E. C. West Elementary School

E. C. West Elementary School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Fairburn, Georgia, overseen by Fulton County, educateing 678 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 107 schools in Fulton County (87,563 students total), E. C. West Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, E. C. West Elementary School shows that 86% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Fulton County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, E. C. West Elementary School lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fulton County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, E. C. West Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 43.9%, +18.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household income runs about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Fulton County runs 205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students), of which E. C. West Elementary School is one.

Creekside High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E. C. West Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts E. C. West Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 804 students in 2018 compared to 678 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.