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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Atlanta, Georgia

Across Atlanta, Georgia, 57 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Cary Reynolds Elementary School leads the list at -66.4%, against a median of -16.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
57
Atlanta, Georgia
Best Enrollment change
-66.4%
Median Enrollment change
-16.0%
FASTEST DECLINING · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Cary Reynolds Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County794267-66.4%
2Finch ElementaryAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools545291-46.6%
3Peyton Forest Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools527283-46.3%
4F. L. Stanton Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools293161-45.1%
5Lake Forest ElementaryAtlanta, GAFulton County889534-39.9%
6Springdale Park Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools704437-37.9%
7L. O. Kimberly Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools431270-37.4%
8Emma Hutchinson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools457295-35.4%
9Deerwood AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools703469-33.3%
10Tuskegee Airman Global AcademyAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools666447-32.9%
11Jackson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools742502-32.3%
12Beecher Hills Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools346237-31.5%
13John Wesley Dobbs Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools482330-31.5%
14Kindezi Old 4th WardAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools468321-31.4%
15Joseph Humphries Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools325237-27.1%
16Paul L. Dunbar Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools381279-26.8%
17Cleveland Avenue Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools344253-26.5%
18Cascade Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools426314-26.3%
19T. J. Perkerson Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools455338-25.7%
20Miles Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools647499-22.9%
21Morningside Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools932722-22.5%
22Heritage Academy Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools481375-22.0%
23William J. Scott Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools405319-21.2%
24R. N. Fickett Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools548432-21.2%
25Oak Grove Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County534429-19.7%
26Spalding Drive ElementaryAtlanta, GAFulton County426344-19.2%
27Continental Colony Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools452368-18.6%
28Mary Lin Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools641526-17.9%
29West Manor Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools294247-16.0%
30Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools586496-15.4%
31M. A. Jones Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools541461-14.8%
32Ivy Preparatory Academy- IncAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools I- Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc512436-14.8%
33Charles L. Gideons Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools364311-14.6%
34Woodland Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County986851-13.7%
35Randolph Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County571497-13.0%
36E. Rivers Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools799699-12.5%
37Sara Rawson Smith Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools972851-12.4%
38Atlanta Heights Charter SchoolAtlanta, GAState Specialty Schools II- Atlanta Heights Charter School749663-11.5%
39Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools440390-11.4%
40Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of TechnologyAtlanta, GADeKalb County949844-11.1%
41Centennial Place Academy (Charter)Atlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools847757-10.6%
42Heards Ferry Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County782699-10.6%
43Morris Brandon Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools1,017911-10.4%
44William M.Boyd Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools483439-9.1%
45The Kindezi SchoolAtlanta, GAAtlanta Public Schools389360-7.5%
46Heritage Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County642597-7.0%
47Henderson Mill Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County578541-6.4%
48Hawthorne Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GADeKalb County402378-6.0%
49High Point Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County727684-5.9%
50Dunwoody Springs Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GAFulton County581548-5.7%
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