Locust Grove Elementary is a K-5 elementary school. We are located in a rapidly growing rural residential community south of Atlanta, GA. We are committed to the total education of our students. Our motto is: Believe, Achieve, Succeed. We believe in our ability to work together in a changing community to become life-long learners. We are committed to positive growth academically and socially as we strive to achieve our maximum potential. We will provide a safe learning environment that challenges students and staff so that we will be successful in acquiring knowledge. We believe in our students and strive to give them life skills to achieve and succeed.

Our mission is to address specific needs of each student to ensure the following:

Basic needs are met through a safe, nurturing and supportive environment

Students meet and exceed state standards through quality instruction

All learning is relevant to real life experiences

All students embrace ownership of their learning

Achievement and continuous improvement of goals will be ensured through

Analyzing student work

Modifying delivery of instruction based on student needs

Mentoring students

Our vision is to be a "School of Excellence" by 2007 with 90% of our students meeting or exceeding state standards in Math, Reading, Writing, Science, and Social Studies.

Values

We will Provide students with multiple opportunities to learn and succeed

We will Treat each student with respect

We will Provide excellence in instruction

We will Collaborate to achieve our goals

We will Promote citizenship through community involvement

We will Encourage an open line of communication between school and parents

We will Model expected behavior.