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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228004259
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology
11365 Crabapple Rd, Roswell, GA 30075 · (678) 321-1100 · Fulton County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Georgia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
30 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
72.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.4pp since 2021
Math
62.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 66.6% |
| 2022-23 | 74.1% | 67.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.6% | 66.7% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Fulton Academy of Science and Technology
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Academy of Science and Technology this school | 552 | 5.4% | 63.6% |
| Abbotts Hill Elementary School Duluth | 508 | 17.5% | 75.2% |
| State Bridge Crossing Elementary School Alpharetta | 657 | 16.9% | 78.5% |
| Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Columbus | 552 | 16.8% | 94.7% |
| Dolvin Elementary School Alpharetta | 642 | 17.0% | 79.2% |
| Lake Windward Elementary School Alpharetta | 672 | 11.6% | 84.7% |
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 Fulton Academy of Science and Technology ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #158 of 1,208 | #31 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #224 of 1,215 ▼ 59 | #31 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #59 of 1,215 ▼ 11 | #24 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #385 of 1,183 | #12 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #727 of 1,324 | #58 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #339 of 1,301 | #53 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #17 of 1,301 | #1 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.4% | #1,307 of 1,312 | #117 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #829 of 854 | #90 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
552
-59 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 552 | 45 | 12.3:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 44 | 10.4:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 32.5 | 17.1:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fulton Academy of Science and Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (557 to 552); teachers up 38% (32.5 to 45).
About Fulton Academy of Science and Technology
In Roswell, Georgia, Fulton Academy of Science and Technology is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 552 students in kindergarten through 8.
Fulton County (107 schools, 87,563 students) runs Fulton Academy of Science and Technology.
Asian students make up 30% of enrollment at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 22% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Fulton County overall, about 8% of residents are Asian. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology are from different groups.
There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology, which has 45. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 5%. That is 57 points below the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Georgia public elementary schools.
In Georgia, Fulton Academy of Science and Technology is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.6% actual against a predicted 74.5%.
Census data for Fulton County show the median household earns about $95,292 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fulton County number 205, with about 138,270 students.
The closest school to Fulton Academy of Science and Technology is Sweet Apple Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Fulton Academy of Science and Technology ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.6% against a local average of 56.9%.
NCES describes the area around Fulton Academy of Science and Technology as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Fulton Academy of Science and Technology operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 552 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Other schools in Roswell
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Roswell North Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
- Crabapple Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Elkins Pointe Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- International Charter School of AtlantaElementary · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Sweet Apple Elementary School1.0 mi · 845
- Crabapple Middle School1.3 mi · 881
- Roswell High School1.3 mi · 2,035
- Elkins Pointe Middle School1.3 mi · 857
- Hembree Springs Elementary School1.3 mi · 536
- Roswell North Elementary School1.4 mi · 950
Frequently asked questions
About Fulton Academy of Science and TechnologyHow many students attend Fulton Academy of Science and Technology?
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-08.
Is Fulton Academy of Science and Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology.
What is the student diversity at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology?
Student demographics at Fulton Academy of Science and Technology are roughly 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 22% Black, 30% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Fulton Academy of Science and Technology in?
Fulton Academy of Science and Technology is part of Fulton County.
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