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What's the most underrated thing about Dolvin Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228000965
Dolvin Elementary School
10495 Jones Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30022 · (470) 254-7020 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
109 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 | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
70%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
74.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
83.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 83.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.6% | 82.6% |
| 2022-23 | 79.8% | 82.1% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 77.6% |
% 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
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Dolvin Elementary School
Dolvin Elementary School's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolvin Elementary School this school | 642 | 17.0% | 79.2% |
| State Bridge Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta | 657 | 16.9% | 78.5% |
| Cogburn Woods Elementary School Alpharetta | 786 | 14.0% | 74.3% |
| Abbotts Hill Elementary School Duluth | 508 | 17.5% | 75.2% |
| Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Columbus | 552 | 16.8% | 94.7% |
| Dunwoody Elementary School Dunwoody | 790 | 22.4% | 71.0% |
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 Dolvin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #29 of 1,208 | #11 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #27 of 1,215 ▲ 2 | #11 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #39 of 1,215 ▼ 10 | #19 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #512 of 1,183 | #69 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #501 of 1,324 | #41 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,148 of 1,301 | #107 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #107 of 1,301 | #17 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #1,247 of 1,312 | #100 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #166 of 854 | #25 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
642
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 642 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 17% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 44.3 | 15.6:1 | 19% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 43.1 | 16.8:1 | 9% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 50.9 | 16.5:1 | 11% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 50 | 17.1:1 | 12% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | 61 | 15.8:1 | 11% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 35 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dolvin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (842 to 642); teachers down 17% (50.9 to 42).
About Dolvin Elementary School
Alpharetta, Georgia, is home to Dolvin Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 642 students in pre-K through 5.
Fulton County is the district for Dolvin Elementary School. It has 107 schools and 87,563 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Dolvin Elementary School, at 43%. Other groups make up 29% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Dolvin Elementary School is 42 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Around 17% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Fulton County report 62%.
Dolvin Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Dolvin Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (79.2%) and its predicted rate (68.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
Across Fulton County, the median household income is $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Fulton County has 205 public schools and roughly 138,270 students.
The closest other public school is Ocee Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Dolvin Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Dolvin Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 79.2% versus a 76.6% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 58 students since 2020-21, to 642.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dolvin Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Alpharetta
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Chattahoochee High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Innovation AcademyHigh · 1,511 students
- DeSana Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
Nearby schools
- Ocee Elementary School1.2 mi · 694
- Autrey Mill Middle School1.3 mi · 1,256
- Chattahoochee High School1.7 mi · 1,730
- Taylor Road Middle School1.8 mi · 1,244
- Barnwell Elementary School2.0 mi · 672
- Webb Bridge Middle School2.2 mi · 1,228
Frequently asked questions
About Dolvin Elementary SchoolHow large is Dolvin Elementary School?
Dolvin Elementary School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dolvin Elementary School serve?
Dolvin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dolvin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dolvin Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dolvin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dolvin Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 29% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dolvin Elementary School in?
Dolvin Elementary School is part of Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.