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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITY SCHOOLS OF DECATUR·NCES 130168000795
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School
101 5th Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 · (404) 370-4460 · DeKalb County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
60 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 154 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 181 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 194 | 37% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 grade levels within City Schools of Decatur. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.1pp since 2021
Math
80.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.9% | 75.2% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 76.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.8% | 75.5% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 →
Where Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #57 of 1,208 | #5 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #49 of 1,215 | #5 of 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #44 of 1,215 | #4 of 88 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #651 of 1,183 | #57 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #792 of 1,324 | #44 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #223 of 1,301 | #20 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #799 of 1,301 | #42 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.2% | #22 of 854 | #11 of 73 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
-370 (-41%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.1:1
% White
69%
was 64%
% Hispanic
5%
was 5%
% Black
12%
was 20%
% Asian
6%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 45.2 | 11.7:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 50.2 | 11.8:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 51.2 | 11.6:1 | 6% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 63.7 | 14.1:1 | 14% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School.
About Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Decatur, Georgia. It educates 529 students in grades 3 through 5.
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School is part of a district of 9 schools: City Schools of Decatur, with 5,367 students.
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School's enrollment is 69% White. Other groups make up 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 29% of DeKalb County residents are White. Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School, 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 11% of enrollment. The average for public schools in DeKalb County is 77%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School is +2.9 points: 74.4% actual, 71.5% predicted.
DeKalb County has these Census figures: median household income is about $80,644, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School is among the 154 public schools in DeKalb County.
The nearest other public school, Oakhurst Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 899 in 2017-18 and 529 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Black students went from 20% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 12% in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 14.1:1 to 11.7:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in City Schools of Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Talley Street Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Winnona Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Oakhurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 233 students
- Glennwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Beacon Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Southwest DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Druid Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 985 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Towers High SchoolHigh · 876 students
Nearby schools
- Oakhurst Elementary School0.6 mi · 233
- Charles Drew Charter JA/SR Academy0.7 mi · 941
- Charles R. Drew Charter School0.9 mi · 961
- Beacon Hill Middle School1.0 mi · 1,285
- Winnona Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 276
- Decatur High School1.2 mi · 1,901
Frequently asked questions
About Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School?
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 03-05.
Is Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School in?
Fifth Avenue Upper Elementary School is part of City Schools of Decatur.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.