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What's the biggest difference between Ison Springs Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 616 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228003842
Ison Springs Elementary School
8261 Ison Rd, Sandy Springs, GA 30350 · (470) 254-4020 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- B+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
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
433 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
64%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
37.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
39.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 29.2% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 28.1% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Ison Springs Elementary School
Ison Springs Elementary School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ison Springs Elementary School this school | 433 | 100.0% | 34.7% |
| Anderson Elementary School Conley | 420 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
| Bayvale Elementary School Augusta | 389 | 100.0% | 16.3% |
| Austell Elementary School Austell | 367 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Edmonds Elementary School Forest Park | 426 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Goodyear Elementary School Brunswick | 515 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
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 Ison Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #678 of 1,208 | #57 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #622 of 1,215 ▲ 143 | #51 of 113 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #530 of 1,215 ▲ 171 | #55 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #295 of 1,183 | #39 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #1,019 of 1,324 | #85 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #104 of 1,301 | #25 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #346 of 1,301 | #28 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #247 of 1,312 | #63 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.7% | #45 of 854 | #8 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
433
-126 (-23%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 433 | 39.8 | 10.9:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 38.4 | 12.2:1 | 85% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 74% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 49 | 11.4:1 | 60% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 47.6 | 14.4:1 | 76% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 78% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 75% (526) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ison Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (684 to 433); teachers down 16% (47.6 to 39.8).
About Ison Springs Elementary School
In Sandy Springs, Georgia, Ison Springs Elementary School is a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 433 students. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for elementary schools in Georgia, which is about 605.
Fulton County counts 87,563 students in its 107 schools, and Ison Springs Elementary School is one of them.
Black students form the largest group at Ison Springs Elementary School, 48% of enrollment. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% White, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Ison Springs Elementary School comes in at 64%.
Teachers at Ison Springs Elementary School total 39.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 62%.
Ison Springs Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Georgia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Georgia, Ison Springs Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.7% actual against a predicted 25.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Fulton County, median household income is about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Fulton County number 205 and enroll about 138,270.
The next-closest public school is Dunwoody Springs Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ison Springs Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ison Springs Elementary School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Ison Springs Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 559 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25, a decrease of 126 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
Nearby schools
- Dunwoody Springs Elementary School0.6 mi · 548
- Woodland Elementary School1.1 mi · 851
- North Springs High School1.5 mi · 1,195
- Sandy Springs Middle School1.6 mi · 763
- Austin Elementary School1.8 mi · 803
- Spalding Drive Elementary2.5 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Ison Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ison Springs Elementary School?
Ison Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ison Springs Elementary School serve?
Ison Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ison Springs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ison Springs Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ison Springs Elementary School?
Ison Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 35% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ison Springs Elementary School?
Ison Springs Elementary School is overseen by Fulton County in Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.