The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Social studies. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Renaissance Es
Renaissance ES is a public elementary school in Fairburn serving pre-K through fifth grade with a student enrollment dominated by Black students, nearly all of whom qualify for free and reduced price lunch. The school sits within Fulton County Schools, which recently launched a major district-wide literacy initiative called Every Child Reads, funded by federal COVID relief money, that unified reading instruction across all elementary classrooms around a Science of Reading approach and has produced measurable gains in state reading results.
On state assessments given in the most recent school year, Renaissance's proficiency rates in both math and English language arts fall substantially below the midpoint among Fulton County districts. In math, third graders reached about one-third proficiency, fourth graders about two-fifths, and fifth graders about half. In language arts, third and fourth graders both hovered near one-third proficiency, while fifth graders moved to about half. In science, fifth grade proficiency was in the low-to-mid range. An older social studies assessment showed stronger performance, though that test is no longer given statewide. Across tested subjects and grades, Renaissance's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of county schools, a position that reflects the fact that some county schools perform markedly lower. For a reader weighing whether Renaissance fits their family, the plain reading is that proficiency is low in absolute terms and substantially below the county median, even as the school ranks above some of its neighbors.
Fairburn itself is a mixed-use Atlanta suburb about 17 to 20 miles south of downtown, combining a small historic downtown commercial core centered on West Broad Street with residential neighborhoods and a substantial industrial and logistics footprint along Oakley Industrial Boulevard near Interstate 85. The city functions as a closely linked Atlanta suburb with its own identity and serves a blue-collar employment base tied to the airport corridor and warehouse operations. A walkable historic downtown with late 19th and early 20th century buildings, local breweries, cafes, and restaurants contrasts with a sparse suburban character outside the core, where most residents drive. Fairburn is on a clear growth trajectory, with the city adopting a new strategic plan in May 2025 and updating its comprehensive plan to guide development over the next decade. New residential construction is active, with multiple new home communities in planning or under construction, and downtown investment continues through Georgia's Main Street Program and streetscape projects.
The broader district context includes one lasting and parent-relevant change: the Every Child Reads initiative, which replaced roughly 15 to 20 different school-level reading programs with a single unified Science of Reading approach and placed a literacy coach at every elementary school. Training has reached a substantial share of teachers through LETRS professional development. The 2025 Georgia Milestones results showed reading gains across nearly every grade in the district, with Fulton County leading Georgia in Literacy Leader-recognized schools. This district-wide shift means Renaissance participates in a unified, evidence-based approach to reading instruction that was not in place in prior years and is credited with measurable improvement. The district has also opted out of a new state property tax exemption, keeping in place its existing local homestead exemption that caps tax increases at a fixed percentage or CPI, whichever is less. For families considering the area, school property tax bills have remained nominally stable even as rising home values have produced real increases.
State testing data available for this school are limited to the elementary grade bands it serves; high school metrics do not apply. A parent considering Renaissance may want to look into the school's specific reading implementation and the current state of math instruction, particularly in lower grades where proficiency gaps are widest, to understand the school's priorities and trajectory.
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