Approximately 67% of public preschool students in Georgia are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public preschools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public preschool with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Georgia is Allgood Elementary School, Alice Coachman Elementary School, and Ambrose Elementary School, among others each with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public Preschools Eligible For Free Lunch in Georgia (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Alice Coachman Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1425 W Oakridge Dr
Albany, GA 31707
(229) 431-3488
Albany, GA 31707
(229) 431-3488
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Allgood Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
659 Allgood Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(678) 676-5102
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(678) 676-5102
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Altama Elementary School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
6045 Altama Ave
Brunswick, GA 31525
(912) 264-3563
Brunswick, GA 31525
(912) 264-3563
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Altamaha Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
344 Altamaha School Rd
Baxley, GA 31513
(912) 367-3713
Baxley, GA 31513
(912) 367-3713
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Ambrose Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
3753 Vickers Xing
Ambrose, GA 31512
(912) 359-5500
Ambrose, GA 31512
(912) 359-5500
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Anderson Elementary School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
4199 Old Rock Cut Rd
Conley, GA 30288
(404) 362-3820
Conley, GA 30288
(404) 362-3820
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Anna K. Davie Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-6
24 E Main St Sw
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 232-4913
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 232-4913
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1464 Carpenter Rd S
Tifton, GA 31793
(229) 387-2410
Tifton, GA 31793
(229) 387-2410
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Antioch Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1819 Riverbend Rd
Dalton, GA 30721
(706) 278-7550
Dalton, GA 30721
(706) 278-7550
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Appling County Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
680 Blackshear Hwy
Baxley, GA 31513
(912) 367-8640
Baxley, GA 31513
(912) 367-8640
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Arnold Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
216 Stockbridge Rd
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 473-2800
Jonesboro, GA 30236
(770) 473-2800
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Asa Hilliard Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
3353 Mount Olive Rd
Atlanta, GA 30344
(470) 254-8050
Atlanta, GA 30344
(470) 254-8050
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Austell Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
5600 Mulberry St
Austell, GA 30106
(770) 819-5804
Austell, GA 30106
(770) 819-5804
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
251 Cumberland Rd
Alma, GA 31510
(912) 632-4765
Alma, GA 31510
(912) 632-4765
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Bacon Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1425 W Orange St
Jesup, GA 31545
(912) 427-1077
Jesup, GA 31545
(912) 427-1077
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
260 Ga Hwy 37 Sw
Newton, GA 39870
(229) 734-5274
Newton, GA 39870
(229) 734-5274
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Baldwin Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
894 Willingham Ave
Baldwin, GA 30511
(706) 778-6435
Baldwin, GA 30511
(706) 778-6435
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Barack And Michelle Obama Academy
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
970 Martin St Se
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-4200
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-4200
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
3132 Clifton Church Rd Se
Atlanta, GA 30316
(678) 874-4402
Atlanta, GA 30316
(678) 874-4402
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Barnett Shoals Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
3220 Barnett Shoals Rd
Athens, GA 30605
(706) 357-5334
Athens, GA 30605
(706) 357-5334
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Barton Chapel Elementary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
2329 Barton Chapel Rd
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 796-4955
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 796-4955
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Bayvale Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
3309 Milledgeville Rd
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 737-7255
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 737-7255
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Bazoline E. Usher/collier Heights Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
631 Harwell Rd Nw
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-5700
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-5700
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Beaverdale Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
1350 Prater Mill Rd Ne
Dalton, GA 30721
(706) 275-4414
Dalton, GA 30721
(706) 275-4414
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Beecher Hills Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
2257 Bollingbrook Dr Sw
Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 802-8300
Atlanta, GA 30311
(404) 802-8300
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Belmont Hills Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
605 Glendale Pl Se
Smyrna, GA 30080
(678) 842-6810
Smyrna, GA 30080
(678) 842-6810
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
221 Jc Hunter Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
(229) 409-5592
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
(229) 409-5592
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
1427 N Davis St
Nashville, GA 31639
(229) 686-7438
Nashville, GA 31639
(229) 686-7438
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Bethune Elementary School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
5925 Old Carriage Dr
Atlanta, GA 30349
(470) 254-7940
Atlanta, GA 30349
(470) 254-7940
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
205 Alps Rd
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 548-2261
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 548-2261
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-K
289 Sorrells Dr
Eastanollee, GA 30538
(706) 886-2987
Eastanollee, GA 30538
(706) 886-2987
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Birney Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
775 Smyrna Powder Springs Rd
Marietta, GA 30060
(678) 842-6824
Marietta, GA 30060
(678) 842-6824
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Blackshear Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
5217 Ga Highway 121
Blackshear, GA 31516
(912) 449-2088
Blackshear, GA 31516
(912) 449-2088
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-2
242 East Dykes St
Cochran, GA 31014
(478) 934-2280
Cochran, GA 31014
(478) 934-2280
Rank: #1 - 3921. - 392.
Blythe Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-5
290 Church St
Blythe, GA 30805
(706) 592-4090
Blythe, GA 30805
(706) 592-4090
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Georgia average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch?
The Georgia average of public preschools students eligible for free lunch is 67%% for 2026.
What are the public preschools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Georgia?
The best top-ranked public preschools in Georgia include Alice Coachman Elementary School, Allgood Elementary School and Altama Elementary School.
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