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Best Elementary Schools
in Fulton County

This page covers 64 elementary schools in Fulton County, including 5 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

64
Schools Ranked
Georgia
State
5
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 64
1
rank
Heards Ferry Elementary School
Grades PK–05703 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
2
rank
Alpharetta Elementary School
Grades PK–05559 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
3
rank
Findley Oaks Elementary School
Grades PK–05596 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
4
rank
New Prospect Elementary School
Grades PK–05504 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
5
rank
Medlock Bridge Elementary School
Grades PK–05634 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
6
rank
Mountain Park Elementary School
Grades PK–05788 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
7
rank
Sweet Apple Elementary School
Grades PK–05802 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
8
rank
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology
Grades KG–08516 studentsCharter
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
9
rank
Barnwell Elementary School
Grades PK–05719 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
10
rank
Summit Hill Elementary
Grades PK–05705 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,569
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
2%
Low economic need
54 more elementary schools in Fulton County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
64
Elementary Schools
108
Total Schools
67
#1 Score
54
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.