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Tobacco Road Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1141^st

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of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Tobacco Road Elementary School in Augusta, GA, serves 411 students in grades PK-5 within the Richmond County School District, operating in a high-poverty area where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 and spends about $15,000 per student annually.

The most striking strength at Tobacco Road is its chronic absenteeism rate of just 15.0%—half the district average (30.3%) and below the state average (17.7%). This is the lowest among all nearby comparable schools, where rates range from 17.2% to 35.2%. The school has cut its chronic absenteeism nearly in half over four years, from 26.8% in 2021-2022 to 15.0% today, suggesting effective attendance strategies that other schools could learn from. In science, Tobacco Road showed an exceptional outlier performance in 2023-2024, with 35.3% of 5th graders scoring proficient—nearly double the district rate (18.5%) and approaching the state average (41.7%). While science scores have since declined, the school still outperforms several nearby schools, including Glenn Hills Elementary School (6.8%) and Wheeless Road Elementary School (8.7%).

In math, the most recent data shows Tobacco Road matching or slightly exceeding district averages in 3rd and 4th grade—24.6% proficient in 3rd grade (exactly matching the district) and 25.1% in 4th grade (above the district's 24.2%). These represent substantial year-over-year improvements from 2024-2025, when only 15.9% and 8.7% were proficient. However, 5th grade math lags significantly at 11.1% proficiency, less than half of 3rd grade performance—a pattern seen across nearby schools but more pronounced here. The school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom 7% of Georgia elementary schools, though this is an improvement from last year's bottom 3% ranking. Within its local cluster of nine nearby Richmond County schools, Tobacco Road sits in the middle, outperforming Richmond Hill Elementary School and Meadowbrook Elementary School while trailing Deer Chase Elementary School and Gracewood Elementary School. The combination of dramatically improving attendance, strong early-elementary math gains, and pockets of science excellence suggests a school with momentum despite overall proficiency remaining below state averages.

411

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,042

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2397 Tobacco Rd
Augusta, GA 30906

(706) 796-4658

District: Richmond County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.2%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

Georgia avg47%

1,141^st of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Richmond County

180^th of 202Richmond 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	11.0	1141 of 1222	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	1204 of 1238	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1096 of 1236	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1038 of 1223	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1025 of 1220	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1012 of 1214	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1102 of 1234	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1168 of 1209	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1131 of 1205	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	1174 of 1233	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	1151 of 1240	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	1027 of 1231	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	1071 of 1225	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	1035 of 1201	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	1107 of 1212	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	1041 of 1183	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	955 of 1133	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	985 of 1134	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	758 of 1125	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.5	616 of 1101	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	726 of 829	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	837 of 892	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	737 of 879	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	650 of 870	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	661 of 876	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	1057 of 1189	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	1159 of 1224	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1084 of 1223	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1064 of 1212	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	979 of 1206	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1127 of 1186	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	1195 of 1225	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1079 of 1220	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	971 of 1210	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1025 of 1209	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics22%-26 vs state

Science16%-29 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tobacco Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2397 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4658	411	28	14.5	100.0%	17 (4.1%)	346 (84.2%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	11	1141^st of 1222 public elementary schools	6.6%		8.5	1204^th of 1238 public elementary schools	2.7%	63	24.6	25.1	11.1		15.5	$15,042	$2,043	$12,998
Diamond Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4153 Windsor Spring Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 771-2881	579	41	14.0	100.0%	34 (5.9%)	465 (80.3%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	7.3	1183^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	1196^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.4%	13	21.9	12.9	13.9		11.1	$14,123	$1,812	$12,311
Gracewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2032 Tobacco Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4969	393	30	13.0	100.0%	81 (20.6%)	258 (65.6%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.4%)	11.8	1129^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.6%		19.1	1011^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	118	19.7	20.8	16.1		25.0	$16,443	$1,481	$14,963
Richmond Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2160 Mura Drive	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 796-4944	765	50	15.3	100.0%	42 (5.5%)	639 (83.5%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	5.2	1208^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.1%					(n/a)	13.9	13.2	9.3		12.4	$13,932	$1,722	$12,210
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Goldfinch Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4915	447	34	13.2	100.0%	9 (2.0%)	392 (87.7%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	9.3	1163^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.9	1184^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.4%	21	7.9	8.4	20.0		26.0	$16,266	$1,954	$14,312
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3637 Hiers Blvd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4760	327	27	12.2	100.0%	9 (2.8%)	282 (86.2%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	6.5	1191^st of 1222 public elementary schools	2.5%		12.9	1133^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	8.5%	58	19.6	16.3	12.2		7.3	$16,630	$2,022	$14,608
Deer Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Deer Chase Ln	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 772-6240	555	41	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.8%)	484 (87.2%)	36 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	15.4	1077^th of 1222 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.7	1051^st of 1238 public elementary schools	15.1%	26	22.1	10.5	17.8		35.6	$14,026	$1,694	$12,332
Dorothy Hains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Windsor Spring Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4918	479	34	14.2	100.0%	36 (7.5%)	386 (80.6%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	6.3	1196^th of 1222 public elementary schools	2.1%		12	1144^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.6%	52	16.2	16.7	10.8		12.3	$14,960	$1,768	$13,192
Glenn Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2838 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4942	370	28	13.0	100.0%	12 (3.2%)	298 (80.5%)	46 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	5.1	1209^th of 1222 public elementary schools	1.1%		6	1228^th of 1238 public elementary schools	0.8%	19	18.5	1.7	13.6		6.8	$16,811	$1,612	$15,199
Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3046 Acorn Road	Augusta	30815	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools II- Rocky Creek Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(706) 434-8085	47	7	6.7		12 (25.5%)	27 (57.4%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	26.8	885^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.6%					(n/a)	50.0	37.6		15.0	13.4	$18,985	$2,361	$16,624

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How many students attend Tobacco Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Tobacco Road Elementary School.

Is Tobacco Road Elementary School a good school?

Tobacco Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tobacco Road Elementary School?

Students at Tobacco Road Elementary School are 84% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% White.

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Richmond County

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