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What's the most underrated thing about E. Rivers Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000036
E. Rivers Elementary School
8 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 · (404) 802-7050 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
291 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 42 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
72%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.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
49.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 52.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.1% | 43.1% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 E. Rivers Elementary School
E. Rivers Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rivers Elementary School this school | 699 | 41.6% | 49.3% |
| Inman Elementary Fayetteville | 659 | 38.7% | 57.1% |
| Baker Elementary School Acworth | 738 | 49.3% | 47.2% |
| Chalker Elementary School Kennesaw | 679 | 47.6% | 42.5% |
| Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School Atlanta | 851 | 34.7% | 50.5% |
| Richmond Hill Elementary School Richmond Hill | 662 | 42.4% | 50.7% |
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 E. Rivers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #356 of 1,208 | #39 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #433 of 1,215 ▼ 50 | #41 of 113 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #223 of 1,215 ▲ 17 | #37 of 113 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #320 of 1,183 | #44 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #373 of 1,324 | #24 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #331 of 1,301 | #52 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #71 of 1,301 | #13 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,109 of 1,312 | #86 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #451 of 854 | #54 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
699
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 699 | 57 | 12.3:1 | 42% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 51.4 | 13.7:1 | 40% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 53.8 | 13.2:1 | 32% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 53 | 13.5:1 | 17% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 28% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 35% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 41% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 35 | 11.4:1 | 45% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. Rivers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (799 to 699); teachers up 10% (52 to 57).
About E. Rivers Elementary School
E. Rivers Elementary School is an elementary school located in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It has an enrollment of 699 students in pre-K through 5.
E. Rivers Elementary School belongs to Atlanta Public Schools, a district of 87 schools and 49,945 students.
At E. Rivers Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 34%. Enrollment also includes 32% Black, 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at E. Rivers Elementary School, which has 57. Elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at E. Rivers Elementary School is about 42%. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Fulton County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, E. Rivers Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Georgia schools: 49.3% actual against 55.8% predicted.
For Fulton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 205 public schools and about 138,270 students.
The closest school to E. Rivers Elementary School is Garden Hills Elementary School, located about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of E. Rivers Elementary School. On proficiency, E. Rivers Elementary School is behind the 53.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
E. Rivers Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 716 in 2020-21 to 699 in 2024-25, a change of 17 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.5:1 to 12.3:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About E. Rivers Elementary SchoolHow many students attend E. Rivers Elementary School?
E. Rivers Elementary School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does E. Rivers Elementary School serve?
E. Rivers Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E. Rivers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E. Rivers Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at E. Rivers Elementary School?
At E. Rivers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 23% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is E. Rivers Elementary School public or private?
E. Rivers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atlanta Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.