Jolly Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary school in Clarkston, Georgia, Jolly Elementary School teaches 790 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of DeKalb County. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 605.

DeKalb County comprises 131 schools with combined enrollment of 92,088 students; Jolly Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jolly Elementary School shows that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Asian, 13% White, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix considerably less Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Jolly Elementary School shows 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above DeKalb County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, Jolly Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (DeKalb County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,644, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 154 public schools (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students), Jolly Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Atlanta Area School for the Deaf is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jolly Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 21.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 814 students in 2018 compared to 790 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 46% to 41%.

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