Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary

As a mid-tier K-5 school in East Point, Georgia, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary instructs 587 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Fulton County.

Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary is one of 107 schools operated by Fulton County, a district that enrolls 87,563 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,292, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary is one of 205 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 138,270 students).

The closest other public school is Paul D. West Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 19.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary has edged down 17%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 587 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.