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Ison Springs Elementary School

Q: Is Ison Springs Elementary School a good school?

Ison Springs Elementary School ranks 685 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Ison Springs Elementary School in Sandy Springs, GA, serves approximately 433 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of Fulton County, a district ranked in the 77th percentile statewide.

Ison Springs is a school making steady progress while serving a student body where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has climbed from the 24th percentile in 2018-2019 to its current 44th percentile ranking among Georgia elementary schools. One of its standout strengths is how well it serves its African American and Hispanic students—both groups earn 3-star ratings, placing the school in the 59th percentile statewide for each, which is notably stronger than its overall ranking. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $21,587 per pupil and maintaining a low 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 27.9% in 2021-2022 to 18.3% in 2025-2026, though it still trails the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. In math, 3rd and 4th graders show solid improvement—43.3% and 49.5% proficient, respectively—but 5th grade math is a persistent concern at just 29.3% proficient, far below the state average of 44.1%. Science also lags, with only 31.6% of 5th graders proficient versus 44.2% statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Ison Springs holds its own. Its closest comparable, Dunwoody Springs Elementary, serves a similar demographic and ranks slightly higher (53rd percentile), with stronger 5th grade math (38.7%) and lower chronic absenteeism (13.9%). However, Ison Springs outperforms Jackson Elementary (52nd percentile) in several areas. The starkest contrast is with higher-performing, lower-poverty schools like River Eves Elementary (93rd percentile) and Austin Elementary (96th percentile), which serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. While Ison Springs spends more per student than those schools, the achievement gap persists—a reminder that resources alone don't tell the whole story. Overall, this is a school on an upward trajectory, with improving early-grade scores and attendance, but with clear opportunities for targeted support in 5th grade math and science.

433

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,587

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8261 Ison Rd
Sandy Springs, GA 30350

(470) 254-4020

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Ison Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sandy Springs Middle School
High:	North Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.6%

Hispanic:

35.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg60%

Georgia avg47%

685^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	39.0	685 of 1222	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	634 of 1238	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	760 of 1236	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	785 of 1223	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	732 of 1220	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	794 of 1214	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	942 of 1234	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	885 of 1209	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	777 of 1205	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.4	665 of 1233	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	618 of 1240	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	679 of 1231	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.8	489 of 1225	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.0	754 of 1201	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	834 of 1212	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	343 of 829	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	276 of 892	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	281 of 879	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	371 of 870	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	328 of 876	62.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	176 of 304	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	182 of 286	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	156 of 283	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	699 of 1189	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	659 of 1224	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	890 of 1223	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	805 of 1212	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	673 of 1206	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	206 of 504	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	344 of 583	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	444 of 565	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	440 of 535	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	372 of 516	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	620 of 1186	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.5	616 of 1225	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	633 of 1220	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	741 of 1210	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	775 of 1209	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-7 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 28, 2018

Not recommended, at all. We’ve been at this school for 2+ years and it is the same every year. The staff has poor communication skills. Low morale. Bullying. Definitely not for kids who will need a 504, IEP, or EIP. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 16, 2017

Overall the school is decent, my child has been there for 3 years. Every year it’s always small problems etc: very unorganized! My daughter teacher left about 2 months ago still subs! But that’s not my issue my issue is I have not received any grades at all, progress reports went home 2-3 weeks ago No child in that class recived one, reports cards come home this week. Still everyone is coming with no real answers!!!!! Yes I know my child is smart, but what if it was an subject she needed some improvement in the time between progress reports and report cards is that time. I have been to the school 2 times and called, and sent messages on the class dojo app with little to no help with this situation! It’s very very frustrating when it comes to my child education Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 7, 2017

Good school with a great principal and devoted teachers who are concerned about the development of the children they teach. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Poor leadership and teachers with low morale. 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 (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
Ison Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8261 Ison Rd	Sandy Springs	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4020	433	40	10.8	100.0%	25 (5.8%)	206 (47.6%)	153 (35.3%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	39	685^th of 1222 public elementary schools	43.9%		44.2	634^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.8%	51	43.3	49.5	29.3	31.6	$21,587	$1,134	$20,453
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Roberts Dr	Sandy Springs	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-4060	548	45	12.3	100.0%	63 (11.5%)	277 (50.5%)	144 (26.3%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.2%)	47.7	577^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.8%		50	565^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.4%	12	45.1	51.3	38.7	35.5	$18,872	$1,080	$17,793
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Spalding Dr	Sandy Springs	30350	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-5890	851	63	13.5	46.5%	70 (8.2%)	314 (36.9%)	156 (18.3%)	255 (30.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.5%)	77.6	246^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.9%		78.6	250^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.8%	4	59.1	65.4	52.8	59.5	$16,864	$861	$16,002
Austin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Roberts Dr	Dunwoody	30338	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 874-8102	803	51	15.7	4.7%	389 (48.4%)	51 (6.4%)	57 (7.1%)	244 (30.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	96.2	46^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.2%		98.6	12^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.0%	34	84.9	80.4	79.2	73.7	$16,662	$1,903	$14,758
River Eves Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9000 Eves Rd	Roswell	30076	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4550	495	36	13.8	29.1%	218 (44.0%)	100 (20.2%)	112 (22.6%)	23 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	93.9	86^th of 1222 public elementary schools	93.0%		93.9	85^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.1%	1	76.7	80.3	72.9	68.9	$17,359	$457	$16,902
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Martin Rd	Roswell	30076	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 594-5290	489	47	10.4	100.0%	111 (22.7%)	74 (15.1%)	274 (56.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	47	591^st of 1222 public elementary schools	51.6%		46.2	611^th of 1238 public elementary schools	50.6%	20	65.1	48.5	33.3	26.3	$23,134	$1,684	$21,450
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
Timber Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Timber Ridge Rd	Marietta	30068	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 642-5621	529	40	13.3	7.6%	339 (64.1%)	34 (6.4%)	50 (9.5%)	76 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	95.9	55^th of 1222 public elementary schools	95.5%		98.3	18^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.5%	37	81.7	86.5	79.6	69.4	$16,605	$399	$16,206
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
Vickery Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Alpharetta St	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-2400	407	40	10.3	100.0%	60 (14.7%)	93 (22.9%)	232 (57.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	58.7	444^th of 1222 public elementary schools	63.7%		47.1	607^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.0%	163	51.0	55.1	45.1	43.5	$26,966	$1,217	$25,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Ison Springs Elementary School

Is Ison Springs Elementary School a good school?

Ison Springs Elementary School ranks 685^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ison Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Ison Springs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ison Springs Elementary School?

Students at Ison Springs Elementary School are 48% African American, 35% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ison Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ison Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sandy Springs Middle School
High : North Springs High School

What district is Ison Springs Elementary School in?

Fulton County

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