Church Street Elementary School

Located at 7013 Church St, in Riverdale, Georgia, Church Street Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that instructs 706 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Clayton County.

Within Clayton County, which oversees 68 schools and 51,326 students, Church Street Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Church Street Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Church Street Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Clayton County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,806, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Clayton County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students), Church Street Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Riverdale Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Church Street Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Church Street Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.2%.

Church Street Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Church Street Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 995 (now 706). Black enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.