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Lamar County Elementary School

Q: Is Lamar County Elementary School a good school?

Lamar County Elementary School ranks 908 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lamar County Elementary School in Barnesville, GA, serves 662 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the Lamar County district, which holds a 2-star rating.

One of the school's clearest strengths is attendance. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 11.7%, Lamar County Elementary significantly outperforms both its district (16.9%) and the state (17.7%). This means students are consistently showing up ready to learn, which is a strong foundation for academic growth. In math, however, the school faces challenges. Third-grade math proficiency has dropped from 42.8% in 2022-2023 to 36.6% in 2025-2026, while the state average has risen to 48.3%. Fifth-grade math remains a particular concern, with proficiency rates stuck in the low-to-mid 20s—far below the state's 44.1%. On a more positive note, fifth-grade science has improved substantially, jumping from 19.9% to 32.9% proficiency over the same period, narrowing the gap with the state average. (Note: ELA scores are not included in this release and will be available in December.)

Compared to nearby schools, Lamar County Elementary sits in a challenging position. Pike County Elementary, just 9.5 miles away, ranks in the 83rd percentile and posts dramatically higher scores—for example, 67.9% of its third graders are proficient in math versus 36.6% at Lamar County. However, Lamar County fares better than some Griffin-Spalding schools like Anne Street Elementary, which ranks in the 2nd percentile. The school also spends less per student ($11,216) than many peers, yet achieves results comparable to schools spending 30-40% more. With a strong attendance culture and recent gains in science, Lamar County Elementary has solid building blocks—but focused attention on math instruction and support for all student groups will be key to reversing the downward trend.

662

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,216

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

228 Roberta Dr
Barnesville, GA 30204

(770) 358-5556

District: Lamar County

Students who attend Lamar County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar County Middle School
High:	Lamar County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

African American:

28.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Georgia avg47%

908^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 201Lamar 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	25.0	908 of 1219	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	831 of 1238	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	861 of 1236	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	852 of 1223	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	761 of 1220	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	854 of 1214	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	796 of 1234	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	644 of 1209	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	638 of 1205	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	756 of 1233	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	778 of 1240	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.6	707 of 1231	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	710 of 1225	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.6	634 of 1201	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	673 of 1212	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.6	731 of 1183	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	774 of 1133	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	764 of 1134	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	792 of 1125	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.3	741 of 1101	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	678 of 828	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	781 of 892	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	700 of 879	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	634 of 870	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	576 of 876	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	860 of 1186	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	754 of 1224	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	900 of 1223	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	838 of 1212	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	779 of 1206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	909 of 1183	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	888 of 1225	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	805 of 1220	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	859 of 1210	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	719 of 1209	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	10.3	33 of 36	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	403 of 465	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	435 of 565	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	390 of 487	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	400 of 455	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	335 of 415	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	670 of 700	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	710 of 769	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	717 of 772	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	709 of 775	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	681 of 779	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

Migrant (2022)8th percentile-29 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-18 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
Lamar County Elementary School	Public	3-5	228 Roberta Dr	Barnesville	30204	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 358-5556	662	38	17.6		395 (59.7%)	188 (28.4%)	36 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.9%)	25	908^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.5%		30.2	831^st of 1238 public elementary schools	32.9%	77	36.6	27.8	25.1	32.9	$11,216	$893	$10,323
Lamar County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	154 Burnette Rd	Barnesville	30204	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 358-8661	746	47	15.7	100.0%	431 (57.8%)	224 (30.0%)	34 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)								(n/a)					$13,203	$1,493	$11,710
Pike County Elementary School	Public	3-5	607 Pirate Dr	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(770) 567-4444	768	56	13.7	42.8%	675 (87.9%)	39 (5.1%)	28 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	81.6	206^th of 1219 public elementary schools	83.1%		72.2	306^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.3%	100	67.9	62.1	58.4	60.0	$11,989	$399	$11,590
Pike County Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	7218 Highway 19 S	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 567-8443	805	58	14.0	50.7%	717 (89.1%)	41 (5.1%)	21 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)								(n/a)					$12,878	$1,067	$11,811
Upson-Lee Elementary School	Public	3-5	334 Knight Trl	Thomaston	30286	Upson County	Thomaston-Upson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 647-3632	932	62	15.0	100.0%	510 (54.7%)	324 (34.8%)	41 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.6%)	46.3	601^st of 1219 public elementary schools	50.7%		42.1	658^th of 1238 public elementary schools	46.8%	57	35.0	43.6	47.6	42.4	$12,615	$1,177	$11,438
Upson-Lee Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	172 Knight Trl	Thomaston	30286	Upson County	Thomaston-Upson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 647-7516	993	75	13.2	100.0%	522 (52.6%)	349 (35.1%)	40 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.5%)								(n/a)					$16,267	$2,274	$13,993
Moreland Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	455 Moreland Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3755	490	36	13.6	86.5%	125 (25.5%)	271 (55.3%)	54 (11.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	25.1	905^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.8%		23.4	953^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.0%	48	41.6	20.4	27.1	30.5	$15,946	$1,541	$14,406
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
Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	558 Ga Highway 83 S	Forsyth	31029	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 994-7066	753	52	14.5	56.4%	493 (65.5%)	186 (24.7%)	31 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	60.7	419^th of 1219 public elementary schools	65.6%		74.5	280^th of 1238 public elementary schools	77.4%	139	56.0	59.9	35.6	46.1	$15,464	$765	$14,698
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar County Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lamar County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lamar County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamar County Middle School
High : Lamar County High School

What is the racial makeup of Lamar County Elementary School?

Students at Lamar County Elementary School are 60% White, 28% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Lamar County Elementary School in?

Lamar County

Is Lamar County Elementary School a good school?

Lamar County Elementary School ranks 908^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Lamar County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Lamar County Elementary School.

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2025–26 attendance dataAug 6, 2026

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2021–22 through 2024–25 Milestones Assessment scores (updated)Aug 6, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesFeb 19, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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