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Enrollment
961
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012002453
Charles R. Drew Charter School
301 E Lake Blvd SE, Atlanta, GA 30317 · (404) 687-0001 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL961 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
10.8:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
365 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 | 80 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
69.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 69.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 71.3% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 70.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 64.8% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Charles R. Drew Charter School
Charles R. Drew Charter School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles R. Drew Charter School this school | 961 | 38.0% | 69.2% |
| Baker Place Elementary Grovetown | 958 | 40.2% | 67.9% |
| Nickajack Elementary School Smyrna | 1,260 | 43.7% | 45.6% |
| Brighten Academy Douglasville | 812 | 34.9% | 42.8% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School McDonough | 713 | 46.6% | 45.1% |
| Newton County Theme School at Ficquett Covington | 1,095 | 52.2% | 66.1% |
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 Charles R. Drew Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #101 of 1,208 | #12 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #137 of 1,215 ▼ 21 | #11 of 88 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #114 of 1,215 ▼ 22 | #14 of 88 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #575 of 1,183 | #52 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 961 | #105 of 1,324 | #5 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #98 of 1,301 | #12 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #567 of 1,301 | #34 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #1,135 of 1,312 | #77 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #776 of 854 | #68 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
961
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
+300% since 2000-01, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 961 | 88.6 | 10.8:1 | 38% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 88.7 | 10.8:1 | 32% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 80.3 | 12.0:1 | 34% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 1,000 | 84 | 11.9:1 | 34% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 77 | 12.9:1 | 45% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 1,023 | 79 | 12.9:1 | 50% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | 61 | 13.6:1 | 74% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | N/A | N/A | 72% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles R. Drew Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (991 to 961); teachers up 15% (77 to 88.6).
About Charles R. Drew Charter School
Charles R. Drew Charter School is a large elementary school found in Atlanta, Georgia. The school serves 961 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 59% bigger than that.
Charles R. Drew Charter School is part of Atlanta Public Schools, where 87 schools serve 49,945 students.
A majority of students at Charles R. Drew Charter School, 56%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Charles R. Drew Charter School comes in at 58%.
Teachers at the school number 88.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.8:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DeKalb County report 77%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Charles R. Drew Charter School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Charles R. Drew Charter School would score about 57.7%. It scores 69.2%, 11.5 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for DeKalb County show that median household income is about $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 154 public schools operate in DeKalb County, serving about 102,960 students.
The shortest distance from Charles R. Drew Charter School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy. The five-mile area around Charles R. Drew Charter School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 69.2% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,000 to 961. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.9:1).
The Charles R. Drew Charter School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Charles R. Drew Charter SchoolHow many students attend Charles R. Drew Charter School?
Charles R. Drew Charter School enrolls approximately 961 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Charles R. Drew Charter School serve?
Charles R. Drew Charter School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles R. Drew Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles R. Drew Charter School is approximately 10.8:1 (89 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles R. Drew Charter School?
At Charles R. Drew Charter School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Charles R. Drew Charter School public or private?
Charles R. Drew Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.