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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000710
Briar Vista Elementary School
1131 Briar Vista Ter NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 · (678) 874-5902 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
343 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 | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
46.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 40.9% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Briar Vista Elementary School
Briar Vista Elementary School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Vista Elementary School this school | 482 | 71.2% | 45.9% |
| Acworth Elementary School Acworth | 499 | 69.1% | 43.4% |
| Midvale Elementary School Tucker | 417 | 78.7% | 41.4% |
| Garden Hills Elementary School Atlanta | 494 | 72.5% | 40.8% |
| Bessie L. Baggett Elementary Powder Springs | 549 | 70.3% | 28.6% |
| Dorsett Shoals Elementary School Douglasville | 404 | 75.2% | 36.5% |
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 Briar Vista Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #415 of 1,208 | #26 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #485 of 1,215 ▲ 76 | #25 of 88 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #324 of 1,215 ▼ 66 | #24 of 88 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #472 of 1,183 | #44 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #899 of 1,324 | #56 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #440 of 1,301 | #37 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #72 of 1,301 | #10 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #819 of 1,312 | #68 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #764 of 854 | #67 of 73 |
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
482
+88 (+22%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 482 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 71% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 34.2 | 13.7:1 | 60% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 33.7 | 13.2:1 | 59% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 40 | 9.8:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 43.5 | 11.5:1 | 49% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 54% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 59% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 45% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briar Vista Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (499 to 482); teachers down 13% (43.5 to 38).
About Briar Vista Elementary School
At 1131 Briar Vista Ter NE in Atlanta, Georgia, Briar Vista Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 482 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 20% below the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Briar Vista Elementary School reports to DeKalb County, which has 131 schools and 92,088 students.
At Briar Vista Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 39%. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is higher, at 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Briar Vista Elementary School scores 72%.
Based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, Briar Vista Elementary School has a ratio of 12.7:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Income data for the school show 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Briar Vista Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Briar Vista Elementary School would score about 40.6%. It scores 45.9%, 5.3 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $80,644, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 154 public schools and about 102,960 students.
The closest school to Briar Vista Elementary School is Morningside Elementary School, located about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Briar Vista Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 394 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 482 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 9.8 in 2020-21.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- Morningside Elementary School1.2 mi · 722
- Kittredge Magnet School1.3 mi · 552
- Margaret Harris Comprehensive School1.7 mi · 76
- Druid Hills High School1.7 mi · 1,468
- Hillside Conant School2.1 mi · 67
- UHS of Laurel Heights2.1 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Briar Vista Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Briar Vista Elementary School?
Briar Vista Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Briar Vista Elementary School serve?
Briar Vista Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Briar Vista Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Briar Vista Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Briar Vista Elementary School?
Student demographics at Briar Vista Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 28% Hispanic, 39% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Briar Vista Elementary School in?
Briar Vista Elementary School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.