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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000052
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
65 Rogers St NE, Atlanta, GA 30317 · (404) 802-3450 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+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
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
463 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
52%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
34.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +11.0pp since 2021
Math
30.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 33.4% |
| 2022-23 | 23.1% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.1% | 17.4% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred A. Toomer Elementary School this school | 513 | 90.3% | 32.7% |
| Midway Hills Primary Milledgeville | 482 | 95.0% | N/A |
| Lakeview Academy Milledgeville | 575 | 86.8% | 30.5% |
| Moreland Road Elementary Griffin | 490 | 86.5% | 25.5% |
| Ridge Road Primary School Sandersville | 588 | 95.1% | N/A |
| West Point Elementary School West Point | 450 | 96.7% | 36.4% |
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 Fred A. Toomer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #727 of 1,208 | #37 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #840 of 1,215 ▼ 78 | #43 of 88 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #620 of 1,215 ▲ 68 | #34 of 88 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #74 of 1,183 | #4 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #824 of 1,324 | #49 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #555 of 1,301 | #47 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #724 of 1,301 | #39 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #580 of 1,312 | #51 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #342 of 386 | #19 of 19 |
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
513
+67 (+15%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 513 | 39.2 | 13.1:1 | 90% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 38.2 | 13.1:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 37.5 | 13.7:1 | 56% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 41% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 45.2 | 11.2:1 | 100% (504) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 99% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 60% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 99% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred A. Toomer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (504 to 513); teachers down 13% (45.2 to 39.2).
About Fred A. Toomer Elementary School
This page covers Fred A. Toomer Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. In all, 513 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Atlanta Public Schools runs Fred A. Toomer Elementary School along with 86 other schools, enrolling 49,945 students in total.
The share of Black students at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School is 62%, a majority. Other students are 29% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% Black share among all DeKalb County residents. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. By family income, 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in DeKalb County.
On the allk12 Grade, Fred A. Toomer Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.7% and a predicted 30.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that median household income comes to about $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DeKalb County counts 154 public schools with about 102,960 students.
Ivy Preparatory Academy- Inc is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Fred A. Toomer Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fred A. Toomer Elementary School at 7th of 7.
The federal government classifies Fred A. Toomer Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 67 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Fred A. Toomer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fred A. Toomer Elementary School?
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fred A. Toomer Elementary School serve?
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Fred A. Toomer Elementary School.
How diverse is Fred A. Toomer Elementary School?
Fred A. Toomer Elementary School reports a student body of 29% White, 5% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fred A. Toomer Elementary School public or private?
Fred A. Toomer 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.