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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Atlanta, Georgia

Across Atlanta, Georgia, 74 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Heards Ferry Elementary School leads the list at 82.2%, against a median of 28.8% 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
74
Atlanta, Georgia
Top % Proficient (Reading)
82.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
28.8%
BEST IN READING · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Heards Ferry Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary69982.2%
2Springdale Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary43779.0%
3Mary Lin Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary52678.4%
4Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - ElementaryAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary39477.0%
5Morningside Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary72276.8%
6Virginia-Highland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary64975.9%
7Jackson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary50275.8%
8Morris Brandon Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary91174.5%
9Ashford Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary75773.0%
10Oak Grove Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary42970.8%
11Fernbank Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary89565.0%
12Spalding Drive ElementaryAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary34464.9%
13Charles R. Drew Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary96163.0%
14Burgess-Peterson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary58062.6%
15GLOBE Academy Charter School IAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary1,09361.5%
16Bolton Academy ElementaryAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary59056.8%
17Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary85154.1%
18E. Rivers Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary69953.1%
19Sara Rawson Smith Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary85152.8%
20Sagamore Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary42851.5%
21Parkside Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary65050.6%
22High Point Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary68450.5%
23Briar Vista Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary48246.3%
24Beecher Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary23745.9%
25Westside Atlanta Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary34941.8%
26Garden Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary49439.7%
27Dunwoody Springs Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary54839.7%
28West Manor Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary24739.0%
29Benteen Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary32937.8%
30Randolph Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary49735.1%
31Fred A. Toomer Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary51334.1%
32Hawthorne Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary37831.5%
33Wesley International Academy CharterAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary77630.5%
34Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary84429.6%
35Centennial Place Academy (Charter)Atlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary75729.6%
36Henderson Mill Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb CountyElementary54129.4%
37Barack and Michelle Obama AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary29729.2%
38KIPP Strive Primary Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary62728.4%
39Lake Forest ElementaryAtlanta, GAFulton CountyElementary53425.6%
40Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary39025.4%
41KIPP Vision Primary Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary56224.7%
42The Kindezi SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary36023.7%
43Deerwood AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary46923.7%
44William J. Scott Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary31923.3%
45Peyton Forest Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary28322.8%
46The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary SchoolsAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary42322.2%
47R. N. Fickett Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary43221.6%
48Kindezi Old 4th WardAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary32120.6%
49L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary27020.3%
50Woodson Park Academy SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public SchoolsElementary84219.6%
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