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What's one thing Dunwoody Springs Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228002380
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School
8100 Roberts Dr, Atlanta, GA 30350 · (470) 254-4060 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B-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
12.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
548 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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
65%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
39.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
39.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 36.4% |
| 2022-23 | 35.6% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 37.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
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 Dunwoody Springs Elementary School
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunwoody Springs Elementary School this school | 548 | 100.0% | 38.7% |
| Westside Elementary School Warner Robins | 543 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Hendricks Elementary School Powder Springs | 538 | 98.5% | 35.0% |
| Greene County Primary School Union Point | 582 | 100.0% | 34.7% |
| Westside Elementary School Douglas | 625 | 100.0% | 34.5% |
| Altama Elementary School Brunswick | 672 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
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 Dunwoody Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #580 of 1,208 | #50 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #633 of 1,215 ▲ 55 | #53 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #475 of 1,215 ▲ 45 | #50 of 113 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #560 of 1,183 | #80 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #738 of 1,324 | #59 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #348 of 1,301 | #54 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #285 of 1,301 | #25 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #241 of 1,312 | #57 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #688 of 854 | #78 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
548
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 548 | 44.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 44.1 | 12.4:1 | 71% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 44.5 | 11.8:1 | 63% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 47 | 11.3:1 | 58% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 44.2 | 13.1:1 | 63% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 66% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 72% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 46% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunwoody Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (581 to 548); teachers up 1% (44.2 to 44.5).
About Dunwoody Springs Elementary School
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School is an elementary school located in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Enrollment totals 548 students across pre-K through 5.
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School is one of the 107 schools that make up Fulton County (87,563 students in total).
The largest group at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School is Black students, at 51%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school had 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Compared with Georgia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dunwoody Springs Elementary School's results are 13.0 points above predicted: 38.7% against 25.7%.
The school is in Fulton County, where the median household earns about $95,292 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Fulton County, 205 public schools serve about 138,270 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ison Springs Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Dunwoody Springs Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Dunwoody Springs Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 18 students, from 530 to 548. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- Ison Springs Elementary School0.6 mi · 433
- Woodland Elementary School1.2 mi · 851
- Sandy Springs Middle School1.4 mi · 763
- Austin Elementary School1.5 mi · 803
- North Springs High School1.8 mi · 1,195
- River Eves Elementary School2.1 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Dunwoody Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dunwoody Springs Elementary School?
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dunwoody Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Dunwoody Springs Elementary School?
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 26% Hispanic, 51% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Dunwoody Springs Elementary School?
Dunwoody Springs Elementary School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.