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Does Church Street Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON COUNTY·NCES 130123000490
Church Street Elementary School
7013 Church St, Riverdale, GA 30274 · (770) 994-4000 · Clayton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
706 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 45 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
15.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
13.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.1% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 15.8% | 15.9% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 9.3% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Church Street Elementary School
Church Street Elementary School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Street Elementary School this school | 706 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| James Jackson Elementary School Jonesboro | 696 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| Callaway Elementary School Jonesboro | 677 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| Peachcrest Elementary School Decatur | 729 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| East Clayton Elementary School Ellenwood | 641 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Campbell Elementary School Fairburn | 730 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
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 Church Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Clayton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,111 of 1,208 | #31 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #1,161 of 1,215 ▼ 81 | #34 of 37 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,125 of 1,215 ▲ 9 | #33 of 37 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #540 of 1,183 | #29 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #361 of 1,324 | #7 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,268 of 1,301 | #39 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #979 of 1,301 | #29 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #91 of 1,312 | #16 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #95 of 854 | #6 of 34 |
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
706
-40 (-5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,019
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 706 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 100% (697) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 90% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 93% (693) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 58.5 | 17.0:1 | 99% (990) |
| 2015-16 | 967 | 49 | 19.7:1 | 99% (962) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 89% (753) |
| 2000-01 | 1,083 | 51 | 21.2:1 | 68% (732) |
| 1990-91 | 1,019 | 53 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Church Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (995 to 706); teachers down 28% (58.5 to 42).
About Church Street Elementary School
Church Street Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Clayton County in Riverdale, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 706 students.
Clayton County is made up of 68 schools with 51,326 students in all.
Black students account for 77% of enrollment at Church Street Elementary School. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Church Street Elementary School has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Church Street Elementary School total 42 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%.
The allk12 Grade for Church Street Elementary School is D. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Church Street Elementary School are 8.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (16.8% actual, 25.7% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clayton County show that median household income is about $59,806, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 73 public schools in Clayton County, with a combined enrollment of about 63,156.
The closest public school to Church Street Elementary School is Riverdale Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 16.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Church Street Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Church Street Elementary School had 746 students in 2020-21 and 706 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Church Street Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,924
Census ACS
Median income
$59,806
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
63,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton County
- Morrow High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 2,049 students
- Forest Park High SchoolHigh · 1,711 students
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Mundy's Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Jonesboro High SchoolHigh · 1,630 students
Other schools in Riverdale
- Charles R. Drew High SchoolHigh · 1,708 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Dubois Integrity AcademyElementary · 1,341 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Harper Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Riverdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Riverdale Middle School0.6 mi · 560
- Riverdale High School1.0 mi · 1,359
- Dubois Integrity Academy1.0 mi · 1,341
- Harper Elementary School1.6 mi · 690
- Sequoyah Middle School1.8 mi · 765
- Lake Ridge Elementary School1.8 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Church Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Church Street Elementary School?
Church Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Church Street Elementary School serve?
Church Street Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Church Street Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Church Street Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Church Street Elementary School?
At Church Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 77% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Church Street Elementary School in?
Church Street Elementary School is part of Clayton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.