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Does Chapel Hill Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000653
Chapel Hill Elementary School
3536 Radcliffe Blvd, Decatur, GA 30034 · (678) 676-8402 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
495 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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
17%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
20.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.2pp since 2021
Math
14.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 12.3% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 10.8% |
| 2021-22 | 14.5% | 9.1% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Chapel Hill Elementary School
Chapel Hill Elementary School's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill Elementary School this school | 495 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| Randolph Elementary School Atlanta | 497 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School Augusta | 472 | 100.0% | 11.8% |
| Murphey Candler Elementary School Lithonia | 512 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| Miles Elementary School Atlanta | 499 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Deerwood Academy Atlanta | 469 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
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 Chapel Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,048 of 1,208 | #59 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,156 of 1,215 ▲ 10 | #78 of 88 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #993 of 1,215 ▼ 64 | #55 of 88 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #336 of 1,183 | #28 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #865 of 1,324 | #54 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #530 of 1,301 | #45 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,226 of 1,301 | #80 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #160 of 1,312 | #7 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #230 of 854 | #37 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
495
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 495 | 38 | 13.0:1 | 100% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 38.2 | 13.7:1 | 100% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 35.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 99% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 40.3 | 15.4:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 83% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 79% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 64% (449) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 58 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (620 to 495); teachers down 6% (40.3 to 38).
About Chapel Hill Elementary School
Chapel Hill Elementary School is a small elementary school in Georgia, located in Decatur. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 495 students on the rolls.
DeKalb County has 131 schools and 92,088 students, and Chapel Hill Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 91% of students at Chapel Hill Elementary School are Black. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. By comparison, DeKalb County residents are about 51% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Staffing at Chapel Hill Elementary School comes to 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
Chapel Hill 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 20.1% and a predicted 25.7%.
In the surrounding county, DeKalb County, the median household earns about $80,644 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. DeKalb County has 154 public schools with about 102,960 students, including Chapel Hill Elementary School.
About 0.2 miles separate Chapel Hill Elementary School from the closest public school, Chapel Hill Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Chapel Hill Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 507 to 495, a small change.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Other Chapel Hill Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Chapel Hill Elementary. Chapel Hill Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolDouglasville, GA · 620 students
- CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARYGLADSTONE, MO · 644 students
- Chapel Hill ElementaryChapel Hill, TN · 563 students
- Chapel Hill ElementaryPerry Hall, MD · 535 students
- Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolMOUNT PLEASANT, TX · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Chapel Hill Middle School0.2 mi · 614
- Narvie Harris Elementary School1.0 mi · 535
- Bob Mathis Elementary School1.5 mi · 368
- Southwest DeKalb High School1.6 mi · 1,237
- Martin Luther King- Jr. High School1.7 mi · 1,370
- Browns Mill Elementary School1.7 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chapel Hill Elementary School?
Chapel Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
Is Chapel Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapel Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Chapel Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Chapel Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Chapel Hill Elementary School?
Chapel Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Chapel Hill Elementary School public or private?
Chapel Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.