Summary:
Zip code 30055 is home to a single elementary school, Mansfield Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 and enrolls 384 students in the Newton County school district.
Mansfield Elementary stands out as a school that significantly outperforms its district despite serving a high-poverty population, with 76.82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4% is less than half the district's 24.4% and well below the state average of 17.7%, which is a strong indicator of student engagement. In the most recent math scores, 3rd graders achieved a 73% proficiency rate—more than double the district's 30.9%—while 4th and 5th graders posted 55.8% and 30% respectively. The school also maintains a favorable 11.8:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $18,933 per student, resources that likely support its academic strengths. In 2024-2025 ELA testing, the school outperformed its district by 12.9 to 23.2 percentage points across all grade levels, and it exceeded state averages in 3rd and 5th grade.
However, there are concerning trends. The school's state ranking has declined from the 79th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 58th percentile in 2025-2026, dropping 248 positions. The most dramatic shift is in 5th grade, where math proficiency fell from 41.5% to 30% and science plummeted from 54.7% to 30%—a 24.7-point drop that flipped the school from outperforming the state by 11 points to trailing it by 14. There is also a clear grade-level pattern in math, with proficiency declining from 73% in 3rd grade to just 30% in 5th grade. While the school's strong early-grade instruction and low absenteeism provide a solid foundation, the upper-grade declines suggest a need for targeted intervention. ELA scores for 2025-2026 will be released in December and will be crucial for determining whether this downward trend is subject-specific or reflects broader challenges.
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