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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 30315

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

3,869

Students

Districts

Top rankedAtlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary170^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cleveland Avenue Elementary School up 248 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School 9.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 30315 in Atlanta is home to 10 elementary schools serving roughly 3,869 students across Pre-K/K through grade 5 (with Ethos Classical Charter School extending through grade 6). Nine schools belong to Atlanta Public Schools, including two charters (Atlanta Neighborhood Charter – Elementary and KIPP Vision Primary Charter School), while Ethos operates under the State Specialty Schools II district. The area is marked by high poverty: 8 of 10 schools report 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility, and the median state percentile sits at just 25th.

The standout is Atlanta Neighborhood Charter – Elementary, ranked in the 86th percentile statewide with the lowest chronic absenteeism (3.0%) among non-charter-like peers and far above state averages in math, science, and ELA. Its free/reduced lunch rate is just 14.5%, making it the only low-poverty school here. Ethos Classical Charter School is notable for efficiency: spending about half what traditional APS schools do ($14,762 per student) and achieving a 35th percentile rank with near-perfect attendance (1.3% chronic absenteeism) despite 100% poverty. At the other end, KIPP Vision Primary Charter School ranks 7th percentile, showing charter status alone does not guarantee success.

Chronic absenteeism is a clear warning sign. The four lowest-ranked schools — Emma Hutchinson Elementary, KIPP Vision, John Wesley Dobbs Elementary, and Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary — all exceed 30% chronic absenteeism, with Slater at 46.5%. Spending does not predict outcomes: Joseph Humphries Elementary spends the most ($39,161 per student) but ranks 27th percentile. Encouragingly, Humphries, Cleveland Avenue Elementary, and Slater have all improved their state percentiles in recent years, though most schools remain 20–30 points below state proficiency averages. Early literacy is the most urgent concern — 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was below 25% in seven of ten schools.

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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	Directly certified (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
Emma Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Cleveland Ave SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7650	295	28	10.5	45.8%	1 (0.3%)	226 (76.6%)	62 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	10.7	1149^th of 1222 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.9	1146^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.4%	3	22.0	26.8	10.3		17.9	$31,215	$1,762	$29,453
Joseph Humphries Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3029 Humphries Drive SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8750	237	21	11.4	50.2%	0 (0.0%)	194 (81.9%)	37 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.5	890^th of 1222 public elementary schools	27.2%		20.2	993^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	19.8%	103	46.4	39.4	15.5		13.3	$39,161	$2,448	$36,713
Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 Pryor Rd SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4050	496	43	11.6	33.3%	0 (0.0%)	479 (96.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	14.4	1092^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	10.6%		14.5	1101^st of 1238 public elementary schools	11.1%	9	27.5	31.6	19.2		11.6	$28,149	$1,358	$26,792
Benteen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cassanova Street SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-7300	329	32	10.3	20.4%	60 (18.2%)	139 (42.2%)	102 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.6%)	24.5	924^th of 1222 public elementary schools	24.4%		39.9	684^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.7%	240	31.5	40.8	26.2		21.4	$33,858	$1,861	$31,997
Barack and Michelle Obama Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Martin St SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4200	297	25	11.7	48.8%	10 (3.4%)	277 (93.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	32.9	785^th of 1222 public elementary schools	35.8%		26.8	894^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.8%	109	42.3	25.0	31.8		40.9	$33,229	$2,675	$30,554
Cleveland Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2672 Old Hapeville Rd SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8400	253	20	12.8	49.0%	2 (0.8%)	222 (87.7%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	25.5	902^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	26.2%		11.6	1150^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.1%	248	40.5	23.5	25.9		29.6	$35,454	$1,960	$33,495
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	688 Grant St SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(404) 624-6226	394	33	11.8	6.3%	243 (61.7%)	79 (20.1%)	22 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	85.8	170^th of 1222 public elementary schools	86.1%		92.2	108^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.3%	62	79.1	74.2	62.1		53.0	$25,958	$36	$25,922
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2025 Jonesboro Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-8050	330	34	9.8	49.4%	2 (0.6%)	284 (86.1%)	38 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.9	1103^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.8	1203^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	2.8%	100	23.7	23.9	17.6		25.0	$34,494	$1,862	$32,632
KIPP Vision Primary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	660 McWilliams Rd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 537-5252	562	41	13.6	49.6%	0 (0.0%)	530 (94.3%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	11.7	1133^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	7.3%		19.1	1012^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.3%	121	30.1	13.7	13.7		20.0	$13,860	$1,480	$12,380
Ethos Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2295 Springdale Cir SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 502-0046	676	40	16.9	40.2%	7 (1.0%)	636 (94.1%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	32.4	797^th of 1222 public elementary schools	34.8%		29.3	848^th of 1238 public elementary schools	31.5%	51	37.5	42.4	25.2	22.6	38.7	$14,762	$1,110	$13,652

Cities Near Zip Code 30315

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atlanta	0.19 mi	137	237^th
East Point	3.47 mi	9	328^th
Hapeville	3.56 mi	1	228^th
Decatur	4.64 mi	45	280^th
College Park	4.85 mi	25	293^rd

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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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