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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228002001
Heards Ferry Elementary School
6151 Powers Ferry Rd, Atlanta, GA 30339 · (470) 254-6190 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
76 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
51%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
Math
85.1%
GA avg 44.6% . -0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.2% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.1% | 88.3% |
| 2021-22 | 84.8% | 85.2% |
% 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
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Heards Ferry Elementary School
Heards Ferry Elementary School's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heards Ferry Elementary School this school | 699 | 10.9% | 84.5% |
| Morningside Elementary School Atlanta | 722 | 7.6% | 77.7% |
| Summit Hill Elementary Alpharetta | 678 | 7.7% | 78.9% |
| Mountain Park Elementary School Roswell | 735 | 9.5% | 79.7% |
| Tritt Elementary School Marietta | 804 | 9.2% | 83.5% |
| Ashford Park Elementary School Atlanta | 757 | 14.8% | 71.8% |
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 Heards Ferry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #8 of 1,208 | #3 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #18 of 1,215 ▼ 8 | #8 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #8 of 1,215 ▼ 1 | #3 of 113 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #331 of 1,183 | #7 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #374 of 1,324 | #25 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #733 of 1,301 | #79 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #776 of 1,301 | #42 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #1,288 of 1,312 | #111 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #505 of 854 | #63 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
699
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 699 | 51.1 | 13.7:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 49.3 | 13.9:1 | 10% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 56 | 12.6:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 54 | 13.0:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 49.6 | 15.8:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 7% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 40% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heards Ferry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (782 to 699); teachers up 3% (49.6 to 51.1).
About Heards Ferry Elementary School
Heards Ferry Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia. Federal data show 699 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Fulton County (107 schools, 87,563 students) runs Heards Ferry Elementary School.
The largest group at Heards Ferry Elementary School is White students, at 68%. Enrollment also includes 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among people living in Fulton County, the White share is about 38%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heards Ferry Elementary School scores 51%.
There are about 13.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School, which has 51.1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 11%. Public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.7%. Heards Ferry Elementary School scores 84.5%.
The county, Fulton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $95,292 a year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Fulton County has 205 public schools with about 138,270 students, including Heards Ferry Elementary School.
Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence is less than a tenth of a mile from Heards Ferry Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.2% proficiency; Heards Ferry Elementary School posts 84.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment went from 704 in 2020-21 to 699 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Heards Ferry Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Heards Ferry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heards Ferry Elementary School?
Heards Ferry Elementary School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Heards Ferry Elementary School serve?
Heards Ferry Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Heards Ferry Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heards Ferry Elementary School?
At Heards Ferry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Heards Ferry Elementary School?
Heards Ferry Elementary School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
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