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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bolton Academy Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012003028
Bolton Academy Elementary
2268 Adams Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 · (404) 802-8350 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-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.
- AThree-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
11.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
278 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 57 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
68%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
56.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +12.0pp since 2021
Math
50.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 57 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 are up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 54.7% | 41.1% |
| 2021-22 | 44.8% | 41.0% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Bolton Academy Elementary
Bolton Academy Elementary's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Academy Elementary this school | 590 | 47.1% | 53.4% |
| Robert J. Burch Elementary School Tyrone | 528 | 53.2% | 54.2% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School McDonough | 713 | 46.6% | 45.1% |
| East Lake Elementary McDonough | 671 | 46.3% | 50.7% |
| Glanton-Hindsman Elementary Villa Rica | 691 | 50.7% | 40.5% |
| Big Shanty Elementary School Kennesaw | 511 | 50.9% | 47.8% |
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 Bolton Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #289 of 1,208 | #36 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #403 of 1,215 ▲ 47 | #39 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #172 of 1,215 ▼ 3 | #33 of 113 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #111 of 1,183 | #21 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #623 of 1,324 | #48 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #252 of 1,301 | #47 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #187 of 1,301 | #22 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #1,064 of 1,312 | #83 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #815 of 854 | #89 of 92 |
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
590
+52 (+10%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 590 | 49.6 | 11.9:1 | 47% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 42.1 | 13.2:1 | 41% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 41.1 | 13.4:1 | 33% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 49% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 61% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 38 | 12.6:1 | 83% (399) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bolton Academy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (599 to 590); teachers up 10% (45 to 49.6).
About Bolton Academy Elementary
Bolton Academy Elementary serves students in Atlanta, Georgia, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 590 students in 2024-25.
The 87 schools in Atlanta Public Schools enroll 49,945 students altogether, Bolton Academy Elementary among them.
No group is above 50% at Bolton Academy Elementary; the largest is Black, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Bolton Academy Elementary is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. That is 15 points below the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
On the allk12 Grade, Bolton Academy Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Bolton Academy Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.4% is within a point of the 53.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Fulton County, where the median household earns about $95,292 a year, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Fulton County, 205 public schools serve about 138,270 students.
Bolton Academy Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Westside Atlanta Charter School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.4% is above the 30.9% average for nearby schools.
Bolton Academy Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 590, up from 538 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Bolton Academy Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Bolton Academy ElementaryHow many students attend Bolton Academy Elementary?
Bolton Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bolton Academy Elementary serve?
Bolton Academy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bolton Academy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bolton Academy Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bolton Academy Elementary?
Student demographics at Bolton Academy Elementary are roughly 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Bolton Academy Elementary?
Bolton Academy Elementary is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.