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What's the biggest difference between Garden Hills Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012000029
Garden Hills Elementary School
285 Sheridan Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 · (404) 802-7800 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Georgia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
11.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
358 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
66%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
39.7%
GA avg 40.1% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
38.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 40.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 43.5% |
| 2021-22 | 41.5% | 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Garden Hills Elementary School
Garden Hills Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Hills Elementary School this school | 494 | 72.5% | 40.8% |
| Acworth Elementary School Acworth | 499 | 69.1% | 43.4% |
| Briar Vista Elementary School Atlanta | 482 | 71.2% | 45.9% |
| Sedalia Park Elementary School Marietta | 634 | 67.4% | 35.0% |
| Dorsett Shoals Elementary School Douglasville | 404 | 75.2% | 36.5% |
| Britt Elementary School Snellville | 561 | 79.7% | 30.4% |
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 Garden Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #534 of 1,208 | #46 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #640 of 1,215 ▼ 58 | #55 of 113 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #473 of 1,215 ▼ 79 | #49 of 113 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #682 of 1,183 | #90 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #868 of 1,324 | #75 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #158 of 1,301 | #38 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #250 of 1,301 | #24 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #805 of 1,312 | #75 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #740 of 854 | #82 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
494
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 494 | 43.6 | 11.3:1 | 72% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 41.1 | 11.4:1 | 66% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 39.2 | 11.9:1 | 58% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 43 | 10.7:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 66% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 64% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 81% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 73% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (515 to 494); teachers up 9% (40 to 43.6).
About Garden Hills Elementary School
Garden Hills Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 494 students.
Garden Hills Elementary School is a school in Atlanta Public Schools. The district has 87 schools and 49,945 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Garden Hills Elementary School is Black (43%). Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 15% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 43% of residents are Black. Garden Hills Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Garden Hills Elementary School's 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 72%. The 62% average for public schools in Fulton County is 10 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Garden Hills Elementary School is B-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Garden Hills Elementary School is +0.9 points: 40.8% actual, 39.9% predicted.
In Fulton County (population about 1,076,561), median household income is about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Garden Hills Elementary School is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County, which together enroll about 138,270 students.
The nearest public school is E. Rivers Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Garden Hills Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 461 in 2020-21 and 494 in 2024-25, a rise of 33 students.
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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
Quick facts
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Other Garden Hills Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Garden Hills Elementary. Garden Hills Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Garden Hills Elementary SchoolChampaign, IL · 411 students
Nearby schools
- E. Rivers Elementary School1.1 mi · 699
- Willis A. Sutton Middle School1.6 mi · 1,619
- Sara Rawson Smith Elementary School1.8 mi · 851
- Atlanta Classical Academy1.9 mi · 697
- Morris Brandon Elementary School2.1 mi · 911
- Woodward Elementary School2.5 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Garden Hills Elementary School?
Garden Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
Is Garden Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garden Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Garden Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Garden Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Garden Hills Elementary School?
Garden Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 36% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Garden Hills Elementary School public or private?
Garden Hills 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.