9 Sandy Springs Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — Several elementary and middle schools in Sandy Springs have been ranked among the best in Georgia, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked State Bridge Crossing Elementary School and Webb Bridge Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Alpharetta and Milton, according to the new list. State Bridge Crossing Elementary was ranked No. 18 in the state for elementary schools, and Webb Bridge Middle was ranked No. 12 in the state for middle schools.

Here’s a look at how elementary and middle schools in Sandy Springs ranked:

Elementary Schools

• Heards Ferry Elementary School
  • District ranking: 3
  • State ranking: 27
• Spalding Drive Elementary School
  • District ranking: 15
  • State ranking: 62
• Woodland Elementary School
  • District ranking: 22
  • State ranking: 137
• Dunwoody Springs Elementary School
  • District ranking: 33
  • State ranking: 414
• High Point Elementary School
  • District ranking: 34
  • State ranking: 439
• Lake Forest Elementary School
  • District ranking: 39
  • State ranking: 636
• Ison Springs Elementary School
  • District ranking: 48-64
  • State ranking: 934-1245

Middle Schools

• Sandy Springs Middle School
  • State ranking: 13
  • District ranking: 185
• Ridgeview Charter School
  • State ranking: 19
  • District ranking: 306

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.