Best Public Schools in Palmetto, GA

Summary:

The city of Palmetto, Georgia is home to two schools: Palmetto Elementary School, a larger elementary school, and Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries, a smaller alternative school. While Palmetto Elementary School has a longer history of performance data, the data suggests the school is struggling, with a declining statewide ranking and proficiency rates below the Fulton County and Georgia state averages.

Palmetto Elementary School ranks 647 out of 1,248 Georgia elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, going from 589th in 2021-2022 to 648th in 2022-2023 and 647th in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school lags behind the Fulton County and Georgia state averages in proficiency rates for the Milestones Assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

In contrast, the smaller Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries alternative school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 8, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. However, both schools serve a high percentage of students (100% at Palmetto Elementary and 81.25% at the alternative school) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges in the Palmetto area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)			Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palmetto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Carlton Rd	Palmetto	30268	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-6100	358	30	11.9	100.0%	17 (4.7%)	261 (72.9%)	61 (17.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	43.4	647^th of 1248 public elementary schools	48.2%		42.7	648^th of 1242 public elementary schools	47.8%	1	30.4	31.3	49.0	33.9	45.3	31.4	37.3	$15,638	$567	$15,072
Georgia Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries	Public, Alternative	K-12	9250 Hutcheson Ferry Rd	Palmetto	30268	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 231-5997	16	2	8.0	81.3%	8 (50.0%)	7 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Palmetto

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairburn	3.39 mi	9	266^th
Newnan	4.65 mi	20	117^th
Sharpsburg	5.1 mi	7	41^st
Tyrone	7.31 mi	3	46^th
Union City	7.86 mi	4	288^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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