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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Georgia

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in Georgia, drawn from 1,312 qualifying public elementary schools. Appling County Elementary School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 84.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
1,312
Georgia
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
84.2%
HIGHEST POVERTY · GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Appling County Elementary SchoolBaxley, GAAppling CountyElementary1,113100%
2Altamaha Elementary SchoolBaxley, GAAppling CountyElementary381100%
3William M.Boyd Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary439100%
4L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary270100%
5Emma Hutchinson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary295100%
6Joseph Humphries Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary237100%
7F. L. Stanton Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary161100%
8Paul L. Dunbar Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary279100%
9Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary496100%
10Miles Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary499100%
11Barack and Michelle Obama AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary297100%
12M. A. Jones Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary461100%
13Cleveland Avenue Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary253100%
14Cascade Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary314100%
15William J. Scott Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary319100%
16R. N. Fickett Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary432100%
17Peyton Forest Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary283100%
18Continental Colony Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary368100%
19Beecher Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary237100%
20West Manor Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary247100%
21T. J. Perkerson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary338100%
22Charles L. Gideons Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary311100%
23Centennial Place Academy (Charter)Atlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary757100%
24Heritage Academy Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary375100%
25John Wesley Dobbs Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary330100%
26Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary390100%
27Finch ElementaryAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary291100%
28Deerwood AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary469100%
29The Kindezi SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary360100%
30KIPP Strive Primary Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary627100%
31KIPP Vision Primary Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary562100%
32Kipp WAYS Primary Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary559100%
33Woodson Park Academy SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary842100%
34Michael R. Hollis Innovation AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary583100%
35Tuskegee Airman Global AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary447100%
36KIPP Soul PrimaryAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary505100%
37Harper-Archer Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary545100%
38Bacon County Elementary SchoolAlma, GABacon CountyElementary448100%
39Bacon County Primary SchoolAlma, GABacon CountyElementary551100%
40Midway Hills AcademyMilledgeville, GABaldwin CountyElementary392100%
41Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolElementary663100%
42Cirrus Charter AcademyMacon, GAState Specialty Schools II- Cirrus Charter AcademyElementary429100%
43International Academy of SmyrnaSmyrna, GAState Specialty Schools II- International Academy of SmyrnaElementary328100%
44Ethos Classical Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools II- Ethos Classical Charter SchoolElementary676100%
45Atlanta Unbound AcademyCollege Park, GAState Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Unbound AcademyElementary199100%
46Ben Hill Elementary SchoolFitzgerald, GABen Hill CountyElementary552100%
47Ben Hill County Primary SchoolFitzgerald, GABen Hill CountyElementary815100%
48Berrien Primary SchoolNashville, GABerrien CountyElementary785100%
49Berrien Elementary SchoolNashville, GABerrien CountyElementary692100%
50Bleckley County Primary SchoolCochran, GABleckley CountyElementary689100%
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