Best Schools for Low-income Students in Georgia (2026)

These are the Georgia public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Columbus	95%	95%	54	A+
2	Marietta Center for Advanced Academics Marietta	87%	77%	88	A+
3	Johnson Elementary Rome	72%	77%	235	A+
4	Riverside Elementary School Suwanee	65%	85%	37	A+
5	Walker Traditional Elementary School Augusta	75%	73%	446	A
6	Nahunta Primary School Nahunta	62%	77%	96	A+
7	East Side Elementary School Marietta	70%	70%	25	A+
8	River Ridge Elementary Evans	65%	75%	60	A+
9	Fairyland Elementary School Lookout Mountain	75%	65%	36	A+
10	Kings Chapel Elementary School Perry	62%	72%	101	A+
11	Waynesville Primary School Waynesville	52%	77%	87	A+
12	Murdock Elementary School Marietta	65%	65%	49	A
13	Vickery Creek Elementary School Cumming	55%	75%	35	A
14	State Bridge Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta	65%	65%	60	A+
15	Wilson Creek Elementary School Duluth	55%	75%	54	A+
16	Simpson Elementary School Peachtree Corners	65%	65%	32	A+
17	Fort Daniel Elementary School Dacula	62%	67%	110	A+
18	Malcom Bridge Elementary School Bogart	65%	65%	36	A+
19	Toombs Central Elementary School Lyons	57%	72%	202	A+
20	Northwest Laurens Elementary Dudley	61%	67%	446	A+
21	Trip Elementary School Grayson	59%	67%	339	B+
22	Kingsland Elementary School Kingsland	57%	67%	111	A
23	Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School Athens	62%	62%	255	A+
24	North Columbia Elementary School Appling	67%	57%	96	B+
25	Riverview Elementary School Dawsonville	57%	67%	75	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers Decatur	95%	95%	56	A+
2	Kittredge Magnet School Atlanta	95%	95%	32	A+
3	Habersham Ninth Grade Academy Mount Airy	—	72%	0	A+
4	Newton County Theme School at Ficquett Covington	67%	72%	162	A+
5	Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet Albany	70%	68%	565	A+
6	North Gwinnett Middle School Sugar Hill	67%	67%	251	A+
7	The STEM Academy at Bartlett Savannah	67%	62%	172	A
8	Rising Starr Middle School Fayetteville	62%	67%	104	A+
9	South Forsyth Middle School Cumming	65%	65%	46	B
10	Riverwatch Middle School Suwanee	65%	65%	60	A+
11	Dickerson Middle School Marietta	62%	62%	62	A+
12	Crews Middle School Lawrenceville	60%	61%	387	A
13	Five Forks Middle School Lawrenceville	56%	63%	456	B+
14	Dodgen Middle School Marietta	57%	62%	63	B+
15	Hoboken Elementary School Hoboken	52%	67%	280	A+
16	Hightower Trail Middle School Marietta	55%	65%	60	A
17	Jones Middle School Buford	60%	58%	321	A
18	Twin Rivers Middle School Buford	55%	62%	834	A
19	Hull Middle School Duluth	56%	60%	400	A
20	West End Elementary School Rome	54%	61%	472	C+
21	Bremen Middle School Bremen	52%	62%	106	A+
22	Amana Academy School Alpharetta	62%	52%	237	A+
23	Trion Middle School Trion	52%	62%	142	A+
24	East Central Elementary School Rome	52%	61%	330	C+
25	Osborne Middle School Hoschton	54%	56%	361	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology Lawrenceville	98%	98%	85	A+
2	Elite Scholars Academy School Jonesboro	95%	79%	341	A+
3	Davidson Magnet School Augusta	93%	81%	501	A+
4	Columbus High School Columbus	87%	87%	71	A+
5	DeKalb School of the Arts Avondale Estates	95%	72%	43	A+
6	Walton High School Marietta	90%	75%	22	A+
7	Dekalb Early College Academy Stone Mountain	75%	87%	54	A+
8	Savannah Arts Academy Savannah	85%	75%	38	A+
9	Alliance Academy for Innovation Cumming	—	75%	0	A+
10	Johnson Magnet Augusta	77%	50%	424	A+
11	Martha Ellen Stilwell School for the Performing Arts Jonesboro	72%	52%	136	A+
12	Northview High School Duluth	—	62%	19	A+
13	Pope High School Marietta	70%	55%	23	A+
14	McIntosh High School Peachtree City	55%	67%	52	A+
15	Harrison High School Kennesaw	65%	57%	51	A+
16	Savannah Early College High School Savannah	75%	47%	41	A+
17	North Gwinnett High School Suwanee	62%	57%	87	A+
18	Rainey McCullers School of the Arts Columbus	67%	52%	97	A
19	Lassiter High School Marietta	55%	62%	38	A+
20	Union County High School Blairsville	52%	62%	79	A+
21	Lambert High School Suwanee	50%	65%	25	A+
22	Gordon Lee High School Chickamauga	70%	45%	20	A+
23	Model High Rome	57%	55%	188	A+
24	North Oconee High School Bogart	55%	57%	42	A+
25	Jefferson High School Jefferson	65%	47%	58	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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