Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30253

Summary:

The 30253 zip code area in Henry County, Georgia is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative high school. These schools are part of the Henry County school district, which is ranked 143 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the schools, Flippen Elementary School stands out as the top performer, with the highest proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across grades 3-5. The school is also the highest-ranked elementary school in the 30253 zip code, coming in at 711 out of 1,238 elementary schools in Georgia. In contrast, the alternative high school, EXCEL Academy, has the lowest overall performance on state assessments, despite maintaining a graduation rate on par with the other high schools in the area.

Across the schools, there are some concerning trends, such as declining performance from the earlier elementary grades to 5th grade, and stark disparities in test scores between the elementary schools and the middle and high schools. Additionally, the schools serve communities with very high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges that likely contribute to the academic performance issues. The data also reveals wide variations in per-student spending, suggesting potential inequities in resource allocation that may impact student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	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
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%)	16.6	1058^th of 1238 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.3	1077^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.7%	19					22.4	20.3	24.7				29.1	13.5	10.3				19.8			$14,300	$1,024	$13,276
Eagle's Landing Middle School	Public	6-8	295 Tunis Rd	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 914-8189	974	60	16.2	72.2%	34 (3.5%)	719 (73.8%)	151 (15.5%)	24 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.2%)	21.6	460^th of 584 public middle schools	21.2%		22.7	456^th of 588 public middle schools	22.4%	4		71.4						30.4	26.8	26.3				16.4	15.7	16.6		11.2	18.4	$12,835	$715	$12,120
McDonough Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3460	876	48	18.2	78.8%	17 (1.9%)	725 (82.8%)	77 (8.8%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	18.9	476^th of 584 public middle schools	18.5%		13.1	534^th of 588 public middle schools	9.2%	58		48.3						25.4	27.5	24.9				12.4	16.3	20.5		10.5	9.3	$12,598	$941	$11,658
McDonough High School	Public	9-12	155 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3450	1,359	74	18.2	72.4%	40 (2.9%)	1,120 (82.4%)	116 (8.5%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.5%)	15.8	385^th of 452 public high schools	14.8%		18	375^th of 458 public high schools	18.1%	10	16.5	17.2	22.3	17.2																$12,752	$747	$12,005
Hickory Flat Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Brannan Rd	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 898-0107	560	38	14.5	65.9%	21 (3.8%)	418 (74.6%)	57 (10.2%)	29 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	23.6	951^st of 1238 public elementary schools	23.2%		24.8	931^st of 1248 public elementary schools	25.4%	20					24.0	31.8	30.5				27.1	31.8	13.7				18.9			$13,805	$421	$13,384
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%)	18.9	1017^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.9%		12.3	1150^th of 1248 public elementary schools	7.9%	133					26.3	15.2	21.0				33.8	21.2	17.3				17.3			$17,653	$1,179	$16,474
Eagle's Landing High School	Public	9-12	301 Tunis Rd	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 954-9515	1,578	77	20.5	59.8%	61 (3.9%)	1,195 (75.7%)	195 (12.4%)	56 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	19.6	361^st of 452 public high schools	20.1%		16	389^th of 458 public high schools	15.1%	28	30.1	14.1	15.3	18.8																$12,131	$402	$11,728
Flippen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Peach Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 954-3522	559	44	12.6	69.6%	63 (11.3%)	351 (62.8%)	99 (17.7%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	38	711^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.6%		31.8	811^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.0%	100					36.1	19.6	35.6				39.8	30.4	32.6				38.9			$15,711	$522	$15,188
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 McDonough Pkwy	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 288-8561	712	49	14.5	74.7%	33 (4.6%)	536 (75.3%)	79 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.0%)	20.4	989^th of 1238 public elementary schools	20.1%		16.3	1076^th of 1248 public elementary schools	13.8%	87					22.0	28.1	23.4				19.5	32.5	14.0				24.3			$14,990	$1,074	$13,916
EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	330 Tomlinson St	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-4101	213	24	8.9	66.7%	22 (10.3%)	155 (72.8%)	22 (10.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	4.7	441^st of 452 public high schools	2.4%		4.9	450^th of 458 public high schools	1.7%	9	5.5	5.0	2.9	0.0				4.4	4.0	7.3				2.2	1.8	4.4		5.1	4.9
Impact Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Lemon Street	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 954-3744	339	22	15.3	51.0%	55 (16.2%)	222 (65.5%)	36 (10.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								(n/a)
Impact Academy High School	Public	9-12	45 Lemon Street	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 954-3744	449	27	16.5	49.0%	99 (22.0%)	269 (59.9%)	41 (9.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)																				$12,776	$1,016	$11,760

Cities Near Zip Code 30253

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
McDonough	0.74 mi	23	249^th
Hampton	4.18 mi	15	276^th
Locust Grove	4.53 mi	9	281^st
Stockbridge	5.08 mi	18	287^th
Jonesboro	10.07 mi	23	288^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.