Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 130012003025
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
2025 Jonesboro Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30315 · (404) 802-8050 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- 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
9.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
330 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
25%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
11.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.6pp since 2021
Math
10.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.6% | 10.4% |
| 2023-24 | 11.1% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.3% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 9.1% | 7.4% |
% 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
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 John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School this school | 330 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Jamestown Elementary School Hephzibah | 327 | 100.0% | 15.5% |
| Rainbow Elementary School Decatur | 337 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| Bob Mathis Elementary School Decatur | 368 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning Center Savannah | 324 | 96.0% | N/A |
| Haven Elementary School Savannah | 361 | 97.8% | 13.7% |
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 John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #1,167 of 1,208 | #112 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #1,194 of 1,215 ▼ 33 | #113 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #1,182 of 1,215 ▲ 8 | #112 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #537 of 1,183 | #75 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #1,213 of 1,324 | #101 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #34 of 1,301 | #9 of 118 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #1,141 of 1,301 | #69 of 118 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #25 of 1,312 | #23 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #75 of 854 | #15 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
330
-47 (-12%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 330 | 33.5 | 9.8:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 38 | 8.2:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 38 | 9.3:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 31.9 | 15.1:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 99% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 99% (532) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (482 to 330); teachers up 5% (31.9 to 33.5).
About John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Atlanta, Georgia. The school reports 330 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605 students.
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools, where 87 schools serve 49,945 students.
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 86% Black. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic. Census figures show Fulton County is about 43% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Fulton County averages 62%, lower than here.
allk12 grades John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.2%.
Fulton County has about 1,076,561 residents, and median household income is about $95,292, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fulton County number 205 and enroll about 138,270.
KIPP Vision Primary Charter School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 377 to 330. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.8:1, from 11.1:1.
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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 John Wesley Dobbs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School?
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
Is John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School have?
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
How diverse is John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School?
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School?
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School is overseen by Atlanta Public Schools in Fulton County.
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