Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000113
Continental Colony Elementary School
3181 Hogan Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 802-8000 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
11.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
368 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
13%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Atlanta Public Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.9%
GA avg 40.1% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
22.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +10.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.9% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 9.7% | 10.4% |
| 2021-22 | 10.8% | 11.9% |
% 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Continental Colony Elementary School
Continental Colony Elementary School's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Colony Elementary School this school | 368 | 100.0% | 19.5% |
| The Kindezi School Atlanta | 360 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| Flat Shoals Elementary School Decatur | 373 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| Heritage Academy Elementary School Atlanta | 375 | 100.0% | 15.1% |
| Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School Atlanta | 390 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| Columbia Elementary School Decatur | 364 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
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 Continental Colony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,067 of 1,208 | #95 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,014 of 1,215 ▲ 36 | #89 of 113 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #1,040 of 1,215 ▲ 63 | #92 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #157 of 1,183 | #27 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #1,146 of 1,324 | #95 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #156 of 1,301 | #37 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,257 of 1,301 | #96 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #18 of 1,312 | #16 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #264 of 854 | #37 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
368
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 368 | 32.5 | 11.3:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 33.6 | 10.4:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 31.8 | 11.7:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 100% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 99% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 34 | 10.3:1 | 99% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 72% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 39 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Continental Colony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (452 to 368); teachers down 10% (36 to 32.5).
About Continental Colony Elementary School
Continental Colony Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the schools in Atlanta Public Schools. In all, 368 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 39% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Atlanta Public Schools includes 87 schools. Together they enroll 49,945 students.
Black students are 93% of those enrolled at Continental Colony Elementary School. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 43% Black among all Fulton County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Continental Colony Elementary School lists 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. About 100% of students at Continental Colony Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Continental Colony Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Georgia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Continental Colony Elementary School is 6.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 19.5%. Predicted: 25.7%.
Census data for Fulton County show median household income comes to about $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 205 public schools and about 138,270 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Continental Colony Elementary School from the closest public school, SLAM Academy of Atlanta. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Continental Colony Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 415 students in 2020-21 to 368 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
The discussion board for Continental Colony Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Continental Colony Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Continental Colony Elementary School?
Continental Colony Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
Is Continental Colony Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Continental Colony Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Continental Colony Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Continental Colony Elementary School.
How diverse is Continental Colony Elementary School?
Continental Colony Elementary School reports a student body of 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Continental Colony Elementary School?
Continental Colony Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
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