighting the challenges Palmetto faces—and making its progress all the more notable.

436

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,962

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 Carlton Rd
Palmetto, GA 30268

(470) 254-6100

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Palmetto Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bear Creek Middle School
High:	Creekside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.6%

Hispanic:

18.6%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg60%

Georgia avg47%

578^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	47.7	578 of 1222	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	672 of 1238	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	646 of 1236	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	644 of 1223	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	586 of 1220	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	746 of 1214	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	683 of 1234	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	934 of 1209	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	1033 of 1205	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1002 of 1233	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	941 of 1240	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.0	730 of 1231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	840 of 1225	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	833 of 1201	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	875 of 1212	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	970 of 1183	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	845 of 1133	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	1065 of 1134	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	977 of 1125	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	848 of 1101	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	211 of 829	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	200 of 892	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	205 of 879	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	246 of 870	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	206 of 876	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	549 of 1189	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	632 of 1224	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	846 of 1223	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	830 of 1212	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	707 of 1206	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	589 of 1186	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.9	709 of 1225	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	502 of 1220	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	467 of 1210	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	484 of 1209	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)75th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science31%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

This school is very unorganized. The principal doesn’t know what she’s doing and depend on the staff to make solid decisions. The teachers have poor communication as well. Also Be award of the teachers treating the kids like middle school children. I had a serious issue with Mrs Daniels for u felt she was sneaky. I sent in large amounts of things for the classroom only to know e kept them for herself and didn’t share with the other teacher. Also my student was detained and I wasn’t given a meeting or anything... HORRIBLE STAFF!!! Close Quote

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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
Palmetto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Carlton Rd	Palmetto	30268	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6100	436	34	12.8	100.0%	34 (7.8%)	299 (68.6%)	81 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	47.7	578^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.7%		41.3	672^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	45.7%	94	48.6	52.6	33.3				31.3			$21,962	$1,502	$20,460
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9670 Rivertown Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 466-7285	536	45	12.0	83.0%	15 (2.8%)	471 (87.9%)	28 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	24.9	916^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.0%		31	818^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.9%	98	40.0	35.1	25.0	22.2	14.0	32.7	23.3	21.2	38.5	$16,981	$446	$16,535
E. C. West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7040 Rivertown Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3460	678	45	15.2	100.0%	10 (1.5%)	585 (86.3%)	61 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	54.7	505^th of 1222 public elementary schools	58.7%		60.2	431^st of 1238 public elementary schools	65.2%	74	55.7	46.0	47.8				37.1			$16,701	$931	$15,770
Arbor Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4840 Highway 29 N	Newnan	30265	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 463-5903	395	33	11.9	39.7%	247 (62.5%)	70 (17.7%)	41 (10.4%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	96.2	48^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.4	68^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.5%	20	74.6	82.2	82.0				86.0			$17,240	$1,299	$15,940
Canongate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Pete Rd	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 463-8010	645	43	15.0	28.2%	449 (69.6%)	44 (6.8%)	91 (14.1%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	94.3	83^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	93.2%		83	201^st of 1238 public elementary schools	83.8%	118	80.8	76.3	67.8				78.6			$13,162	$657	$12,505
Renaissance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Hall Rd	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4320	750	50	15.0	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	661 (88.1%)	67 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	44.9	620^th of 1222 public elementary schools	49.3%		50.4	557^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.0%	63	34.9	44.2	45.4				41.7			$17,083	$1,024	$16,059
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Elder St	Fairburn	30213	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3430	730	57	12.7	100.0%	6 (0.8%)	547 (74.9%)	141 (19.3%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	27.4	874^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.5%		28.9	858^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.7%	16	35.5	37.1	26.5				30.3			$19,089	$1,001	$18,088
Robert J. Burch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Jenkins Rd	Tyrone	30290	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 969-2820	528	41	12.7	53.2%	70 (13.3%)	274 (51.9%)	120 (22.7%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.3%)	70.3	324^th of 1222 public elementary schools	73.5%		72.6	301^st of 1238 public elementary schools	75.7%	23	57.0	66.3	46.7				51.0			$15,471	$674	$14,797
Liberty Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Highpoint Rd	Union City	30291	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-3510	700	50	14.0	100.0%	5 (0.7%)	621 (88.7%)	54 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	56	480^th of 1222 public elementary schools	60.7%		61	424^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.8%	56	40.5	58.1	50.0				40.7			$17,816	$1,266	$16,550
Brooks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Genesee Pt	Newnan	30263	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 683-0013	835	52	16.0	28.0%	534 (64.0%)	128 (15.3%)	94 (11.3%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.1%)	94.8	77^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.4	112^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.0%	35	87.0	82.2	78.5				65.6			$12,468	$576	$11,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Palmetto Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Palmetto Elementary School?

Students at Palmetto Elementary School are 69% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Palmetto Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Palmetto Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Palmetto Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bear Creek Middle School
High : Creekside High School

Is Palmetto Elementary School a good school?

Palmetto Elementary School ranks 578^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Palmetto Elementary School in?

Fulton County

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