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Flippen Elementary School

Q: Is Flippen Elementary School a good school?

Flippen Elementary School ranks 898 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Flippen Elementary School in McDonough, GA, serves approximately 559 students in grades PK-5 as part of Henry County Schools, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 and about 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Flippen shows a clear strength in early elementary math. In the most recent testing year, 36.4% of 3rd graders and 40.9% of 4th graders scored proficient in math—essentially matching or exceeding the district average. That's notably better than nearby schools like Wesley Lakes Elementary (22.1%) and Birch Creek Elementary (23.1%) at the 3rd grade level. However, the school faces a sharp drop-off in 5th grade: only 18.7% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to 29.8% districtwide and 44.1% statewide. This pattern has persisted for several years, and 5th grade science scores (24.4%) also lag the district (31.1%), suggesting a broader challenge in upper elementary grades rather than a math-specific issue.

On a positive note, Flippen has made real progress reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 27.4% in 2023-2024 to 18.9%—now below the district average (19.6%) and much better than Walnut Creek Elementary (26.3%) or Stockbridge Elementary (25.9%). The school also spends more per student ($15,711) than many neighbors, though Dutchtown Elementary spends less ($12,519) yet achieves stronger results. Compared to East Lake Elementary—just 4 miles away, where 64.3% of 3rd graders are proficient in math—Flippen's early math success is more modest, but the school still outperforms several nearby options. The most pressing opportunity for improvement is clearly the transition to 5th grade, where targeted support could help sustain the strong foundations built in earlier grades.

559

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,711

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Peach Dr
McDonough, GA 30253

(770) 954-3522

District: Henry County

Students who attend Flippen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eagle's Landing Middle School
High:	Eagle's Landing High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.8%

Hispanic:

17.7%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 20 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

898^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Henry County

141^st of 201Henry 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	25.6	898 of 1219	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	711 of 1238	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	808 of 1236	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	883 of 1223	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	896 of 1220	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	863 of 1214	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	802 of 1234	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	935 of 1209	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.2	524 of 1205	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	503 of 1233	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	400 of 1240	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.6	410 of 1231	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	396 of 1225	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	376 of 1201	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.4	300 of 1212	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	271 of 1183	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.3	258 of 1133	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.9	329 of 1134	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	69.4	364 of 1125	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	322 of 1101	70.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	481 of 828	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	375 of 892	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	486 of 879	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	516 of 870	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	485 of 876	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	804 of 1186	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	645 of 1224	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	798 of 1223	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	972 of 1212	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	944 of 1206	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	309 of 503	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	228 of 565	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	162 of 535	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	130 of 516	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	904 of 1183	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	754 of 1225	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	803 of 1220	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	771 of 1210	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	819 of 1209	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	342 of 465	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	409 of 565	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	402 of 455	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-15 vs state

Science24%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 28, 2020

A very good school with good teachers and cunning staff Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, December 12, 2014

My daughter has truly progressed with her reading due to the help of her thoughtful teachers. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, August 5, 2011

We loved virtually everything about Flippen. We are in the military and have been to four different school districts over the years. Flippen is fabulous; we really hated to leave. Flippen has the resources to accommodate every child's current level and help them excel. As far as I am aware, discipline is a non-issue. The administration makes it convenient for parents to be as involved as they want to be. The teachers are dedicated and actually enjoy teaching there. The expectations are high and the results are even higher. 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
Flippen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Peach Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 954-3522	559	44	12.6	69.6%	63 (11.3%)	351 (62.8%)	99 (17.7%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	25.6	898^th of 1219 public elementary schools	26.3%		38	711^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.6%	187	36.4	40.9	18.7	24.4	$15,711	$522	$15,188
Hickory Flat Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Brannan Rd	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 898-0107	560	38	14.5	65.9%	21 (3.8%)	418 (74.6%)	57 (10.2%)	29 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	17.5	1041^st of 1219 public elementary schools	14.6%		23.6	951^st of 1238 public elementary schools	23.2%	90	25.7	31.7	24.4	20.7	$13,805	$421	$13,384
Pate's Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1309 Jodeco Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 389-8819	497	33	14.9	67.0%	27 (5.4%)	329 (66.2%)	80 (16.1%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	20.1	987^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.0%		26.6	898^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.5%	89	26.7	26.3	27.1	28.4	$15,728	$691	$15,036
Birch Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Willow Lane	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 957-6601	745	47	16.0	74.4%	34 (4.6%)	506 (67.9%)	164 (22.0%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	11.9	1125^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)	23.1	20.7	16.0	23.0	$12,776	$1,016	$11,760
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 McDonough Pkwy	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 288-8561	712	49	14.5	74.7%	33 (4.6%)	536 (75.3%)	79 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.0%)	21	969^th of 1219 public elementary schools	20.5%		20.4	989^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.1%	20	26.5	29.3	28.4	28.3	$14,990	$1,074	$13,916
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	1128^th of 1219 public elementary schools	7.5%		16.6	1058^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%	70	22.1	25.9	17.5	17.5	$14,300	$1,024	$13,276
Smith-Barnes Elementary School	Public	4-5	147 Tye St	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-4066	252	20	12.6	85.3%	8 (3.2%)	144 (57.1%)	76 (30.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	25.2	902^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	26.0%		26	911^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.4%	9		37.3	21.6	31.6	$19,788	$1,077	$18,711
Dutchtown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	159 Mitchell Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 471-0844	962	60	15.9	63.2%	40 (4.2%)	703 (73.1%)	92 (9.6%)	69 (7.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	44.7	623^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	48.9%		48.6	585^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.7%	38	55.7	47.1	34.5	30.4	$12,519	$411	$12,109
Stockbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4617 N Henry Blvd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-8743	485	35	13.8	80.6%	14 (2.9%)	279 (57.5%)	148 (30.5%)	17 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)								(n/a)	37.3				$16,165	$1,047	$15,118
East Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	199 E Lake Rd	McDonough	30252	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(678) 583-8947	671	47	14.2	46.3%	162 (24.1%)	338 (50.4%)	76 (11.3%)	40 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	74.4	278^th of 1219 public elementary schools	77.2%		78.7	247^th of 1238 public elementary schools	80.0%	31	64.3	70.9	53.9	46.8	$14,024	$404	$13,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Flippen Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Flippen Elementary School?

Students at Flippen Elementary School are 63% African American, 18% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Flippen Elementary School in?

Henry County

How many students attend Flippen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Flippen Elementary School.

Is Flippen Elementary School a good school?

Flippen Elementary School ranks 898^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Flippen Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Eagle's Landing Middle School
High : Eagle's Landing High School

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