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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30281

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

Schools

5,095

Students

Districts

Top rankedAustin Road Elementary School650^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Austin Road Elementary School up 188 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Austin Road Elementary School 12.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Excelsior Village Academies

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 11 elementary schools serving zip code 30281 in Stockbridge, Georgia, span three districts—Henry County, Rockdale County, and State Specialty Schools II—and enroll roughly 5,100 students across grades PK-5, with most schools facing significant economic challenges.

Austin Road Elementary School stands out as the area's top performer, ranking 649th statewide (47th percentile) despite a 77.8% free/reduced lunch rate. Its 5th grade science proficiency (53.5%) exceeds the state average by nearly 10 points, and it improved an impressive 223 spots in state ranking year-over-year. Woodland Elementary School excels in early-grade math, posting the area's highest 3rd grade (44.3%) and 4th grade (50.0%) math scores, while Pleasant Grove Elementary School shows strong 5th grade results in both math (41.1%) and science (44.5%). At the other end, Cotton Indian Elementary School ranks 1,063rd (13th percentile) with proficiency rates roughly half the district average in several subjects, and Excelsior Village Academies posts a 0% science proficiency rate, though its tiny 90-student enrollment makes those figures less reliable.

Chronic absenteeism correlates with outcomes: Stockbridge Elementary School has the highest rate (25.9%) and pairs with Smith-Barnes Elementary School in a PK-3/4-5 split, with 5th grade math dropping to 21.6% after transition. Lorraine Elementary School shows strong momentum in science and 5th grade math despite a 22.4% absenteeism rate. Spending efficiency varies widely—Red Oak Elementary School spends the least ($13,464) while Smith-Barnes spends the most ($19,788), yet both rank in the bottom quartile. The area's biggest challenge is 5th grade math, where no school exceeds the state average, and grade-level swings (like Woodland's 30-point drop from 4th to 5th grade math) suggest targeted upper-elementary interventions could yield meaningful gains.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Austin Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Austin Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 389-6556	414	34	12.3	77.8%	23 (5.6%)	279 (67.4%)	78 (18.8%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	42.1	650^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.8%		29.7	838^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.3%	188	32.3	41.6	34.5		53.5	$16,699	$931	$15,768
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	458 Fairview Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-8265	590	40	14.7	75.8%	22 (3.7%)	427 (72.4%)	99 (16.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.6%)	24.9	917^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.0%		21.8	976^th of 1238 public elementary schools	21.2%	59	41.7	31.8	29.4		16.7	$13,806	$881	$12,926
Stockbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4617 N Henry Blvd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-8743	485	35	13.8	80.6%	14 (2.9%)	279 (57.5%)	148 (30.5%)	17 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)								(n/a)	37.3					$16,165	$1,047	$15,118
Smith-Barnes Elementary School	Public	4-5	147 Tye St	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-4066	252	20	12.6	85.3%	8 (3.2%)	144 (57.1%)	76 (30.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	25.2	904^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.0%		26	911^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.4%	7		37.3	21.6		31.6	$19,788	$1,077	$18,711
Pate's Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1309 Jodeco Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 389-8819	497	33	14.9	67.0%	27 (5.4%)	329 (66.2%)	80 (16.1%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	20.2	989^th of 1222 public elementary schools	19.1%		26.6	898^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.5%	91	26.7	26.3	27.1		28.4	$15,728	$691	$15,036
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Reagan Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 898-0176	522	36	14.5	73.9%	92 (17.6%)	281 (53.8%)	98 (18.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	33.6	777^th of 1222 public elementary schools	36.4%		28.8	860^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.5%	83	27.1	22.3	41.1		44.5	$14,265	$652	$13,613
Cotton Indian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Old Conyers Rd	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 474-9983	545	40	13.5	80.4%	62 (11.4%)	303 (55.6%)	128 (23.5%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	15.8	1066^th of 1222 public elementary schools	12.8%		18.2	1026^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.1%	40	19.6	28.3	25.8		22.6	$15,523	$1,023	$14,499
Woodland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Moseley Dr	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 506-6391	491	37	13.3	68.4%	82 (16.7%)	313 (63.7%)	59 (12.0%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	35.4	747^th of 1222 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.2	887^th of 1238 public elementary schools	28.4%	140	44.3	50.0	19.5		31.0	$15,775	$393	$15,381
Red Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Monarch Village Way	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 389-1464	638	39	16.3	70.5%	7 (1.1%)	479 (75.1%)	69 (10.8%)	52 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	24.9	914^th of 1222 public elementary schools	25.2%		29	856^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.9%	58	37.7	35.7	24.5		23.6	$13,464	$460	$13,004
Lorraine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3343 E Fairview Rd SW	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-0657	571	43	13.2	73.2%	83 (14.5%)	355 (62.2%)	85 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.0%)	32.3	799^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.6%		39.8	687^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.5%	112	23.7	37.5	38.1		39.3	$16,178	$1,277	$14,901
Excelsior Village Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	5295 Hwy 155 North	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	State Specialty Schools II- Excelsior Village Academies	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(347) 893-3694	90	4	22.5	47.8%	2 (2.2%)	86 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	11.4	1134^th of 1222 public elementary schools	7.2%					(n/a)	25.9	9.6	20.0	20.0	0.0	$19,727	$8,220	$11,507

Cities Near Zip Code 30281

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stockbridge	0.59 mi	19	294^th
McDonough	4.11 mi	23	270^th
Rex	4.44 mi	3	283^rd
Jonesboro	4.6 mi	24	271^st
Ellenwood	5.42 mi	6	342^nd

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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.

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