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College Park Elementary
- 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.
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
School pathway
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 14.8% | 18.2% |
| 2022-23 | 15.4% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 9.9% | 13.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 19% 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%.
Schools most like College Park Elementary
College Park Elementary's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park Elementary this school | 475 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| West Clayton Elementary School College Park | 464 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| Asa Hilliard Elementary School East Point | 474 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| Miles Elementary School Atlanta | 499 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School Augusta | 447 | 100.0% | 13.5% |
| Rock Chapel Elementary School Lithonia | 524 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
Where College Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,078 of 1,208 | #96 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,141 of 1,215 ▼ 67 | #108 of 113 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,084 of 1,215 ▲ 57 | #100 of 113 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #422 of 1,183 | #59 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #917 of 1,324 | #77 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #155 of 1,301 | #36 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #1,135 of 1,301 | #66 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #250 of 1,312 | #66 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.2% | #18 of 854 | #4 of 92 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 475 | 42 | 11.3:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 43.9 | 11.6:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 54 | 11.6:1 | 100% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 100% (822) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 100% (735) |
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (822 to 475); teachers down 19% (52 to 42).
About College Park Elementary
College Park Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in College Park, Georgia. The school's enrollment of 475 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
Fulton County has a total of 107 schools and 87,563 students, College Park Elementary among them.
Federal enrollment data show College Park Elementary is 86% Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 43% Black. College Park Elementary's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 42 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for College Park Elementary is D. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
College Park Elementary is 6.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (18.8% versus 25.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
Fulton County has about 1,076,561 residents, and the median household income is $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Fulton County has 205 public schools and roughly 138,270 students.
The closest other public school is Promise Career Institute School, about 0.4 miles away. College Park Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. College Park Elementary ranks 4th of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.8% against a local average of 26.7%.
Locale data from NCES put College Park Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at College Park Elementary dropped 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 626 to 475 students.
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