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Locust Grove Elementary School

Q: Is Locust Grove Elementary School a good school?

Locust Grove Elementary School ranks 863 rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Locust Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, GA, serves 576 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Henry County School District, which ranks in the 30th percentile statewide.

One of the school's clear strengths is 5th-grade science, where 41.1% of students scored proficient or above—well above the district average of 31.1% and nearly matching the state average of 44.2%. This outpaces nearby schools like Oakland Elementary (18.4%), Wesley Lakes Elementary (17.5%), and even higher-ranked Ola Elementary (35.2%). However, math tells a different story. Only 20% of 4th graders were proficient in math, a sharp drop from 31.6% the prior year and far below the state average of 50.1%. While 3rd-grade math (36.2%) is close to the district average, the 4th-grade cohort is clearly struggling. This gap between strong science and weak math suggests a targeted strength in science instruction but a systemic challenge in math that needs attention.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with 26.7% of students missing too many school days—well above the district (19.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. Nearby New Hope Elementary, just 6.5 miles away and serving a similar demographic, has an absenteeism rate of only 11.8% and ranks in the 61st percentile statewide. This suggests attendance, not poverty alone, may be a key differentiator. On a positive note, the school spends $15,566 per student—among the highest in the area—and has a low student-teacher ratio of 13:1. Yet these investments haven't translated into higher overall rankings. The school has hovered between the 18th and 38th percentiles for a decade, indicating persistent, systemic challenges rather than a sudden crisis. For parents, this means a school with real strengths in science and a dedicated staff, but one where attendance and math proficiency need significant attention.

576

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,566

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Locust Grove, GA 30248

(770) 957-5416

District: Henry County

Students who attend Locust Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Locust Grove Middle
High:	Locust Grove High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.6%

White:

10.8%

Hispanic:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Georgia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

863^rd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Henry County

142^nd of 202Henry 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	28.1	863 of 1222	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	787 of 1238	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	903 of 1236	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	974 of 1223	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1005 of 1220	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	974 of 1214	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	875 of 1234	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	876 of 1209	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.1	746 of 1205	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.6	876 of 1233	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.3	992 of 1240	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.0	862 of 1231	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	888 of 1225	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.4	708 of 1201	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	837 of 1212	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	913 of 1183	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	802 of 1133	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.3	617 of 1134	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.0	576 of 1125	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.9	672 of 1101	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	489 of 829	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	394 of 892	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	569 of 879	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	536 of 870	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	589 of 876	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	839 of 1189	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	703 of 1224	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	871 of 1223	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	950 of 1212	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	928 of 1206	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	839 of 1186	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	830 of 1225	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	918 of 1220	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	982 of 1210	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1063 of 1209	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	704 of 772	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	751 of 775	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	771 of 779	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

White (2024)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-3 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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 (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
Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-5416	576	44	13.0	75.0%	62 (10.8%)	424 (73.6%)	48 (8.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	28.1	863^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	29.4%		33.6	787^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.4%	76	36.2	20.0	27.1	41.1	$15,566	$797	$14,769
Unity Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Leguin Mill Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 898-8886	882	59	15.0	68.3%	280 (31.7%)	410 (46.5%)	112 (12.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.8%)	34.3	767^th of 1222 public elementary schools	37.2%		37.9	714^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.3%	53	31.9	36.5	38.9	36.9	$12,826	$404	$12,422
Bethlehem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Academic Pkwy	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-8571	630	40	15.7	70.6%	28 (4.4%)	496 (78.7%)	51 (8.1%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.7%)	20.1	991^st of 1222 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.7	881^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%	110	34.9	30.5	17.0	26.0	$13,377	$407	$12,970
Tussahaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Coan Dr	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-0164	886	58	15.3	78.4%	36 (4.1%)	690 (77.9%)	105 (11.9%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	11	1142^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.9	1094^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%	48	27.3	23.7	10.9	16.2	$13,934	$1,145	$12,790
Luella Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	575 Walker Dr	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 288-2035	616	43	14.2	70.8%	35 (5.7%)	476 (77.3%)	57 (9.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	24.7	922^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.9	821^st of 1238 public elementary schools	33.7%	101	43.7	34.3	20.6	21.6	$14,257	$672	$13,585
Hampton L. Daughtry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Shiloh Rd	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2356	495	39	12.6	100.0%	256 (51.7%)	154 (31.1%)	38 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.1%)	64.8	383^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	68.7%		58.6	453^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	63.4%	70	53.7	64.7	45.6	44.2	$15,790	$1,782	$14,007
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1655 New Hope Rd	Locust Grove	30248	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 898-7362	621	46	13.6	58.8%	357 (57.5%)	138 (22.2%)	66 (10.6%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	56.3	477^th of 1222 public elementary schools	61.0%		65	384^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.0%	93	47.7	55.7	41.6	43.8	$13,988	$407	$13,581
Oakland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Highway 81 W	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 954-1901	462	32	14.6	76.4%	12 (2.6%)	373 (80.7%)	39 (8.4%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	27.3	877^th of 1222 public elementary schools	28.2%		18.9	1017^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.9%	140	46.8	34.2	20.0	18.4	$17,653	$1,179	$16,474
Ola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	278 N Ola Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 957-5777	866	55	15.6	52.0%	272 (31.4%)	411 (47.5%)	110 (12.7%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.7%)	41.7	654^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.5%		51.6	547^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.8%	107	38.2	48.4	37.4	35.2	$13,300	$403	$12,896
Wesley Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	685 McDonough Pkwy	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 914-1889	564	38	15.0	83.3%	8 (1.4%)	463 (82.1%)	52 (9.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	11.8	1131^st of 1222 public elementary schools	7.4%		16.6	1058^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%	73	22.1	25.9	17.5	17.5	$14,300	$1,024	$13,276

Frequently Asked Questions about Locust Grove Elementary School

Is Locust Grove Elementary School a good school?

Locust Grove Elementary School ranks 863^rd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Locust Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Locust Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Locust Grove Middle
High : Locust Grove High

What is the racial makeup of Locust Grove Elementary School?

Students at Locust Grove Elementary School are 74% African American, 11% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Locust Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Locust Grove Elementary School.

What district is Locust Grove Elementary School in?

Henry County

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