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Atkinson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Atkinson Elementary School in Griffin, GA, serves 366 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Griffin-Spalding County district, where 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Atkinson faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the 4th percentile statewide—among the lowest in its district. In the most recent testing year, only 14.6% of 4th graders were proficient in math, a sharp drop from 38.6% the year before, and the largest single-year decline of any grade or subject among nearby schools. Fifth-grade science proficiency was also exceptionally low at 6.7%, the lowest in the district and far below the state average of 44.2%. By comparison, Futral Road Elementary School and Crescent Road Elementary School rank in the 40th and 64th percentiles, respectively, showing a clear performance divide within the same district. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with 25% of students missing significant school time—higher than the state average of 17.7%.

There are some encouraging signs. Third-grade math proficiency improved from 16.4% to 25.4% in the same period, and chronic absenteeism has declined from a peak of 29.5% two years ago. The school also spends a relatively high $15,256 per student and maintains a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio—more than some higher-performing peers—suggesting that financial resources and class sizes are not the primary barriers. While the overall picture remains challenging, these small gains in math and attendance offer a foundation for potential progress. Parents considering Atkinson should be aware of the academic hurdles, but also of the school’s investment in students and its recent positive trends.

366

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,256

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 Atkinson Dr
Griffin, GA 30223

(770) 229-3715

District: Griffin-Spalding County

Students who attend Atkinson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Cowan Road Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.3%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Georgia avg47%

1,168^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Griffin-Spalding County

170^th of 201Griffin-Spalding 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	8.8	1168 of 1219	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1107 of 1238	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1207 of 1236	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1187 of 1223	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1167 of 1220	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1193 of 1214	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1205 of 1234	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1169 of 1209	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	1178 of 1205	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1145 of 1233	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	1009 of 1240	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	1025 of 1231	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	1014 of 1225	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	1044 of 1201	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	1088 of 1212	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.9	1074 of 1183	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.0	1066 of 1133	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	943 of 1134	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	847 of 1125	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	885 of 1101	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	748 of 828	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	710 of 892	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	841 of 879	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	818 of 870	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	784 of 876	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	1149 of 1186	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	1121 of 1224	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1202 of 1223	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1172 of 1212	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1141 of 1206	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	1111 of 1183	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1077 of 1225	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1164 of 1220	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1162 of 1210	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1160 of 1209	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics19%-28 vs state

Science7%-38 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	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
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Atkinson Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3715	366	27	13.4	90.2%	13 (3.6%)	305 (83.3%)	25 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	8.8	1168^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.2%		14.3	1107^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.6%	61	25.4	14.6	17.8	6.7	$15,256	$1,599	$13,657
Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cabin Creek Dr	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3756	335	22	15.5	87.8%	4 (1.2%)	299 (89.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.4%)	8.9	1167^th of 1219 public elementary schools	4.3%		6.5	1221^st of 1238 public elementary schools	1.4%	54	15.6	25.6	17.3	8.7	$15,589	$1,747	$13,842
Jackson Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Jackson Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3717	344	29	11.9	93.0%	181 (52.6%)	90 (26.2%)	42 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	46.2	602^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	50.6%		33.2	796^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.7%	194	34.7	54.0	44.0	36.0	$16,579	$1,962	$14,617
Jordan Hill Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Jordan Hill Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3777	396	29	13.5	84.3%	122 (30.8%)	182 (46.0%)	68 (17.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	16.4	1054^th of 1219 public elementary schools	13.5%		27.7	880^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.9%	174	20.0	34.4	17.6	24.6	$14,711	$1,390	$13,321
Orrs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1553 Flynt St	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3743	467	39	12.0	93.6%	87 (18.6%)	258 (55.2%)	96 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	31.3	810^th of 1219 public elementary schools	33.6%		23.8	944^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.7%	134	22.1	36.1	35.6	41.1	$15,496	$1,336	$14,161
Anne Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Anne St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3746	352	23	15.3	88.9%	10 (2.8%)	304 (86.4%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	6.2	1194^th of 1219 public elementary schools	2.1%		6	1226^th of 1238 public elementary schools	1.0%	32	11.6	19.1	9.5	14.3	$15,614	$2,007	$13,607
Crescent Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Crescent Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3719	429	30	14.3	78.8%	235 (54.8%)	135 (31.5%)	29 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	58.7	442^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	63.7%		66.1	374^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.8%	68	55.1	56.4	42.1	38.6	$15,586	$1,155	$14,431
Cowan Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1233 Cowan Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3790	557	37	15.0	89.2%	115 (20.6%)	328 (58.9%)	83 (14.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	8.4	1172^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	3.9%		9.5	1190^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.9%	18	24.3	14.7	12.3	14.6	$13,883	$1,425	$12,458
Futral Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Futral Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3735	600	44	13.7	92.8%	287 (47.8%)	180 (30.0%)	77 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.3%)	36.3	729^th of 1219 public elementary schools	40.2%		43.4	644^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.0%	85	39.6	45.8	30.6	32.9	$14,492	$1,209	$13,283
Beaverbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Birdie Rd	Griffin	30223	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3750	318	26	12.2	91.8%	137 (43.1%)	70 (22.0%)	80 (25.2%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	24.8	917^th of 1219 public elementary schools	24.8%		16.5	1059^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%	142	31.6	32.6	27.1	31.2	$17,416	$2,034	$15,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Atkinson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Atkinson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Cowan Road Middle School

Is Atkinson Elementary School a good school?

Atkinson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Atkinson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Atkinson Elementary School.

What district is Atkinson Elementary School in?

Griffin-Spalding County

What is the racial makeup of Atkinson Elementary School?

Students at Atkinson Elementary School are 83% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

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