Ashford Park Elementary School

Ashford Park Elementary School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Atlanta, Georgia, run under DeKalb County, teacheing 757 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Ashford Park Elementary School sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.

DeKalb County comprises 131 schools with combined enrollment of 92,088 students; Ashford Park Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ashford Park Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 29% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ashford Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 71.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household income runs about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Ashford Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John Robert Lewis Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ashford Park Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.7%.

Ashford Park Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 38%: 550 students in 2018 compared to 757 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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