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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 130213002485
Fayetteville Elementary School
490 Hood Ave, Fayetteville, GA 30214 · (770) 460-3560 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
328 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
55.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +20.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 46.5% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 50.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 35.2% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Fayetteville Elementary School
Fayetteville Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville Elementary School this school | 507 | 64.7% | 49.1% |
| Woodland Elementary School Stockbridge | 491 | 68.4% | 29.1% |
| Pate's Creek Elementary School Stockbridge | 497 | 67.0% | 22.5% |
| Mirror Lake Elementary School Villa Rica | 554 | 67.7% | 36.5% |
| Flippen Elementary School McDonough | 559 | 69.6% | 32.0% |
| Holly Springs Elementary School Douglasville | 473 | 57.7% | 53.2% |
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 Fayetteville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #360 of 1,208 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #310 of 1,215 ▲ 163 | #11 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #376 of 1,215 ▼ 39 | #14 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.1pp | #99 of 1,183 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #842 of 1,324 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,028 of 1,301 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #530 of 1,301 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #887 of 1,312 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #244 of 386 | #2 of 7 |
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
507
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+26% since 2010-11, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 507 | 34.5 | 14.7:1 | 65% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 35.5 | 13.9:1 | 70% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 34.5 | 14.1:1 | 59% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 52% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 33.5 | 14.2:1 | 51% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 51% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 45% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayetteville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (475 to 507); teachers up 3% (33.5 to 34.5).
About Fayetteville Elementary School
Fayetteville Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Georgia, located in Fayetteville. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 507 students.
Across its 24 schools, Fayette County enrolls 19,800 students. Fayetteville Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Fayetteville Elementary School is Black students, at 60%. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 26% of Fayette County residents are Black. The diversity index for Fayetteville Elementary School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 34.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.7:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. It compares with 34% for public schools in Fayette County.
Fayetteville Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Fayetteville Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.1%) and its predicted rate (43.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools.
For the population of Fayette County, median household income comes to about $111,978, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County counts 26 public schools with about 20,375 students.
Fayetteville Elementary School's nearest public school is Fayette County High School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fayetteville Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fayetteville Elementary School had a net gain of 25 students, or 5%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
122,244
Census ACS
Median income
$111,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
20,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 1,762 students
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Sandy Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,189 students
- J.C. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,115 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Fayette County High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Starrs Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,357 students
- Whitewater High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Rising Starr Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bennett's Mill Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Whitewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
Other Fayetteville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fayetteville Elementary. Fayetteville Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Fayetteville Elementary SchoolFayetteville, PA · 481 students
- FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFAYETTEVILLE, NY · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Fayette County High School0.2 mi · 1,360
- Spring Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 661
- Utopian Academy for the Arts Trilith2.7 mi · 147
- Bennett's Mill Middle School2.8 mi · 876
- Cleveland Elementary School2.9 mi · 414
- North Fayette Elementary School3.9 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Fayetteville Elementary SchoolHow large is Fayetteville Elementary School?
Fayetteville Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fayetteville Elementary School serve?
Fayetteville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fayetteville Elementary School have?
Fayetteville Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Fayetteville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fayetteville Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 16% Hispanic, 60% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Fayetteville Elementary School in?
Fayetteville Elementary School is part of Fayette County.
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