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What's one thing Harper-Archer Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012004346
Harper-Archer Elementary School
3399 Collier Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30331 · (404) 802-8500 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Georgia public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- 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
11.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
545 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 | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
21%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
10.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
11.6%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 13.6% |
| 2022-23 | 7.7% | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | 9.5% | 11.0% |
% 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Harper-Archer Elementary School
Harper-Archer Elementary School's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper-Archer Elementary School this school | 545 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School Ellenwood | 531 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| Panola Way Elementary School Lithonia | 550 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Rock Chapel Elementary School Lithonia | 524 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Deer Chase Elementary School Hephzibah | 555 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Redan Elementary School Lithonia | 525 | 100.0% | 18.9% |
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 Harper-Archer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #1,174 of 1,208 | #113 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #1,187 of 1,215 ▼ 34 | #112 of 113 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,190 of 1,215 ▼ 16 | #113 of 113 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #699 of 1,183 | #91 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #751 of 1,324 | #60 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #128 of 1,301 | #32 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #1,183 of 1,301 | #80 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #37 of 1,312 | #35 of 119 |
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
545
-115 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 545 | 49.2 | 11.1:1 | 100% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 51.5 | 10.3:1 | 100% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 51.4 | 12.5:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 100% (660) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harper-Archer Elementary School.
About Harper-Archer Elementary School
Harper-Archer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Atlanta, Georgia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 545 students.
Atlanta Public Schools runs 87 schools with a combined 49,945 students. Harper-Archer Elementary School is one of them.
Black students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Fulton County, the Black share is about 43%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Harper-Archer Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 11.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Harper-Archer Elementary School, which has 49.2. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. The rate at public schools in Fulton County averages 62%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Harper-Archer Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Georgia public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Harper-Archer Elementary School is 12.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
Census data for Fulton County show the median household earns about $95,292 a year, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Fulton County number 205, with about 138,270 students.
Of the public schools around it, Harper-Archer Elementary School is closest to Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Harper-Archer Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Harper-Archer Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 12.7% versus a 22.9% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Harper-Archer Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 115 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 12.9:1 in 2020-21 and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Harper-Archer Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Harper-Archer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Harper-Archer Elementary School?
Harper-Archer Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harper-Archer Elementary School serve?
Harper-Archer Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harper-Archer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harper-Archer Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harper-Archer Elementary School?
At Harper-Archer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 9% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Harper-Archer Elementary School in?
Harper-Archer Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools.
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