Best Elementary Schools in Atlanta, GA (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

Every ranked elementary school in Atlanta, GA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Atlanta, GA rankings: High Schools · Elementary Schools

Atlanta, GA elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Kittredge Magnet School (Magnet)	Atlanta	DeKalb County	99%	84%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	502
#2	A+	Springdale Park Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	85%	63%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	742
#3	A+	Heards Ferry Elementary School	Atlanta	Fulton County	83%	74%	Exceeds Expectations	703
#4	A+	Mary Lin Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	82%	81%	Meets Expectations	628
#5	A+	Morningside Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	77%	82%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	816
#6	A+	Ashford Park Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	74%	72%	Meets Expectations	697
#7	A+	Oak Grove Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	71%	68%	Meets Expectations	365
#8	A	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Elementary (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	70%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	394
#9	A	Jackson Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	70%	70%	Meets Expectations	471
#10	A	Morris Brandon Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	70%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	865
#11	A	Charles R Drew Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	69%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	964
#12	A	Spalding Drive Elementary	Atlanta	Fulton County	67%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	367
#13	A	Fernbank Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	66%	68%	Meets Expectations	744
#14	A	Burgess Peterson Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	62%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	504
#15	A-	Sagamore Hills Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	60%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	429
#16	A-	Woodland Elementary School	Atlanta	Fulton County	57%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	968
#17	A-	Globe Academy Charter School I (Charter)	Atlanta	DeKalb County	56%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,051
#18	B+	Parkside Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	54%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	563
#19	B+	Bolton Academy Elementary	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	53%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	553
#20	B+	High Point Elementary School	Atlanta	Fulton County	52%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	675
#21	B+	Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	865
#22	B+	E Rivers Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	49%	47%	Meets Expectations	708
#23	B	Beecher Hills Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	45%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	241
#24	B-	Briar Vista Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	43%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	446
#25	B-	Dunwoody Springs Elementary School	Atlanta	Fulton County	40%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	526
#26	B-	Garden Hills Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	468
#27	C+	West Manor Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	39%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	248
#28	C+	Westside Atlanta Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	39%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	346
#29	C+	Benteen Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	37%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	267
#30	C	Henderson Mill Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	34%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	506
#31	C-	Hawthorne Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	32%	30%	Meets Expectations	347
#32	C-	Lake Forest Elementary	Atlanta	Fulton County	32%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	624
#33	C-	Randolph Elementary School	Atlanta	Fulton County	32%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	497
#34	C-	Deerwood Academy	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	31%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	512
#35	C-	Ivy Preparatory Academy Inc (Charter)	Atlanta	State Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc	31%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	450
#36	C-	Ethos Classical Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	State Specialty Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter School	29%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	409
#37	C-	Wesley International Academy Charter (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	752
#38	D+	Barack H Obama Elementary Magnet School Of Technology (Magnet)	Atlanta	DeKalb County	28%	25%	Meets Expectations	949
#39	D+	Fred A Toomer Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	28%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	512
#40	D+	Barack And Michelle Obama Academy	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	27%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	258
#41	D+	Bazoline E Ushercollier Heights Elmentary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	27%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	398
#42	D+	Kipp Strive Primary Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	27%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	530
#43	D+	Tuskegee Airman Global Academy	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	27%	14%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	520
#44	D+	William J Scott Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	27%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#45	D	Centennial Place Academy Charter (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	804
#46	D	Continental Colony Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	371
#47	D	Finch Elementary	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	339
#48	D	Heritage Elementary School	Atlanta	Fulton County	23%	25%	Meets Expectations	469
#49	D	Kipp Soul Primary (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	452
#50	D	L O Kimberly Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	334
#51	D	Paul L Dunbar Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	287
#52	D	The John Hope Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	23%	22%	Meets Expectations	369
#53	D	Kindezi Old 4th Ward (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	22%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	434
#54	D	Peyton Forest Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	22%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	386
#55	D	Slam Academy Of Atlanta (Charter)	Atlanta	State Specialty Schools II- SLAM Academy of Atlanta	22%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	157
#56	D	Kipp Vision Primary Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	21%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	500
#57	D	The Kindezi School (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	21%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	427
#58	D-	F L Stanton Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	21%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	207
#59	D-	R N Fickett Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	21%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	451
#60	D-	William Mboyd Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	21%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	503
#61	D-	Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	20%	16%	Exceeds Expectations	569
#62	D-	Cary Reynolds Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	19%	23%	Meets Expectations	283
#63	D-	Cascade Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	19%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	348
#64	D-	Joseph Humphries Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	19%	17%	Meets Expectations	262
#65	D-	Atlanta Heights Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	State Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School	18%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	681
#66	D-	Woodson Park Academy School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	18%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	863
#67	D-	T J Perkerson Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	17%	15%	Meets Expectations	354
#68	F	Emma Hutchinson Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	17%	18%	Meets Expectations	297
#69	F	Michael R Hollis Innovation Academy	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	17%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	653
#70	F	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	354
#71	F	Kipp Ways Primary Charter School (Charter)	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	477
#72	F	Charles L Gideons Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	14%	11%	Meets Expectations	343
#73	F	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	14%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	273
#74	F	Doraville United Elementary School	Atlanta	DeKalb County	14%	18%	Meets Expectations	919
#75	F	Heritage Academy Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	14%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	398
#76	F	M A Jones Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	461
#77	F	Miles Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	14%	17%	Meets Expectations	516
#78	F	Harper Archer Elementary School	Atlanta	Atlanta Public Schools	11%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	641

How Atlanta, GA's elementary schools compare

A: 17B: 9C: 11D: 30F: 11

33% of the 78 ranked elementary schools in Atlanta, GA earn an A or B (17 A grades, 9 B, 11 C, 30 D, 11 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 71 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (91% here, 70% nationally), and 49 exceed it. On average 36% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 31% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Springdale Park Elementary School (85% against 63%, A+), Charles R Drew Charter School (69% against 49%, A), Atlanta Neighborhood Charter Elementary (70% against 51%, A), Beecher Hills Elementary School (45% against 27%, B), Burgess Peterson Elementary School (62% against 45%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 20): Atlanta Public Schools (10), DeKalb County (6), Fulton County (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Globe Academy Charter School I (1,051 students, A-, #17), Woodland Elementary School (968 students, A-, #16), Charles R Drew Charter School (964 students, A, #11).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Atlanta, GA, as grouped on its schools page; the Georgia ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Atlanta, GA

What is the best elementary school in Atlanta, GA?

Kittredge Magnet School in Atlanta ranks first among the 78 ranked elementary schools in Atlanta, GA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 99% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 84%.

How are elementary schools in Atlanta, GA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Atlanta, GA have?

SchoolGrade grades 78 public elementary schools in Atlanta, GA; 78 are ranked here.