Futral Road Elementary School, Griffin GA

Original Research by School Decision on Futral Road Elementary School

Futral Road Elementary School is a public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Griffin, Georgia, in the Griffin-Spalding County district. With an enrollment of around six hundred students, the school serves a diverse student population and draws from a broader community of families in Spalding County, a small metro-Atlanta county roughly forty miles south of downtown.

The school's academic results show areas of concern that warrant attention. In math, tested proficiency rates across third through fifth grade are below the midpoint: third grade is at its lowest level, with a modest uptick by fifth grade. In English language arts, fourth grade represents a significant dip, while fifth grade shows a measurably higher rate. Science proficiency in fifth grade approaches half of students. These results reflect a student body facing academic challenges. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, indicating economic need within the enrollment.

The student composition is mixed: roughly half the enrollment is white, with a meaningful share of Black students, and smaller populations of Hispanic, multiracial, and other groups. This diversity is a defining feature of the school community.

State testing data shows results only for the most recent school year, so trend information is not available. The school's earlier social studies assessment from a decade ago showed stronger proficiency, but that baseline does not speak to where the school stands today in that subject.

Griffin itself is a small city and county seat with a preserved historic downtown and steady suburban growth at its edges. The region hosts a mix of manufacturing, healthcare, and education employers. The housing market in the zip code falls somewhat below the state benchmark and well below the national benchmark, with homes affordable relative to local income. Property taxes in 2025 reflect a school district millage rate that is the lowest in more than a decade, following a rollback; seniors age sixty-five and older with modest incomes became eligible for graduated school-tax exemptions starting January 2026, a lasting structural change in school funding.

For families considering this school, the academic results underscore that Futral Road is working with students facing economic and academic headwinds. The mixed-race, working-class character of the student body is clear from the data. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about its instructional approach, support services, and any recent initiatives to strengthen proficiency in math and reading, particularly in the middle elementary grades where the weakest results appear.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 23% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 30% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 26% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 19% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 20% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 30% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Science

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 29% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-883%

School 83% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 1 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.