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Locust Grove Elementary School

Q: Is Locust Grove Elementary School a good school?

Locust Grove Elementary School ranks 787 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Locust Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Locust Grove, Georgia, with 599 students. The school is part of the Henry County School District, which is ranked 143 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Locust Grove Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Henry County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 28.1% in Henry County and 34.9% statewide. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 746-1094 out of over 1200 Georgia elementary schools over the past 10 years, and has consistently been rated 1-2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Locust Grove Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.15% to 75.79% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. When comparing Locust Grove Elementary to other nearby schools in the Henry County district, it consistently underperforms academically, with Ola Elementary and New Hope Elementary having significantly higher proficiency rates on the Milestones Assessments.

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: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg32%

Georgia avg42%

787^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Henry County

143^rd of 206Henry 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
2025	33.6	787 of 1238	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	907 of 1248	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	983 of 1242	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1017 of 1244	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science41%~ state avg

English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	33.6	787^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.4%		26.4	907^th of 1248 public elementary schools	27.3%	120	18.4	37.8	37.0	25.5	31.6	29.3	41.3	$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%)	37.9	714^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.3%		31.1	831^st of 1248 public elementary schools	33.4%	117	22.8	30.7	36.3	33.9	50.4	31.8	33.1	$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%)	27.7	881^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%		19.2	1017^th of 1248 public elementary schools	18.5%	136	30.9	12.4	31.0	38.1	19.6	26.4	32.0	$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%)	14.9	1094^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%		16.3	1075^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.9%	19	17.8	16.6	23.5	24.0	18.6	12.1	24.2	$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%)	30.9	821^st of 1238 public elementary schools	33.7%		28.4	880^th of 1248 public elementary schools	29.5%	59	38.2	25.9	33.1	40.0	15.5	18.9	30.7	$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%)	58.6	453^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	63.4%		41.5	669^th of 1248 public elementary schools	46.4%	216	20.0	46.4	44.4	44.3	69.6	50.8	41.3	$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%)	65	384^th of 1238 public elementary schools	69.0%		54.6	507^th of 1248 public elementary schools	59.4%	123	40.0	47.4	50.5	45.7	51.6	46.2	51.6	$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%)	18.9	1017^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.3	1150^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.9%	133	26.3	15.2	21.0	33.8	21.2	17.3	17.3	$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%)	51.6	547^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.8%		45.5	619^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.4%	72	36.0	39.4	43.4	31.8	51.6	38.1	44.0	$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%)	16.6	1058^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.3	1077^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.7%	19	22.4	20.3	24.7	29.1	13.5	10.3	19.8	$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 787^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars 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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