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The public elementary schools with the most improved test scores in Atlanta, Georgia

72 public elementary schools in Atlanta, Georgia appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Barack and Michelle Obama Academy leads the list at +18.5pp, against a median of +5.6pp 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

Atlanta, Georgia

Top 3-yr change

+18.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+5.6pp

MOST IMPROVED · ATLANTA, GEORGIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Barack and Michelle Obama Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	297	10.7%	29.2%	+18.5pp
2	Benteen Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	329	19.6%	37.9%	+18.3pp
3	Tuskegee Airman Global Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	447	9.1%	26.0%	+17.0pp
4	William M.Boyd Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	439	5.7%	20.8%	+15.2pp
5	L. O. Kimberly Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	270	9.1%	23.3%	+14.2pp
6	William J. Scott Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	319	11.3%	25.0%	+13.7pp
7	Woodson Park Academy School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	842	6.1%	19.1%	+13.0pp
8	Parkside Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	650	38.2%	51.1%	+12.9pp
9	F. L. Stanton Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	161	5.2%	17.7%	+12.5pp
10	Fred A. Toomer Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	513	20.2%	32.5%	+12.2pp
11	Centennial Place Academy (Charter)	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	757	17.5%	29.4%	+11.9pp
12	Burgess-Peterson Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	580	52.4%	64.3%	+11.9pp
13	Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	844	18.9%	30.8%	+11.9pp
14	Beecher Hills Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	237	35.4%	46.8%	+11.4pp
15	Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	390	15.0%	26.4%	+11.4pp
16	Joseph Humphries Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	237	10.7%	21.8%	+11.1pp
17	Deerwood Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	469	16.6%	27.4%	+10.8pp
18	KIPP Vision Primary Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	562	12.1%	22.9%	+10.8pp
19	West Manor Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	247	24.8%	35.5%	+10.7pp
20	Bolton Academy Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	590	42.9%	53.5%	+10.6pp
21	Peyton Forest Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	283	14.0%	24.3%	+10.3pp
22	Atlanta Neighborhood Charter - Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	394	63.3%	73.5%	+10.1pp
23	Ashford Park Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	757	64.0%	73.9%	+9.9pp
24	The John Hope-Charles Walter Hill Elementary Schools	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	423	13.3%	23.0%	+9.7pp
25	Continental Colony Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	368	11.4%	20.8%	+9.4pp
26	Finch Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	291	10.4%	19.5%	+9.0pp
27	Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	583	6.7%	15.7%	+9.0pp
28	Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	279	9.6%	18.0%	+8.5pp
29	Charles L. Gideons Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	311	7.9%	16.4%	+8.5pp
30	R. N. Fickett Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	432	16.3%	24.7%	+8.4pp
31	Woodland Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	851	46.2%	54.3%	+8.1pp
32	Randolph Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	497	28.0%	35.5%	+7.5pp
33	Lake Forest Elementary	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	534	25.5%	32.3%	+6.8pp
34	Fernbank Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	895	58.3%	64.5%	+6.2pp
35	KIPP Soul Primary	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	505	14.3%	20.3%	+6.0pp
36	E. Rivers Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	699	45.1%	51.0%	+5.9pp
37	Miles Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	499	11.7%	16.9%	+5.3pp
38	High Point Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	684	46.5%	51.6%	+5.1pp
39	Westside Atlanta Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	349	35.7%	40.6%	+4.9pp
40	Wesley International Academy Charter	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	776	27.1%	31.3%	+4.2pp
41	Emma Hutchinson Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	295	12.6%	16.7%	+4.1pp
42	Cascade Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	314	15.4%	19.5%	+4.1pp
43	Briar Vista Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	482	42.5%	46.3%	+3.8pp
44	Morris Brandon Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	911	69.6%	73.0%	+3.4pp
45	The Kindezi School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	360	19.3%	22.5%	+3.2pp
46	KIPP Strive Primary Charter School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	627	26.4%	29.5%	+3.1pp
47	Morningside Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	722	75.6%	78.5%	+3.0pp
48	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	330	8.2%	11.0%	+2.8pp
49	Cary Reynolds Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	267	17.0%	19.8%	+2.8pp
50	Dunwoody Springs Elementary School	Atlanta, GA	Fulton County	548	36.8%	39.5%	+2.6pp

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