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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY·NCES 130219000949
Alto Park Elementary School
528 Burnett Ferry Rd SW, Rome, GA 30165 · (706) 236-1892 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
360 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
50.4%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 49.7% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 54.8% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alto Park Elementary School
Alto Park Elementary School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Park Elementary School this school | 429 | 83.9% | 39.7% |
| Maysville Elementary School Maysville | 468 | 78.4% | 41.0% |
| New Hope Elementary School Dalton | 511 | 90.4% | 46.8% |
| Emerson Elementary School Emerson | 385 | 77.9% | 33.6% |
| Colbert Elementary School Colbert | 443 | 87.6% | 46.9% |
| Commerce Primary Commerce | 456 | 84.6% | N/A |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alto Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #565 of 1,208 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #398 of 1,215 ▲ 25 | #7 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #775 of 1,215 ▲ 4 | #9 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #262 of 1,183 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #1,028 of 1,324 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #198 of 1,301 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #460 of 1,301 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #662 of 1,312 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #473 of 854 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 37 | 11.6:1 | 84% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 35.4 | 12.2:1 | 82% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 38.4 | 10.7:1 | 77% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 81% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 36.3 | 13.4:1 | 68% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 79% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 79% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 62% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alto Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (485 to 429); teachers up 2% (36.3 to 37).
About Alto Park Elementary School
This page covers Alto Park Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Rome, Georgia. A total of 429 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students, so this school is 29% smaller than average.
Floyd County oversees Alto Park Elementary School and 14 other schools, with 8,949 students in total.
Roughly 54% of students at Alto Park Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. Floyd County's residents are about 71% White, 17 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Alto Park Elementary School operates with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.6:1. That is lower than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Floyd County is 9 points.
Alto Park Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Alto Park Elementary School is 5.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.7% actual, 34.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.
In Floyd County (population about 99,693), the median household income is $65,565, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 25 public schools in Floyd County, enrolling about 15,383 students in all.
The closest other public school is West End Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Alto Park Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Alto Park Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 39.7% versus a 39.4% average.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 414.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,693
Census ACS
Median income
$65,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Pepperell High SchoolHigh · 866 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Pepperell ElementaryElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Rome
- Rome High SchoolHigh · 1,986 students
- West End Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Armuchee High SchoolHigh · 953 students
- Rome Middle SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Model HighHigh · 915 students
- Coosa High SchoolHigh · 861 students
Nearby schools
- West End Elementary School0.7 mi · 1,005
- Elm Street Elementary1.6 mi · 558
- Garden Lakes Elementary School1.7 mi · 536
- West Central Elementary School1.8 mi · 595
- Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center2.0 mi · 14
- Anna K. Davie Elementary3.3 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Alto Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alto Park Elementary School?
Alto Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-04.
Is Alto Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alto Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Alto Park Elementary School have?
Alto Park Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Alto Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alto Park Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Alto Park Elementary School public or private?
Alto Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Floyd County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.