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Luella Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Luella Elementary School in Locust Grove, GA, serves 616 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Henry County school district, which currently holds a 2-star rating.

Luella Elementary shows a clear strength in early-grade math. In the most recent school year, 43.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in math—well above the district average of 36.9% and notably higher than nearby schools like Walnut Creek Elementary (26.5%) and Tussahaw Elementary (27.3%). However, the school faces a significant challenge in sustaining that progress. Math proficiency drops sharply to 34.3% in 4th grade and just 20.6% in 5th grade. This decline is steeper than at higher-performing peers like Rocky Creek Elementary, which maintains more consistent scores across grades (56.2% in 3rd, 47.9% in 4th, and 44.4% in 5th). This pattern suggests an opportunity for Luella to focus on vertical alignment and instructional continuity in the upper elementary grades.

On a positive note, Luella has a notably lower chronic absenteeism rate (16.4%) than the district (19.6%) and state (17.7%) averages, and far better than several neighbors like Locust Grove Elementary School (26.7%) and Birch Creek Elementary School (26.1%). The school also shows strong results for its African American students, ranking in the 45th percentile statewide for that subgroup—well above its overall 25th percentile ranking. While Luella's overall state ranking places it in the lower half of Georgia elementary schools, it stands as a relative bright spot among a cluster of nearby schools that generally perform in the bottom 20th percentile. With per-student spending of $14,257—mid-range compared to neighbors—the school's challenges appear less about funding and more about how resources are allocated to support learning in the upper grades.

616

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,257

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

575 Walker Dr
Locust Grove, GA 30248

(770) 288-2035

District: Henry County

Students who attend Luella Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Luella Middle School
High:	Luella High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

920^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	24.7	920 of 1219	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	821 of 1238	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	876 of 1236	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	744 of 1223	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	815 of 1220	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	817 of 1214	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	699 of 1234	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	909 of 1209	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.0	714 of 1205	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	630 of 1233	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.4	509 of 1240	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.7	256 of 1231	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	332 of 1225	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	372 of 1201	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	541 of 1212	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	475 of 1183	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	527 of 1133	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	462 of 1134	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	405 of 1125	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.2	417 of 1101	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	453 of 828	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	397 of 892	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	497 of 879	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	368 of 870	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	451 of 876	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	892 of 1186	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	886 of 1224	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	750 of 1223	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	842 of 1212	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	832 of 1206	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	357 of 565	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	889 of 1183	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	767 of 1225	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	969 of 1220	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	612 of 1210	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	776 of 1209	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	483 of 565	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2024)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-15 vs state

Science22%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 17, 2016

I really like this school. My husband and I both grew up in Christian schools, our son's attended Christian school in Pre-K3 & K4. We were very skeptic on moving our son into public school. To our surprise, it isn't has bad as we thought. Luella has a clean and pleasant environment.

Our son love it, we like it much better than his Pre-K. He's in an advance program which allow him to utilize his knowledge and prepare him for more challenging programs ahead.

My only drawback to this school is dropping my child off in the morning. Traffic direction need some major work. Some of the attendants aren't pleasant when dropping off the kids. We had 1 unpleasant person last year, who's now replaced by another.

Otherwise, this school isn't bad for a public school. 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	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
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	920^th of 1219 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.9	821^st of 1238 public elementary schools	33.7%	99	43.7	34.3	20.6	21.6	$14,257	$672	$13,585
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Hampton Locust Grove Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 707-1469	696	47	14.9	67.2%	110 (15.8%)	451 (64.8%)	70 (10.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	54.3	509^th of 1219 public elementary schools	58.2%		48.5	586^th of 1238 public elementary schools	52.7%	77	56.2	47.9	44.4	35.8	$13,920	$411	$13,509
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	988^th of 1219 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.7	881^st of 1238 public elementary schools	28.8%	107	34.9	30.5	17.0	26.0	$13,377	$407	$12,970
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%)	27.2	875^th of 1219 public elementary schools	28.2%		18.9	1017^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.9%	142	46.8	34.2	20.0	18.4	$17,653	$1,179	$16,474
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	1139^th of 1219 public elementary schools	6.6%		14.9	1094^th of 1238 public elementary schools	11.6%	45	27.3	23.7	10.9	16.2	$13,934	$1,145	$12,790
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
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
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Central Ave	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 946-4345	466	38	12.3	77.3%	74 (15.9%)	293 (62.9%)	70 (15.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	20.5	980^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.6%		26	910^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.5%	70	36.1	31.8	19.2	23.7	$16,925	$974	$15,951
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	861^st of 1219 public elementary schools	29.4%		33.6	787^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.4%	74	36.2	20.0	27.1	41.1	$15,566	$797	$14,769
Mount Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Mount Carmel Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 897-9799	547	38	14.3	76.6%	79 (14.4%)	321 (58.7%)	104 (19.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	34	770^th of 1219 public elementary schools	36.8%		36.7	728^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.2%	42	43.6	38.3	28.2	32.9	$14,343	$657	$13,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Luella Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Luella Elementary School?

Students at Luella Elementary School are 77% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Luella Elementary School in?

Henry County

What schools do graduates of Luella Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Luella Middle School
High : Luella High School

How many students attend Luella Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Luella Elementary School.

Is Luella Elementary School a good school?

Luella Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

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