Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000073
Benteen Elementary School
200 Cassanova Street SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 · (404) 802-7300 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
291 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +16.1pp since 2021
Math
37.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 35.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.5% | 28.3% |
| 2021-22 | 21.7% | 17.4% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
Where Benteen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #716 of 1,208 | #60 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #663 of 1,215 | #57 of 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #515 of 1,215 | #54 of 113 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.3pp | #16 of 1,183 | #2 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #1,215 of 1,324 | #102 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #58 of 1,301 | #15 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #166 of 1,301 | #21 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #602 of 1,312 | #72 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #140 of 386 | #8 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
+56 (+21%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 329 | 31.7 | 10.4:1 | 88% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 33 | 9.3:1 | 85% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 27.3 | 9.8:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 25 | 10.9:1 | 100% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 26.6 | 10.8:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 99% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 75% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benteen Elementary School.
About Benteen Elementary School
Benteen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 329 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.
Atlanta Public Schools has 87 schools; together they serve 49,945 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Benteen Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 42%. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 18% White, and 8% multiracial. The Black share in Fulton County as a whole is similar, at about 43%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.4:1. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Fulton County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Benteen Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.2%; the prediction is 31.6%.
Benteen Elementary School is located in Fulton County, where the median household income is $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Benteen Elementary School is one of 205 public schools in the county.
Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys is the public school closest to Benteen Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Benteen Elementary School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Benteen Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 21% from its 2020-21 level of 273.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Benteen Elementary SchoolHow large is Benteen Elementary School?
Benteen Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Benteen Elementary School serve?
Benteen Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Benteen Elementary School have?
Benteen Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Benteen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Benteen Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 31% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Benteen Elementary School in?
Benteen Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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