Top 100 Elementary Schools In Georgia: Niche.com's 2017 List

DECATUR, GA — Fifth Avenue Elementary School in Decatur topped Niche.com's list of Georgia's Best Public Elementary Schools, which was released recently.

The 2017 rankings were based on U.S. Department of Education data along with reviews from millions of parent and students.

Decatur schools crushed in the rankings, sweeping the top four out of five spots and six of the top 10. Other cities with schools that ranked high include Smyrna, Watkinsville and Suwanee.

Niche.com is a data-compiling website that analyzes reams of information on educational choices available to students. The findings give parents and faculty a comprehensive look at schools and the neighborhoods around them.

Fifth Avenue, officially 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue or F.AVE, opened its doors in 2011 as an academy for fourth- and fifth-graders after the Decatur school board led a multiyear elementary school reconfiguration.

Criteria for the rankings included test scores, culture and diversity, teacher quality, student-teacher ratio, grade school ratings and school district quality.

More than 48,600 public elementary schools around the country were assessed in the rankings.

See the full Niche rankings below:

1. Fifth Avenue Elementary School, Decatur, GA

2. New Glennwood Elementary School, Decatur, GA

3. Oconee County Elementary School, Watkinsville, GA

4. Oakhurst Elementary School, Decatur, GA

5. Winnona Park Elementary School, Decatur, GA

6. Clairemont Elementary School, Decatur, GA

7. Malcom Bridge Elementary School, Bogart, GA

8. High Shoals Elementary School, Bishop, GA

9. Johns Creek Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

10. Buford Academy, Buford, GA

11. Brown Elementary School, Smyrna, GA

12. Settles Bridge Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

13. Kedron Elementary School, Peachtree City, GA

14. George W. Whitlow Elementary School, Cumming, GA

15. Shiloh Point Elementary School, Cumming, GA

16. Big Creek Elementary School, Cumming, GA

17. Daves Creek Elementary School, Cumming, GA

18. Brookwood Elementary School, Cumming, GA

19. Rocky Branch Elementary School, Watkinsville, GA

20. Oak Grove Elementary School, Peachtree City, GA

21. Mashburn Elementary School, Cumming, GA

22. Colham Ferry Elementary School, Watkinsville, GA

23. Peachtree City Elementary School, Peachtree City, GA

24. Midway Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

25. Huddleston Elementary School, Peachtree City, GA

26. Peeples Elementary School, Fayetteville, GA

27. Sawnee Elementary School, Cumming, GA

28. Gwin Oaks Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA

29. Haw Creek Elementary School, Cumming, GA

30. Sharon Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

31. Braelinn Elementary School, Peachtree City, GA

32. Chattahoochee Elementary School, Cumming, GA

33. Coal Mountain Elementary School, Cumming, GA

34. Burnette Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

35. M.H. Mason Elementary School, Duluth, GA

36, Kelly Mill Elementary School, Cumming, GA

37. Kincaid Elementary School, Marietta, GA

38 Camp Creek Elementary School, Lilburn, GA

39. Vickery Creek Elementary School, Cumming, GA

40. Simpson Elementary School, Norcross, GA

41. New Life Academy of Excellence, Duluth, GA

42. Sara Harp Minter Elementary School, Fayetteville, GA

43. Cumming Elementary School, Cumming, GA

44. Craig Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA

45. Mulberry Elementary School, Auburn, GA

46. Head Elementary School, Lilburn, GA

47. Brookwood Elementary School, Snellville, GA

48. Crabapple Lane Elementary School, Peachtree City, GA

49. Parsons Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

50. Riverside Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

51. Baker Elementary School, Acworth, GA

52. Lake Windward Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

53. Sugarmill Elementary School, Saint Marys, GA

54. Chalker Elementary School, Kennesaw, GA

55. Sope Creek Elementary School, Marietta, GA

56. Suwanee Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

57. Roberts Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

58. Rocky Mount Elementary School, Marietta, GA

59. Still Elementary School, Powder Springs, GA

60. Findley Oaks Elementary School, Duluth, GA

61. Mountain View Elementary School, Marietta, GA

62. Medlock Bridge Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

63. Timber Ridge Elementary School, Marietta, GA

64. Dolvin Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

65. C. B. Watson Primary School, Warner Robins, GA

66. Addison Elementary School, Marietta, GA

67. Chattahoochee Elementary School, Duluth, GA

68. Inman Elementary School, Fayetteville, GA

69. Fulton Sunshine Charter Elementary School, Roswell, GA

70. Due West Elementary School, Marietta, GA

71. Kemp Elementary School, Powder Springs, GA

72 East Side Elementary School, Marietta, GA

73. Sugar Hill Elementary School, Sugar Hill, GA

74. Keheley Elementary School, Marietta, GA

75. Trip Elementary School, Grayson, GA

76. Alpharetta Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

77. Mount Bethel Elementary School, Marietta, GA

78. Abbotts Hill Elementary School, Duluth, GA

79. Harris Elementary School, Duluth, GA

80. Matt Elementary School, Cumming, GA

81. Fort Daniel Elementary School, Dacula, GA

82. State Bridge Crossing Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

83. Wilson Creek Elementary School, Duluth, GA

84. Fayetteville Elementary School, Fayetteville, GA

85. King Springs Elementary School, Smyrna, GA

86. Freeman's Mill Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA

87. Harbins Elementary School, Dacula, GA

88. Ocee Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

89. Teasley Elementary School, Smyrna, GA

90. Eastvalley Elementary School, Marietta, GA

91. Level Creek Elementary School, Suwanee, GA

92. Garrison Mill Elementary School, Marietta, GA

93. Tritt Elementary School, Marietta, GA

94. Creek View Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA

95. Taylor Elementary School, Lawrenceville, GA

96. Ford Elementary School, Acworth, GA

97. Ivy Creek Elementary School, Buford, GA

98. Hembree Springs Elementary School, Roswell, GA

99. Murdock Elementary School, Marietta, GA

100. Pharr Elementary School, Snellville, GA

The Niche rankings include analysis from data provided by the Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the FBI.

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