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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30327

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At a glance

Schools

3,781

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedJackson Elementary School52^nd of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jackson Elementary School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 30327 in Atlanta, Georgia, is home to three schools within the Atlanta Public Schools district: North Atlanta High School (grades 9-12), Morris Brandon Elementary School (PK-5), and Jackson Elementary School (PK-5), serving a combined 3,781 students with no standalone middle school in the area.

The elementary schools here are exceptional, with both earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the top 6% of Georgia schools. Jackson Elementary School is the standout, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide despite having the smallest enrollment (502 students). It posts the highest proficiency rates in 5th-grade math (77.6%) and science (72.4%), and it achieves this with the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.3:1) and highest per-student spending ($28,654). Morris Brandon Elementary School is nearly as strong, ranking in the 94th percentile while serving almost twice as many students (911) and spending less per student ($23,756), demonstrating highly efficient resource use. Both schools outperform their district by 30-40 percentage points in every subject and grade level, and both have exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rates (3.6% and 6.7%, respectively, versus the state's 17.7%).

The picture changes dramatically at North Atlanta High School, which has declined from the 73rd to the 64th percentile over three years. While its graduation rate is strong (93.7%, exceeding the state's 87.2%), its academic performance is mixed: Biology is a bright spot at 55.8% proficiency (well above the state's 47.2%), but U.S. History is a major weakness at just 14.5% proficiency—a 24-point gap below the state average that dropped sharply from 27.9% the prior year. Algebra I (44.4%) also trails the state (48.1%). Chronic absenteeism at the high school (22.4%) exceeds the state average, a stark contrast to the elementary schools. All three schools serve relatively affluent populations (free/reduced lunch rates between 18-30%), yet the high school has not capitalized on the strong elementary foundation in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morris Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2741 Howell Mill Rd NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-7250	911	56	16.1	19.2%	527 (57.8%)	228 (25.0%)	78 (8.6%)	34 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.7%)	94.6	79^th of 1219 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.3	97^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.2%	18				83.4	82.9	68.6	70.7	$23,756	$948	$22,808
Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Mount Paran Rd NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-8800	502	41	12.3	18.3%	267 (53.2%)	124 (24.7%)	39 (7.8%)	35 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	96	52^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	95.7%		94.3	79^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.6%	27				81.1	83.3	77.6	72.4	$28,654	$1,281	$27,373
North Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	4111 Northside Pkwy NW	Atlanta	30327	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(404) 802-4700	2,368	144	16.4	30.3%	686 (29.0%)	906 (38.3%)	583 (24.6%)	48 (2.0%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	132 (5.6%)	51	162^nd of 455 public high schools	64.4%		54.6	146^th of 451 public high schools	67.6%	16	44.4	55.8	14.5					$22,998	$880	$22,118

Cities Near Zip Code 30327

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atlanta	0.53 mi	137	237^th
Sandy Springs	3.04 mi	7	224^th
Smyrna	3.47 mi	17	188^th
Marietta	4.88 mi	59	81^st
Brookhaven	5.06 mi	6	287^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.

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