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Unity Elementary School (Pk-5)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

923^rd

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of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) in Luthersville, GA, serves approximately 443 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Meriwether County School District, and it has shown a steady upward climb in its statewide ranking over the past several years.

One of the most encouraging stories at Unity is the dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. The rate has been cut nearly in half, from 30.8% in 2021-2022 down to 15.6% in 2025-2026—now better than both the district (18.8%) and state (17.7%) averages. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $19,454 per pupil (about 42% more than nearby Coweta County schools) and maintaining a favorable 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio. In 3rd grade math, Unity students actually outperformed the state average (54.1% vs. 48.3%) and beat several nearby schools like Ruth Hill Elementary School (36.8%) and Welch Elementary School (42.1%). However, the school faces a significant challenge in upper grades: math proficiency drops sharply from 54.1% in 3rd grade to just 16.9% in 5th grade, and 5th grade science proficiency (15.3%) trails the state average (44.2%) by a wide margin.

It's important to understand the context behind these numbers. Unity serves an exceptionally high-need population, with 98.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—far higher than most nearby schools, including Eastside Elementary School (33.89%) and Moreland Elementary School (40.77%). Despite this, the school's overall ranking has improved in five of the last six years, climbing from the 9th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026. With improving attendance, strong early-grade instruction, and sustained resource investment, Unity appears to be building a foundation for continued progress—though addressing the drop-off in upper-grade performance will be key to maintaining that momentum.

443

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,454

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

172 N Main St
Luthersville, GA 30251

(770) 927-6488

District: Meriwether County

Students who attend Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) usually attend:

Middle:	Manchester Middle School
High:	Manchester High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.0%

White:

31.2%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

923^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Meriwether County

159^th of 201Meriwether 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	24.5	923 of 1219	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1005 of 1238	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1045 of 1236	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1050 of 1223	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1035 of 1220	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1071 of 1214	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1118 of 1234	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1057 of 1209	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	1030 of 1205	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	1012 of 1233	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	956 of 1240	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	1057 of 1231	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	1155 of 1225	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	1015 of 1201	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	963 of 1212	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	938 of 1183	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.7	742 of 1133	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	741 of 1134	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.2	927 of 1125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	837 of 1101	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	554 of 828	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	689 of 892	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	710 of 879	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	747 of 870	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	757 of 876	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	712 of 1186	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.5	956 of 1224	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	923 of 1223	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1061 of 1212	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	976 of 1206	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	1087 of 1183	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	1034 of 1225	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1122 of 1220	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1000 of 1210	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1031 of 1209	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	475 of 565	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	680 of 700	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	733 of 769	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	756 of 772	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	734 of 775	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	735 of 779	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

Science15%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Unity Elementary School (Pk-5)	Public	PK, KG-5	172 N Main St	Luthersville	30251	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 927-6488	443	39	11.4	98.9%	138 (31.2%)	248 (56.0%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	24.5	923^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	24.3%		19.5	1005^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.8%	82	54.1	26.0	16.9				15.3			$19,454	$2,646	$16,808
Moreland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Railroad St	Moreland	30259	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2875	547	41	13.3	40.8%	397 (72.6%)	57 (10.4%)	73 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	72.5	297^th of 1219 public elementary schools	75.6%		67.9	351^st of 1238 public elementary schools	71.6%	54	64.1	66.0	44.0				49.4			$15,672	$1,079	$14,593
Glanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5725 Highway 29	Grantville	30220	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 583-2873	271	22	12.3	69.7%	154 (56.8%)	73 (26.9%)	21 (7.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	57.1	465^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.9%		52.2	535^th of 1238 public elementary schools	56.8%	70	55.5	65.9	30.5				38.9			$19,595	$1,625	$17,970
Poplar Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 Poplar Rd	Sharpsburg	30277	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2740	656	43	15.2	48.2%	377 (57.5%)	159 (24.2%)	54 (8.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	67	357^th of 1219 public elementary schools	70.7%		48	593^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.1%	236	64.6	59.5	49.2				41.9			$13,797	$1,089	$12,708
Welch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Mary Freeman Rd	Newnan	30265	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2597	1,012	69	14.6	58.7%	314 (31.0%)	439 (43.4%)	147 (14.5%)	56 (5.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.0%)	44	631^st of 1219 public elementary schools	48.2%		58.5	457^th of 1238 public elementary schools	63.1%	174	42.1	48.4	35.1				38.9			$12,619	$907	$11,712
Hogansville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	611 E Main St	Hogansville	30230	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7990	469	34	13.6	94.0%	229 (48.8%)	150 (32.0%)	50 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	51.7	531^st of 1219 public elementary schools	56.4%		53.6	518^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.2%	13	38.6	50.0	49.0				45.1			$14,513	$1,607	$12,905
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Eastside School Rd	Senoia	30276	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	No	(770) 599-6621	602	40	15.0	33.9%	479 (79.6%)	52 (8.6%)	37 (6.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.7%)	79.4	226^th of 1219 public elementary schools	81.5%		81.9	218^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.4%	8	74.8	77.4	54.9				45.5			$13,856	$605	$13,251
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14 Nimmons St	Newnan	30263	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2835	398	33	12.0	64.8%	186 (46.7%)	124 (31.2%)	55 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.3%)	44.4	627^th of 1219 public elementary schools	48.6%		34.4	764^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.3%	137	51.6	40.7	35.5				37.7			$16,606	$1,318	$15,288
Coweta Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6675 East Highway 16	Senoia	30276	Coweta County	State Specialty Schools II- Coweta Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(770) 727-5959	0	52	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	45.6	609^th of 1219 public elementary schools	50.0%		57.8	467^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.3%	142	47.3	50.0	30.0	17.6	22.8	26.9	52.5	30.8	19.2	$19,330	$780	$18,550
Newnan Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1267 Lower Fayetteville Rd	Newnan	30265	Coweta County	Coweta County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 254-2872	912	61	14.9	46.6%	286 (31.4%)	316 (34.6%)	133 (14.6%)	99 (10.9%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)	57.1	464^th of 1219 public elementary schools	61.9%		55.9	490^th of 1238 public elementary schools	60.4%	26	53.3	53.6	42.4				41.7			$13,706	$799	$12,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity Elementary School (Pk-5)

What schools do graduates of Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) attend?

Students who attend Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Manchester Middle School
High : Manchester High School

Is Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) a good school?

Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Unity Elementary School (Pk-5)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Unity Elementary School (Pk-5).

What is the racial makeup of Unity Elementary School (Pk-5)?

Students at Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) are 56% African American, 31% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Unity Elementary School (Pk-5) in?

Meriwether County

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