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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002115
Braelinn Elementary School
975 Robinson Rd, Peachtree City, GA 30269 · (770) 631-5410 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% 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.
- 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
13.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
50 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
77.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -5.1pp since 2021
Math
83.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.4% | 80.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.3% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.1% | 77.9% |
% 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Braelinn Elementary School
Braelinn Elementary School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braelinn Elementary School this school | 538 | 9.3% | 80.2% |
| Mary Lin Elementary School Atlanta | 526 | 5.3% | 85.6% |
| Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School Decatur | 529 | 11.3% | 74.4% |
| Dove Creek Elementary School Statham | 543 | 14.7% | 77.8% |
| Summit Hill Elementary Alpharetta | 678 | 7.7% | 78.9% |
| West Side Elementary School Marietta | 556 | 15.3% | 81.1% |
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 Braelinn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #24 of 1,208 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #25 of 1,215 ▲ 14 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #25 of 1,215 ▲ 8 | #1 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #723 of 1,183 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #772 of 1,324 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #570 of 1,301 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #973 of 1,301 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #1,291 of 1,312 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #330 of 386 | #5 of 7 |
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
538
+45 (+9%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 815
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 538 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 41 | 12.6:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 37.5 | 14.0:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 1% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 815 | 41 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Braelinn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (526 to 538); teachers up 9% (37.5 to 41).
About Braelinn Elementary School
Braelinn Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Peachtree City, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 538 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Braelinn Elementary School sits within Fayette County, which has 24 schools and 19,800 students.
White students are 78% of those enrolled at Braelinn Elementary School. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Fayette County overall, about 57% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 13.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Braelinn Elementary School, which has 41. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 9%. For comparison, public schools in Fayette County average 34%.
Braelinn Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Braelinn Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.2% and a predicted 72.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Fayette County show that the median household earns about $111,978 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Fayette County, 26 public schools serve about 20,375 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Braelinn Elementary School from the closest public school, Oak Grove Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Braelinn Elementary School's average proficiency of 80.2% compares with 71.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 538, compared with 493 in 2020-21.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
Other schools in Peachtree City
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
- Kedron Elementary SchoolElementary · 843 students
- Huddleston Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Crabapple Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Peachtree City Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary School0.8 mi · 450
- Peeples Elementary School2.1 mi · 658
- Rising Starr Middle School2.2 mi · 931
- Huddleston Elementary School2.2 mi · 616
- Starrs Mill High School2.2 mi · 1,357
- J.C. Booth Middle School3.2 mi · 1,115
Frequently asked questions
About Braelinn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Braelinn Elementary School?
Braelinn Elementary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Braelinn Elementary School serve?
Braelinn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Braelinn Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Braelinn Elementary School.
How diverse is Braelinn Elementary School?
Braelinn Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Braelinn Elementary School?
Braelinn Elementary School is overseen by Fayette County in Fayette County.
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