Crescent Road Elementary School, Griffin GA

Original Research by School Decision on Crescent Road Elementary School

Crescent Road Elementary School is a pre-K through fifth-grade public school in Griffin, a small city south of Atlanta serving as the county seat of Spalding County. The school enrolls a diverse body of students in a building on Crescent Road, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic composition of its catchment.

State testing data for the school shows mixed proficiency across subjects. In language arts, performance ranges widely by grade: third grade sits at about halfway proficient, fourth grade dips notably lower, and fifth grade rises to around three in five students meeting the standard. Mathematics proficiency holds steadier across grades three through five, clustering in the mid-range, with fifth-grade science proficiency matching fifth-grade language arts. These results point to a school where student mastery in the tested grades is uneven and where a parent examining performance should recognize that more than half of students in some grades are not yet meeting state proficiency benchmarks.

The school's student body is roughly evenly split between white and Black students, with smaller shares of students identifying as Hispanic or multiracial, and very few Asian students. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility runs high, touching near three in five students. Special education and English learner enrollment data were not reported.

As part of the Griffin-Spalding County School District, Crescent Road sits within a system navigating significant tax and funding decisions. In early 2025, the school board voted not to adopt Georgia's homestead exemption cap, meaning property tax assessments for schools will continue to rise with market values rather than being capped. At the same time, the district rolled back its millage rate to its lowest level in many years. In November 2025, county voters approved a tiered senior homestead exemption from school taxes taking effect in 2026, which will shift some of the district's funding burden. For families weighing a move to the area, these structural changes are permanent and concrete: property taxes will not be capped, but the district has signaled a lower baseline rate, and older residents will see graduated relief. Housing values in the area have declined modestly year over year, and affordability sits slightly above the national benchmark, making the tax environment a real factor in the total cost of residence.

Griffin itself is a mixed-use small city with a walkable historic downtown anchored by Victorian-era commercial buildings, museums, and restaurants, while suburban growth has accelerated on the edges, notably through large active-adult communities aimed at residents 55 and older. Manufacturing, healthcare, and education are the primary employers. The city sustained significant tornado damage in early 2023 that reshaped parts of the western neighborhoods, though rebuilding and new investment downtown have continued.

Crescent Road Elementary's testing results reflect a school where academic performance is below state midpoint in most measured areas. A parent weighing enrollment or residence should look closely at the school's current support strategies and the district's instructional direction, since the proficiency landscape shows room for improvement, particularly in fourth-grade language arts where results are lowest.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 23% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 30% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 26% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 345%

School 45% · District 19% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 20% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 30% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Science

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 29% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-887%

School 87% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolGriffin-Spalding County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.