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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Richmond County

This page covers 32 elementary schools in Richmond County. 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 below 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.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 32
1
rank
Freedom Park Elementary
Grades PK–08643 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Walker Traditional Elementary School
Grades KG–05581 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Copeland Elementary School
Grades PK–05389 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
4
rank
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School
Grades PK–05514 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
5
rank
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School
Grades PK–05567 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
6
rank
Bayvale Elementary School
Grades PK–05377 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
7
rank
Merry Elementary School
Grades PK–05397 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
8
rank
Jenkins-White Elementary School
Grades PK–05389 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
9
rank
Warren Road Elementary School
Grades PK–05603 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
10
rank
Sue Reynolds Elementary School
Grades PK–05655 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,323
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
22 more elementary schools in Richmond 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
32
Elementary Schools
52
Total Schools
58
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
District profileRichmond County
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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.