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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228003940
Cliftondale Elementary School
3340 W Stubbs Rd, College Park, GA 30349 · (470) 254-4070 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B+
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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.
- ABeats 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
15.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
694 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 58 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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 Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
44.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 35.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% | 42.1% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Cliftondale Elementary School
Cliftondale Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliftondale Elementary School this school | 694 | 100.0% | 39.1% |
| Feldwood Elementary School College Park | 678 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| Ethos Classical Charter School Atlanta | 676 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Wolf Creek Elementary College Park | 712 | 100.0% | 45.2% |
| Oakley Elementary School Union City | 733 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
| Oak View Elementary Decatur | 685 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
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 Cliftondale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #572 of 1,208 | #49 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #527 of 1,215 ▲ 132 | #45 of 113 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #393 of 1,215 ▲ 173 | #44 of 113 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #532 of 1,183 | #74 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #382 of 1,324 | #28 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,168 of 1,301 | #108 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #1,234 of 1,301 | #89 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #248 of 1,312 | #64 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #840 of 854 | #92 of 92 |
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
694
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 694 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 51.5 | 13.4:1 | 74% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 45.9 | 14.5:1 | 62% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 61% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 68% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 54 | 16.5:1 | 67% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 843 | 53 | 15.9:1 | 63% (527) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cliftondale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (698 to 694); teachers up 2% (44 to 45).
About Cliftondale Elementary School
Cliftondale Elementary School is an elementary school in College Park, Georgia, reachable at (470) 254-4070. Enrolled students number 694 students, in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 107 schools in Fulton County, with 87,563 students enrolled.
Black students are the large majority at Cliftondale Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. Cliftondale Elementary School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 13.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cliftondale Elementary School is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
allk12 grades Cliftondale Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Georgia, Cliftondale Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.1% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
Within Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 205 public schools in Fulton County, with a combined enrollment of about 138,270.
The closest public school to Cliftondale Elementary School is Stonewall Tell Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 39.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Cliftondale Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 656 in 2020-21 and 694 in 2024-25, a 6% increase.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cliftondale Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in College Park
- Banneker High SchoolHigh · 1,695 students
- North Clayton High SchoolHigh · 1,124 students
- Main Street Charter AcademyElementary · 817 students
- North Clayton Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
- Nolan Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
Nearby schools
- Stonewall Tell Elementary School1.4 mi · 579
- Wolf Creek Elementary2.2 mi · 712
- Renaissance Middle School2.9 mi · 977
- Langston Hughes High School3.1 mi · 1,891
- Westlake High School3.1 mi · 2,056
- Renaissance Elementary School3.1 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About Cliftondale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cliftondale Elementary School?
Cliftondale Elementary School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cliftondale Elementary School serve?
Cliftondale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cliftondale Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Cliftondale Elementary School.
How diverse is Cliftondale Elementary School?
Cliftondale Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cliftondale Elementary School in?
Cliftondale Elementary School is part of Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.