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What's one thing Henderson Mill Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000741
Henderson Mill Elementary School
2408 Henderson Mill Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 · (678) 874-3102 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
395 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 | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
31.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.4% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 25.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.6% | 29.2% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 23.8% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Henderson Mill Elementary School
Henderson Mill Elementary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Mill Elementary School this school | 541 | 73.0% | 31.0% |
| Peachtree Elementary School Peachtree Corners | 689 | 74.6% | 32.9% |
| Sawyer Road Elementary School Marietta | 533 | 82.9% | 36.5% |
| Oakwood Elementary School Oakwood | 509 | 74.3% | 26.1% |
| Evansdale Elementary School Doraville | 504 | 64.1% | 39.8% |
| Lithia Springs Elementary School Lithia Springs | 500 | 85.4% | 34.1% |
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 Henderson Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #774 of 1,208 | #38 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #826 of 1,215 ▲ 116 | #41 of 88 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #739 of 1,215 ▼ 112 | #39 of 88 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #652 of 1,183 | #58 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #766 of 1,324 | #38 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #686 of 1,301 | #58 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #314 of 1,301 | #23 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #797 of 1,312 | #67 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #663 of 854 | #63 of 73 |
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
541
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 73% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 35.3 | 14.9:1 | 72% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 66% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 45 | 11.0:1 | 54% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 44.9 | 12.9:1 | 66% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 67% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 62% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 32% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (578 to 541); teachers down 11% (44.9 to 40).
About Henderson Mill Elementary School
Henderson Mill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Atlanta, Georgia, (ZIP code 30345). Enrolled students number 541 students, in pre-K through 5.
DeKalb County includes 131 schools. Together they enroll 92,088 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Henderson Mill Elementary School, at 51%. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 16% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of DeKalb County's population at about 11%. Henderson Mill Elementary School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Henderson Mill Elementary School employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.5:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Henderson Mill Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 73%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Henderson Mill Elementary School is 39.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.0%.
Census estimates describe DeKalb County this way: the median household income is $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, DeKalb County has 154 public schools and roughly 102,960 students.
The closest other public school is Henderson Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Henderson Mill Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Henderson Mill Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment increase, from 495 in 2020-21 to 541 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.0:1 to 13.5:1.
Community posts for Henderson Mill Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Atlanta
- Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)Combined · 9,952 students
- North Atlanta High SchoolHigh · 2,368 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Riverwood International Charter SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
Nearby schools
- Henderson Middle School0.8 mi · 1,367
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.9 mi · 378
- Briarlake Elementary School1.3 mi · 360
- Midvale Elementary School1.4 mi · 417
- Evansdale Elementary School1.6 mi · 504
- Lakeside High School1.7 mi · 2,234
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Mill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Henderson Mill Elementary School?
Henderson Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Henderson Mill Elementary School serve?
Henderson Mill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Henderson Mill Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Henderson Mill Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henderson Mill Elementary School?
At Henderson Mill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 51% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Henderson Mill Elementary School public or private?
Henderson Mill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.